Gregory's Server@geekysteven What should we do? I feel like the left has never figured out how to respond to dog whistles, besides just saying they're dog whistles. I completely agree with you though.
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@smitten @geekysteven Calling them stupid and pathetic while showing that it doesn’t bother you seems to work. They want the big screaming and crying reaction and the “how could you say that” that mainstream libs love to give them. Pointing out “this is stupid and not triggering, you’re an idiot and you’re not clever” while not giving them any crying emotional reaction at least usually gets them to leave you alone. Some may be more persistent than others. @GrittyLipids I think this is key. So much of their posture is about looking cool and aloof, it's a very teenager mindset. They live in such privilege that they see any earnest outrage as a sign of weakness. (cue 'up yours, woke moralists') The best responses I've seen are focused on how unfunny they are, and how unbothered we are. @smitten They’re just a bunch of little shits pulling the wings off of flies and laughing as the fly flounders around, or poking the puppy with sticks and laughing as it cries. Treat them like the arrested development manbabies they are without falling for the obvious rage bait and they’ll give up because you aren’t any fun. @geekysteven @smitten you can also just refuse to play the game by pointing out that it's a dog whistle and they are being awful. It's probably going to start a fight if you do that, they don't like it when you take away their plausible deniability. I find pulling out the intentions behind the comments useful. I usually do this in the form of a “translation.” Eg: MAGA Bob 🇺🇸: My pronouns are Beer & God. Suck it, libs! Me: Shorter MAGA Bob: “I am being transphobic to convince my buddies that I’m cool.” It works bc it turns the dog whistle into a whistle & bc it puts the burden on them to explain why I’m wrong rather than the other way around. It short-circuits the usual script. @shawrd773 100% these people are obsessed with their e-peen, it's all about getting the upvotes. Maybe next time I'll try "I like people who get more than 15 upvotes" or "You almost proved you're a real man but you're about 10 likes short." @smitten @geekysteven I block and move on. They're often trolling for engagement and I'm not going to help them, nor am I going to let them distract me from my good work. They are just as dispassionate about parts of speech as they are inclusivity, they just want our outrage to fuel their movement and hinder progress. Engaging let's them control that narrative. And while we're busy doing that we are not contributing any real counter to their hate. |
@smitten I think pointing out that it's as pathetic as "let's go Brandon" but with darker intentions is the way to go.