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Ye Power Trippin' Bastards

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Today, i couldnt upvote a post from anarchymemes@anarchist.nexus so i decided to check it out on my pc. i noticed that i was banned from the com even though i havent posted anything on the com nor the instance. i guess the reason for the ban is that i posted a meme to different comm a while ago. The meme is homophobic but i didnt know it when i was posting it. After finding out it was homophonic, i added a disclaimer to my post.

i dont think i deserved the ban, and i want to hear your thoughts.

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 4 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

I have not seen people I know be killed for it, and I am sorry you have. But I have been beaten bloody many times in my life for my orientation. I have no tolerance for it, even in a 'mild' form. I am sick of being made into a joke or worse - jokes about being gay made my life horrible during the '90s and '00s and directly fueled a culture of violence.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

My heart genuinely aches for you. I understand what you are talking about all too well. Society is fucking awful and terminally sick. But it’s critical to recognize that this is not that. The joke was not mean spirited or disparaging or mocking in any way. At worst, it was AI slop, which is a different kind of problem. Being included in jokes is not homophobic, and it would have worked just as well if Bubba happened to be Hillary’s nickname. This wasn’t a “Dave Chappelle is punching down at others expense” kind of joke.

Also, Trump and Clinton are Olympian class sluts who spent time in the same circles, and I wouldn’t bat an eyelash if those two really did fuck at one point.