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| re: Randy Rainbow’s old, racist, and transphobic tweets resurface | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 11:00 pm EDT 08/18/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Randy Rainbow’s old, racist, and transphobic tweets resurface - ryhog 10:13 pm EDT 08/18/20 | |
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| "We rightly kick people to the curb based on past conduct." This sums up why people criticize "cancel culture". It is not just automatically "right" to automatically "kick to the curb" anyone who has anything questionable or offensive in their past. There is more nuance than that, and a swift kick to the curb does not allow for context let alone growth or accountability. People should be accountable for things they've said and done in the past, that doesn't mean we just kick them to the curb, and when we do it doesn't mean it is right. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't. | |
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| re: Randy Rainbow’s old, racist, and transphobic tweets resurface | |
| Last Edit: ryhog 12:57 am EDT 08/19/20 | |
| Posted by: ryhog 12:45 am EDT 08/19/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Randy Rainbow’s old, racist, and transphobic tweets resurface - Chazwaza 11:00 pm EDT 08/18/20 | |
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| I agree with you. I did not intend to advocate anything automatic (I see how it could seem that I was) and I do believe that the proper course is to consider context, acceptance of responsibility, remorse, etc. before formulating our attitude toward what was said. If you read my other post in this thread, I think it comes closer to accurately expressing my feelings on the subject. That said, I find some of the content pretty bad and hope that he deals with this very soon and in a way that ends up being an opportunity for growth for him and others. ETA: His out of the box reaction to the "resurfacing" (which I just saw for the first time) does not ooze with contrition. He tweeted: "I don't know why people try to start shit with me. I'm only just a little boy." He needs to repair this asap or I suspect there are a lot of people who will not be especially charitable. |
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