listen, there are responsible gun owners who just enjoying hunting and I want to make it clear that I don’t care at all and they can find literally any other hobby
@CanOfDietCoke12@ReaperKing_@ctilley79@EnabranD @davidmcgeoch9 @StarTrek Yeah, that’s the idea. Normalization through media. I’m not sure how y’all got to the point of thinking I disagree.
The people agreeing with the “they/them” fest because of one character are the same people who don’t understand why it’s still a conversation.
@ReaperKing_@ctilley79@CanOfDietCoke12@EnabranD @davidmcgeoch9 @StarTrek That’s not my point, I agree with you.
My point is, read the whole thing. I’m saying the reason there is disagreement now is because people still have the simplistic viewpoint of “keep social issues out of media.” When in reality, Star Trek is known for speaking on social issues
@ReaperKing_@ctilley79@CanOfDietCoke12@EnabranD @davidmcgeoch9 @StarTrek I mean, do you seriously think every non-binary person has taken to a public platform to tell the world who they are? Sometimes you wear who you are on your sleeve. It’s impossible not to, and people will harass your very
@ctilley79@lkeels @davidmcgeoch9 @StarTrek Your overstimulation by political weaponization isn’t the problem of those actually affected by the weaponization.
Putting a character into a story is not always political prop. Imagine if your existence was an “issue” someone otherwise unaffected could be “overstimulated” by.
@lkeels@ctilley79 @davidmcgeoch9 @StarTrek The comment was offensive towards non-binary people, and he admitted it was wrong when it was addressed. Sometimes people make mistakes. It doesn’t mean we bash their entire character.
@ctilley79 @davidmcgeoch9 @StarTrek But I do appreciate that you understand the concept of being counterproductive to a cause by the way you go about the message. Because that’s very true, regardless
@ctilley79 @davidmcgeoch9 @StarTrek I feel like that’s a very specific way of saying something that sounds more broad when you’ve explained it.
If it applies to every cause, I might find a different name that doesn’t sound directly aimed at one specific group of people.
@romanaceaddict2@reigndeergamess This is a stretch, Armstrong.😂 like where did any of us speak in support slavery?
Chill, it’s a show. Thanks for being so passionate, but I don’t think this is the thread to be exerting all that passion…