I have the same problem with folks who make fat jokes/memes or trans jokes about the right. We have enough actual evidence of MAGA being terrible humans re: civil rights, morality, bigotry, misogyny, etc. We don't need to body shame or participate in transphobic, homophobic, etc. behavior.
- and that THEY would be insulted by someone implying that they're gay.
Spidey didn't joke about Bonesaw's "husband" because he's a bigot. He did it under the assumption *that Bonesaw was* and that it would anger him. Pretty standard Spider-Man stuff - throwing the bad guy off balance.
I hate the joke about “anti gay person is actually gay themselves”. Like yeah maybe some of them are. Or they could just be a horrible fucking person that will kill a minority to get ahead in life.
“Jokes” that homophobes are secretly closeted is an awful take and that is a hill I will die on. It implies that homophobia is strictly a problem within the community which is false and makes light of the societal crap we face
AND ALSO it’s sexual harassment. its so gross and triggering to witness someone sharing that stuff. it’s bullying people in the same way i was bullied in high school.
same story with calling elon musk a girl or saying that mark zuckerberg came out as trans as a joke.
The unfortunate symptom of being sick and tired of “taking the high road,“ when conservatives don’t bat an eye to scraping the depths of hell with their insults
This! It’s been driving me crazy. So many liberals enthusiastically laughing at “memes” of Trump and Putin kissing and like… what’s the joke there? They’re gay? Cool, congrats liberals, you’re as mature as the bullies I had in high school. Maybe criticize them for their actual evil actions?
Because ultimately being a woman or queer is worse to them than anything those fascists ever have or could do. Usually because their only real disagreement is they want lipservice on top of cruelty so they can pretend they're good and kind
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It wasn't - and isn't - particularly homophobic. It's poking the (homophobic) bear.
The assumption is that the person BEING INSULTED is homophobic -
Spidey didn't joke about Bonesaw's "husband" because he's a bigot. He did it under the assumption *that Bonesaw was* and that it would anger him. Pretty standard Spider-Man stuff - throwing the bad guy off balance.
The assumption is that he - and the bootlickers cheering him on - are bigots. Which is not an unfair assumption.
But then again, I live in the south, so for people to do that loudly, there's a fair to decent chance that the racist is armed.
I'm pretty sure trans people don't want to be lumped with a bigot who disowned his own trans daughter...
same story with calling elon musk a girl or saying that mark zuckerberg came out as trans as a joke.