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Bad optics (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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 3 months ago (1 children)

You realize that the figure includes black people right?

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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 3 months ago (1 children)

Even including black people MLK was factually overwhelmingly unpopular.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

... Except with black people, right?