Cross-posted from "Nina going off today" by @seahorse@midwest.social in !antifascism@midwest.social
this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2025
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That's a nice argument when the cops are not yet shooting random passerbys with rubber bullets and teargas. People don't stay home because they're afraid of other protestors.
I actually did. I've got an ex girlfriend i really don't want to run into.
Edit: look, if i remind her i exist she might mention how bad i am in bed, and then id make it into some history books. No thank you.
I hope you're not sincerely avoiding protests because of an ex. I can't laugh about exes and bad sex when I live in fear every day that ICE might snatch my partner off the street.
It's not a bad joke on its own, it's just in poor taste considering the state of things. The fear of Trump's dictatorship far outweighs the fear of running into even my most abusive ex.
So, whether or not this is a bit¹: the potential harm from edgy jokes is the same as the harm from dystopian fiction warning us about bad things that could happen. The potential for harm is that dipshits with zero self awareness and less media literacy will just blindly copy the thing. Like how siliconbvalley billionaires have tried to do almost literally every part of 'snow crash'.
If my character in the bit is shitty and not someone you would want to be at any point, or I'm on a server defederated from beehaw and world; this danger is mitigated.
And for those who have actually been through shit, your criticism here comes off as privileged, colonizing, and completely misunderstanding what humor is, because you've never had a use for it. It comes off as 'if i laugh at myself i am lesser, because the only way i know how to laugh is by sorting groups and affirming my group's position at the top'. And thats a really bad fucking look. Im not saying shut up; im saying read up on the topic.
¹just for you; I'm never gonna tell now.