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WhiskeyGrinder

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

Reply to Sympthsical (Reply #9)

Wed May 21, 2025, 10:23 PM

May 21

It’s the opposite of punk, and a tragedy when some embrace such an inversion without clarity.

Speaking of clarity, could you also walk me through what an "inversion of clarity" is, as well as why calling out racism is the opposite of punk? This is fantastic.

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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