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JI7

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2. There is a problem with not talking normally about things

Reply to Coventina (Original post)

Wed May 21, 2025, 05:09 PM

May 21

and the whole oppression thing. There are many cases where you can and should just say this was wrong in itself but becsuse the aggressor/victim are part of certain groups it's turned into some analysis of why this isn't what it is.

I remember there was a story of a young white guy referring to his friend who was also white with the n word ending in a. I thought it was stupid but was it being racist or just how some young people talk. Yes. it sounded stupid but does it have to go beyond that ?

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Today's Young People Need to Learn How to Be Punk [View all] Coventina May 21 OP

lol there is a LOT going on in this piece. Many young people have a thriving DIY/mutual aid/community building ethos WhiskeyGrinder May 21 #1

There is a problem with not talking normally about things JI7 May 21 #2

. WhiskeyGrinder May 21 #3

The example I gave is guy friends saying it to each other JI7 May 21 #4

Some friends say racist shit to each other all the time. WhiskeyGrinder May 21 #5

A position that is dogmatic, puritanical, and unpopular. Sympthsical May 21 #6

What is -- saying something racist, or saying "hey, that's racist"? Is "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" not punk anymore? WhiskeyGrinder May 21 #7

There's nothing punk about dogmatism Sympthsical May 21 #9

Walk me through how saying "hey, that's racist" disallows someone's humanity. WhiskeyGrinder May 21 #10

Busting out Nazis for that example is ridiculously out of proportion Sympthsical May 21 #12

dude I'm just quoting a punk song that people did actually like WhiskeyGrinder May 21 #13

We have given young people liberal politics with a reactionary disposition Sympthsical May 21 #8

My nominee for the new played out pop culture word of the decade: "punk" misanthrope May 21 #11

I also laughed too loudly reading the article, Beastly Boy May 23 #14