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Posted by on September 20, 2011
No I’m sick of bullshit like this.
Like whatever, yes I WILL be the person who irl calls you out on hetronormativity, who scowls if you use ableist slurs, and will not laugh at your racist jokes.
Don’t like it? You don’t have to know me then, fine.
Yep, I’m a bitch.
And you might be thinking that me getting angry at an interaction doesn’t matter. That no one will hear your racist joke, and you’re not really racist.
Well, newsflash mate: this is racism.
This is how racism (or sexism or heterosexism or cissexism or whatever) crawls its way into our fucking upper middle class community and fucking seeps into the cracks in our perfect facade. The hurtful things you say are a microcosm of the fucking institutionalized prejudice, and by making jokes/using slurs/making judgmental statements, you are part of that fucking institution. You are part of the reason that RASCISM, or SEXISM or ANY-OTHER-FUCKING-ISM you can think of is still alive today. Don’t try to smooth it over with your goddamn “I’m not a ______”, “I have ______ friends” or, failing that: “Lighten the fuck up, Mairead.”
I’ve had it.
I am partially in agreement, but I must raise a point or two, please take them how you like.
First being, your race, gender or sexual orientation are who you are, not what you are. You could just as easily insult someone who is the same as you without being labelled.
Second point, your sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, religious or political views only define who you are as an individual, in the end, when it boils down to it, we’re all human.
I understand you frustration, because sometimes jokes aren’t funny. But sometimes, which some people neglect to consider, they’re the glue that bonds two people who’ve grown from different backgrounds together.
Stand for what you believe in, but other people may believe differently, respect them as you wish to be respected.
Firstly, thanks for your comment, I love hearing what other people have to say on these matters!
I guess that although jokes like that can sometimes bring people together, I feel that all too often they tear people apart and put up barriers in society. I feel that yes, we are all human, and I wish some people could treat each other as if they are human, not as a punchline to some hurtful joke.
And when it comes to other people having a different opinion on this topic to me, well I feel the same way about that as I do about anyone’s opinion: I fully support a person’s right to their opinion, but that doesn’t mean their opinion is right or that I won’t react to it. Opinions can be wrong, they can be hurtful, and they can be oppressive. But to be fair, I don’t react in “the real world” with the kind of tone I used in this post, I would usually ask them what they mean/do they really mean that/do they realise what they’re saying is hurtful etc in a much more polite way, to find out the intention of their statement!
Thanks again for your points!
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