• Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca
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    IMO there’s nothing wrong with being proud of who you are.

    It’s when you try to use that pride to show that you’re better than people who are different from you, then we’ve got a problem.

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      20 minutes ago

      Bring proud on ethnic nationalism grounds will pretty much always lead to the consequences you describe.

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    Oof. I can’t imagine the self loathing it must take to try to pretend I’m something I’m not. And not only that, betray who I actually am. There was a guy in college who had a confederate flag in his window with the words “heritage, not hate” dudes last name was ramirez. He was clearly Mexican but claimed he was native American and it was like, dude, that would be even worse! The simple fact that you don’t understand the implications… Just wow. I sometimes wonder what ever became of that guy, just out of curiosity.

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    If you don’t look like mayonnaise, white supremacist losers aren’t going to be falling all over themselves to fellate your ego, pal…

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    Mediterranean descent/red-ish skin is not classically thought of as white.

    That’s the joke, right?

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      This photo doesn’t really help and to be fair most of the pictures I found of him online are shot in such a way that he could look like a person of anglo-heritage with a heavy tan. Adding more stubble, a baseball cap, all black clothes, and sunglasses in 9/10 pictures can do that.

      Here is a picture of him in normal lighting. Also his name, Tarrio, comes mostly from the Spanish Peninsula and he claims to be afro-cuban.

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    “Pride should be reserved for something you achieve or obtain on your own, not something that happens by accident of birth.” - George Carlin

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        Hey man I still have to maintain the heart that keeps that thing full of blood during strenuous aerobic exercise.

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        Yeah no pride is about SURVIVING while being queer. Thats what they should be and are proud about.

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        Pride for being LGBT isn’t about being proud for being LGBT. It’s about being proud of being yourself despite living in a society that usually tells them not to, or even persecutes them for being themselves. That is an action, an act of rebellion and truth in the face of adversity. That is what they’re proud of.

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        Maybe one day, but one could argue that it takes active effort to be openly LGBT+ because of the potential harassment or worse

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          This. Even coming out when people are supportive is rough to say nothing of a huge portion of the world hating you for no reason.

          Also, pride is more about visibility than actual pride. About showing each other that we aren’t alone and that it’s ok to be open.

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              Oh, I specifically mentioned it because lots of people seem to think you can and should be proud to be LGBT+, eg ‘pride’ month and everything

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                Lots of people think they should be proud to be white - so much so that we have the very post under which we are discussing this topic where someone is falsely claiming to be such. THAT would have made far more sense to use. It seems to me that you’re telling yourself that you’re making a valid point, but instead you’re merely revealing your own bias.

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                  You’re getting me wrong - I don’t think anyone should be proud to be anything they didn’t put effort into. All I want is consistency.

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          It doesn’t take work to be LGBT+, that’s something you’re born as. You could definitely argue that for many people in our current society it takes sacrifice to be openly LGBT+ though

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            It certainly does take work to be gay when it’s societally unacceptable. Either you do work to hide it, or you do work to convince yourself that you’re not.

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              You’re right. In this society it takes work to be LGBT+. And if you do something based on that, it also takes effort, which can make you proud. But it’s still not a choice to be LGBT+, and in other societies it would not be anything to be proud of, just as you shouldn’t be proud to be white, or straight.

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    Wait… what? He think’s he’s white?

    He’s as white as that Tate guy! LOL!

    What a tool.

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        Which I find funny as I recall there was some crabbing that he posted that white incels couldn’t get the pussy like he did 'cos he was part black. Then that sprung forth an entire bitchfest that included photos of his crotch and size comparisons.

        It degenerated fairly quickly from that point on…

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      Except Hitler was blue-eyed, according to people who met him (including non-Nazis who had no reason to lie about it).

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      Ah yes, clearly a joke by the leader of a nazi gang. They joke all the time about that sort of stuff.

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        And everybody answers, mock him, share his message… helping him staying relevant. This kind of jokes is not meant to be fun, but to be a propaganda tool, and if i read the answers on Txitter or here, it works.