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[–]hetisachoice[S] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Then we will prosecute them under the laws of every country with hate speech laws, starting with the UK. Seriously, I'm ready to throw people in jail for using that word. In fact, I demand it. I'm already out for blood after Disney+ put warning labels on The Muppet Show, and on the episode with JIM NABORS in it no less. Calling gays r-c-st is homophobic and thus hate speech because the word is a slur in and of itself when aimed at any marginalized group.

Gays can't be r-c-st because r-c-sm equals power plus prejudice and gays do not have the power to oppress. That power requires strength in numbers that LGB people don't have and hets do. That's why the word is a slur. That's why it's racist to call George Jefferson "the Black Archie Bunker": it is equating a Black man's verbal retaliation against white supremacy with said white supremacy. It is psychological projection. It is the exact opposite of the truth: Archie Bunker is the white George Jefferson. That's why it's not only racist to put warning labels on The Jeffersons but homophobic as well: Sherman Hemsley was gay and so was one of the Lionels. But to treat that and The Muppet Show as if they are equally incendiary when Jim Henson held no prejudices that I'm aware of is beyond absurd, it is a deliberate and calculated insult to the intelligence. And the same people behind it are the same people pushing gay erasure of this nature.

[–]usehername 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I feel like replying to you is picking a low-hanging fruit but, I can't let "gays can't be racist" go unchallenged. https://newdiscourses.com/2020/02/naming-enemy-critical-social-justice/