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Bad optics (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 month ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Wait hangon, is this all because you're interpreting positive approval of a contentious political figure from 1/3 of a population as not popular?

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You realize that the figure includes black people right?

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

So... do... they not count?

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The question is optics of the oppressor.

When someone tells they need to be civil and quiet and unobtrusive so straight, white, cis males will support them, and cites King, they're either wildly misinformed of history or siding with the oppressor.

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Even including black people MLK was factually overwhelmingly unpopular.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

... Except with black people, right?