"b-but bears are actually dangerous!" Shut the hell up.
this post was submitted on 11 May 2024
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You agree with the post, why change it?
To use more inclusive language, of course. That's what we're all doing now isn't it?
Then the post wouldn't have meaning because that's a universally agreed upon moral sentiment on its face. The post is targeting people who would rather take offense to recent discourse rather than slowing down and considering how this moral sentiment applies to the situation. Without specifying 'women' and 'men' the post would not have contextual meaning.
You're free to make your own 'inclusive' meme that states the obvious, but the people this meme is targeted toward would see it as obvious and not consider how it pertains to their behavior.
It has the exact same meaning with the inclusive wording, without being adversarial for absolutely no reason. It would work just as well when said to a man getting butthurt over women choosing the bear.
The wording in the OP is hateful, even if it is saying something morally correct. This is not a "Black Lives Matter" vs "All Lives Matter" situation.
That is exactly the situation. No part of this post is hateful; it's adversarial because women expressed a justified fear and men just "disagreed" because they don't like to think about it. The point is to be controversial yet morally correct as a statement. It would absolutely not work just as well if it was inclusive, people would just agree with it and no one would care.
Do you disagree with the statement? It doesn't sound like you do. What's the issue? Who is harmed by this post?
for the record, you are getting downvoted because lemmy is full of men who have not been exposed to feminist theory in any meaningful way. they probably think they are here in good faith but unfortunately are falling quite short.
you are absolutely in the right and i thank you for your leveled contribution to the discussion.