When ‘persecution’ is redefined to mean ‘not being allowed to reorganise society based on unfalsifiable feelings, to compel everyone else’s speech and belief and to take rights away from other protected groups’ you’ll be absolutely right.
'I'm a cross-dressing, penis-possessing, porn-making fetishist who doesn't understand why the author of books I read as a child isn't fine with me entering women's bathrooms at a kids' theme park and taking photos.'
Well, James, we had to choose between between male rapists being locked up with women and the eradication of women's single-sex spaces, even down to homeless shelters and rape crisis centres, and knowing we share a single opinion with Donald Trump. I'm comfortable with my choice.
I love how the first ep of black mirror is a sharp jab at the way streaming platforms commodify real life. It uses satire to explore how our lives are mined for entertainment w/o our consent — especially in a world where people blindly accept terms & conditions w/o reading em.