The irony of claiming I'M the selective one by quoting me, but missing the next line which reads "I think the language is kind of wrong".
The implication is I support the idea of a time to celebrate marginalised communities and to raise awareness for their current battles, but I think the word "pride" is the wrong word.
Absolutely. Tribalism is toxic.
At least Linux is a choice.
I use Arch BTW.
It's evident you're arguing in bad faith. I never claimed its morally wrong to attend a pride parade unless one has experience homophobia. I'm out, peace
You seem to be assuming a lot about my position, and getting most of it wrong.
My only stance thus far is one of definitions. Yes, I know the definition of "pride" has changed, which I'm trying to illustrate is an issue.
Elon's "white pride" rhetoric stems from nationalism, which stems from the conventional definition of "pride", which is:
a feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired
The pride displayed here is that of perceived inherent superiority, which leads to bigotry.
Rationality and emotion aren't mutually exclusive. Empathy has flaws, it causes people to become hijacked by emotion. Conversely, compassion is a choice, even psychopaths can be convinced behaving compassionately is in their own self interest.
So, I don't accept the assertion that feelings are an acceptable metric for evaluating the validity of a claim. I'm convinced it's wrong to be proud of an identity.
At least the French got that going for them.
Hurry up and overthrow your government already, everyone is waiting for one of your classic revolutions.
Who said anything about a park?
I assumed they brought the cow to the bar.
First off, I choose to visualise breastfeeding as I see fit, I even partake in it sometimes. What happens between me and my dog is none of your business.
Second, I'm being hyperbolic for the sake of illustrating the absurdity of it. If someone was milking a cow and drinking it straight from the glass, that's still just as weird, albeit slightly more comfortable for the consumer.
Adding transports between the cow and the drinker doesn't change the weirdness either.
Drinking the lactation of a cow is weird, just as weird as drinking platypus milk.
I'm considering this from the perspective of taxonomy. Race is basically a synonym for "subspecies" which is pretty fucked up.
Spare me with the condescension. I don't feel ashamed for something I have no control of.
Of course I want the same outcome as you, for people who have been historically discriminated against to have the same opportunities as me.
It is fucked up that things are easier because I won the genetic lottery, and was born male, and straight (mostly).
That being said, I have no obligation to make up for the sins of my fathers. However, I do have a moral obligation to fight injustices to the best of my abilities, this would be the case, regardless of the dice roll of life.
Strangely enough, we're closer to a gay tolerant society than an ethnic tolerant society (not factoring in transfolk).
One of my cousins is a gay teen but has never experienced homophobia first hand, only vicariously through media and online, which is notable.
As long as he pays for the cost of the GPU depreciation.