I wrote about people insulting Elon Musk and his relationship with Trump by calling him ‘Elonia’ or ‘First Lady.’
This approach doesn’t work both because it reinforces the language and approach of bigotry, and because it doesn’t hurt our powerful targets one bit.
We have to learn to punch up.
This approach doesn’t work both because it reinforces the language and approach of bigotry, and because it doesn’t hurt our powerful targets one bit.
We have to learn to punch up.
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Tangential to this: man, that picture looks like a scene from Blade Runner. Is that the timeline we're stuck in? *shudder*
It's not just the target that matters, but how one goes after it. Think of it like collateral damage.
This journalistic jewel:
I swear, they have to be the dumbest MF'ers alive 🤦
I agree it shouldn’t be used though. Most are just bad people, not in the closet, also it’s insulting to those who haven’t come out.
Same thing with those finding different names for Glen G.
"First Buddy" or "Co-President" are good ways to get to the core of his cringe/piss off Trump.
https://bsky.app/profile/tajjames.bsky.social/post/3lbwyfdtidk2u
This is the fundamental concept that many people seems to be fully unable to grasp when talking about the fascists.
calling elon a gay girl is weird cringe
It's not hard to find a different angle than Elonia