• LillyPip@lemmy.ca
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    I started doing this a while ago– misgendering people who claim pronouns shouldn’t matter. It’s amazing how important they suddenly become to conservative guys when you start calling them ‘she’.

    Like wait, it hurts your feelings when I refer to you as ‘she’? Is that… disrespectful of your gender identity?? 😱

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      Throat cancer took Rush from us which is a shame because if he would have gotten a different cancer he could have died way earlier.

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      Fuck man, you just reminded me how satisfying it was when that shit peddler ate it. Grandma had him on the radio all. The. Time. Now she listens to his replacement, who also cannot die soon enough.

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      I’m kind of okay with bleeding heart liberal, and also pretty okay with bleeding neck conservative.

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    That’s offensive to me cause I come from Ohio. But imma choose not to be offended and say “Go Buckeyes!!!”

    And not everyone that comes from Ohio is a furry. (Me being a furry and also from Ohio does not support my case here) And Ohio’s not as crazy as it’s portrayed in the media. All of the trolls and hags and witches that live here are chill. And the faeries, unicorns and dragons. And sure, the water may turn to liquid gold once in a while, but really. Besides the sudden change in gravity on the 3rd Wednesday of the month of the Hollow Moon, and the fact that if you say anything remotely rude or insincere to a witch you’ll most likely die, and that the giant Lake Monster (or, I guess river monster) of Wabash River will force you to wear a dress and attend his tea party if you take so much as one fish from his river, it’s not that bad. Really. We’re not on drugs

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      well, not doing it hasn’t led to results, let’s try this for a while and see what happens.

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      Yes, it does.

      It helps to understand that your target isn’t the bigoted asshat you mock. You’re gonna lose him because he was already lost.

      Your targets are everyone else reading along, now or later.

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        Holy shit yes. Thank you for saying this.

        This is important to remember in most public conversations, especially online. It especially helps to keep you grounded and prevent you from getting bent.

        You’re not arguing with a person, you’re performing to an audience. Talk to the people listening, not to the dipshit trying to rile you up.

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      They don’t see your refusal to stoop to their level as some kind of enlightened position - they see it as a weaker person kowtowing to their strength. The only reason these horrible people were under control for so long was because they believed progressive voices were unstoppably stronger and willing to use that strength. They won’t go away until they believe that again.

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      It’s not antagonising.

      They literally got where they are because no one told them they’re fucking idiots, their opinions are shit, unacceptable and they need to stfu. They think it’s silent assent. Put the cunts back down where they belong.

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      They’re intentionally antagonising us first. Turnabout is fair play.

      Also, I would only recommend doing this online or in a large group where they either can’t physically hurt you or they won’t because you have backup. In my experience, this can set people off, yeah.

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      No but those people are lost causes anyway. There’s literally no point in trying to convince them how wrong they are.

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      Only if they do it to other people and being purposefully dense. Sometimes it’s okay to fight fire with fire. Time, place, occasion

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      I really doubt this whole situation isn’t just made up tbf