This op-ed articulates a lot of questions I have about how LGBT seems uncommonly powerful for relatively tiny group of activists. Careers get ruined over it, big money lawsuits happen, social media accounts get obliterated..
Pretty fair points here, imo. You certainly don't see Asians or Native Americans with anywhere near this level of "taboo-ism". Even the Muslim and Jewish communities are nowhere near as well protected from slander, to the point where even a hint of bigotry ends a career (Or protects one from wrong doing).
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By what metric do they have "so much clout"? What's the tangible difference between having too much clout vs too little vs having just the right amount?
Your premise is shaky from the get-go.
Furthermore, "but X doesn't have as much representation as Y" is a meme argument that bigots use to try to invalidate causes. You see it a lot from people who complain about BLM, for example. The reason why native American causes and Asian causes have less prominence in social consciousness is because closed mouths don't get fed.
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I personally think it’s a two fold answer. Also, Gays and LGBT’s are two different beast. Most gay people in this day in age don’t really care about the frivolity and the mundane shits of not being represented. Gays knows in the West they have it made, because let’s be honest, when was the last time you saw an attack on gay people. It happens, but it’s rare.
Now as for LGBT’s
Those in power are using the LGBT’s as a way to divide people. They’ve even went so far as to **** with kids. Dressing them in drags and all that shits, and you say something, your anti.
And the second part, the majority of people just don’t care enough about such things. Myself personally could careless about anyone’s preferences, and those in power sees this, so they use it to divide us.
At first I was going to argue about the numbers but the numbers are comparable so that's a fair point.
Then I was going to argue about being born that way but I saw that the author used only examples of people "born that way" so that's also a fair point.
So the best answer is what Blaxican said: those who whine the loudest get the attention. And we all know "drama queen" is a gender neutral label.
Isn't whining only effective, because it targets altruistic people who would back people's right to exist free of discrimination anyways?
I don't know about you, but I've never been converted to anything. Back in the 1980's/1990's, I was usually the one trying to argue "So WHAT if they don't make a baby. Who CARES what happened in some European country that legalized gay marriage."
Or any other stupid argument common to the era.
The thing was, backing a cause is never just about THAT ONE CAUSE. You don't just say, "Hey, gays got a bad rap", and then thumb your nose as Native Americans.
I mean, I also realize people's empathy is not infinite. This concept that only things that get talked about all the time matter to people does not compute, though. If that's the case, I doubt people really care at all. Caring isn't a trend. It's just something you do, even if no one says a word in complaint.
And if that holds true, I return to my question of "Why do some oppressed groups have more clout then others."
If it's not truely the "Will of the people", who seem capricious to only acknowledge what's trending or popular, and petty in the use of another's oppression to enjoy arguing politics, maybe there's an "X factor" we just aren't seeing here.
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Never let anyone else define you. Don't be a jerk just to be a jerk, but if you are expressing your true inner feelings and beliefs, or at least trying to express that inner child, and everyone gets pissed off about it, never NEVER apologize for it. Let them think what they want, let them define you in their narrow little minds while they suppress every last piece of them just to keep a friend that never liked them for themselves in the first place.
^Just described accurately why Trump targeted "The Squad". Glad we cleared that up, folk need not cry racism anymore
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You're rambling. Just make the point you actually want to make instead of beating around the bush like this.
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There are plenty of homosexuals who simply want to be accepted into society and go about their business. Then there are those in the LGBT cult who seek unlimited attention due to serious underlying mental-health issues. Some are ironically intolerant of heterosexuals and spew messages of hating said individuals, hence the recruitment of children at a young age via drag queens.
Saw one in person recently. They appeared visibly unhealthy physically, and the look on his face just walking around gave off the vibe that this individual is mentally unwell.
Also in-case my position on trans people hasn't been made clear before, I firmly believe they are mentally ill individuals with serious anxiety-related conditions who seek gender reassignment as a coping mechanism of sorts.
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