Do clothing accessories have a limit as to who is immune to judgement? What if it’s a US flag? What about a thin blue line flag? What about a swastika armband? You keep saying that most people who wear tacticool mall ninja shit aren’t dangerous, and I’d counter with the fact that most US nazis are fat lazy slobs who won’t act on their hate. It doesn’t mean I don’t get to judge them for their shitty views or don’t want to be around them in general. Tacticool bros might not be as bad as nazis but they suck ass in general and I don’t want to listen to anything they have to say.
Above you said you thought he was autistic and so maybe that’s why you seem to be giving him the benefit of the doubt. What if you’re wrong about that and he’s just your average newsmax chud? Mimicking clothing of known hate groups isn’t the same as breaking gender norms, but I think you know that already.
Nobody is immune to judgment - I can’t tell people not to judge based on appearance since I do it too. You can absolutely make educated guesses about someone’s mindset from the way they dress, but it’s a huge leap to then conclude that they’re a potential school shooter and treat them that way. Making fun of them online on the other hand is just mean.
If someone wears a swastika armband, they’re not leaving much to guess - they’re openly broadcasting their beliefs. That’s not the same as someone in tactical or military-style gear. This example hits close to home for me because I also like military apparel. I wouldn’t wear it to the grocery store, but I’d be pretty offended if people mocked me on a hiking trail for looking more of like a soldier than an outdoorsman and especially if they went as far as to call me a school shooter or a nazi because of it.
Do clothing accessories have a limit as to who is immune to judgement? What if it’s a US flag? What about a thin blue line flag? What about a swastika armband? You keep saying that most people who wear tacticool mall ninja shit aren’t dangerous, and I’d counter with the fact that most US nazis are fat lazy slobs who won’t act on their hate. It doesn’t mean I don’t get to judge them for their shitty views or don’t want to be around them in general. Tacticool bros might not be as bad as nazis but they suck ass in general and I don’t want to listen to anything they have to say.
Above you said you thought he was autistic and so maybe that’s why you seem to be giving him the benefit of the doubt. What if you’re wrong about that and he’s just your average newsmax chud? Mimicking clothing of known hate groups isn’t the same as breaking gender norms, but I think you know that already.
Nobody is immune to judgment - I can’t tell people not to judge based on appearance since I do it too. You can absolutely make educated guesses about someone’s mindset from the way they dress, but it’s a huge leap to then conclude that they’re a potential school shooter and treat them that way. Making fun of them online on the other hand is just mean.
If someone wears a swastika armband, they’re not leaving much to guess - they’re openly broadcasting their beliefs. That’s not the same as someone in tactical or military-style gear. This example hits close to home for me because I also like military apparel. I wouldn’t wear it to the grocery store, but I’d be pretty offended if people mocked me on a hiking trail for looking more of like a soldier than an outdoorsman and especially if they went as far as to call me a school shooter or a nazi because of it.