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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
  8. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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[–] Masterblaster420@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I like calling everyone Carl, lol.

IDK, to me it's not that much different than trying to keep someone's religious denomination straight. I really just don't care what particular branch of stupid you're into.

But hey, that's me, a cys white male living their life oblivious to your personal struggle. Fuck me, am I right? If you want to have a conversation about toppling capitalism, you might get my attention.

[–] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm also a cis white dude, but I've grown past the stage of saying "woah is me I'm standing in a place of privilege". That attitude does nothing for anyone.

Allow yourself to be called out, because that's how you get called in. If you want change, you have to be willing to be uncomfortable, because that's what growing feels like. That discomfort is part of you having empathy for others, but it will go away as you learn to love and respect those who are not like you.

I get it, it's easy to want to focus on how patriarchal systems have put us in a strange position of being both an aggressor and a victim, and it's easier to face being a victim than considering how we've been complicit in this system. We do need to talk about men's new role in an egalitarian society, and how we can best support men going forward, but being apathetic towards the dignity of others is not how you topple capitalism.

[–] Masterblaster420@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

but being apathetic towards the dignity of others is not how you topple capitalism.

exactly. you do that with guns. toughen up, cupcake.

[–] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

man it sounds like you became a communist when you realized you could guillotine people.

[–] Masterblaster420@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i'm more than willing to employ the guillotine as a tool for change. are you?

[–] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Masterblaster420@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

if you'd been fighting a useless war of words as long as i have, you would be too. it's okay junior. you'll realize your mistakes one day.

[–] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm starting to think the reason you've been called a Nazi isn't because you've misgendered someone.