• mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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    22 hours ago

    I suspect you just worked with an asshole who thought you were a fellow asshole.

    If the only indication that something’s a joke is who’s saying it, that’s like people defending Dave Chappelle’s anti-trans bigotry, because ‘he’s a comedian.’ Like what makes it funny or benign is that he was onstage for an audience. Ha ha.

    If satire has to be labeled as satire, it is shite.

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      14 hours ago

      I suspect you just worked with an asshole who thought you were a fellow asshole.

      Nah mate. We’re Australian. You wouldn’t understand.

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        8 hours ago

        My guy, even you thought he crossed the line. You actively chose to believe it was banter. That does not guarantee it was.

        I understand what it’s like for bigots to look at you and assume you’re on their side. It feels friendly. It’s intended as friendly. It’s still bigotry. They’re telling jokes - but they’re not joking.

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          2 hours ago

          I never said he said anything bigoted or offensive. It was so long ago that I can’t even remember exactly the sort of thing he said, to be honest, but I seem to recall they were more weird than offensive.