Has everyone collectively forgotten how Trump literally bragged that his buddy Elawn can hack the voting machines? It was like he was nodding to ‘the hacker named 4chan’ and grinning that he was on the payroll.

I think I got the nuance behind ‘bigoted man I disagree with is actually a woman because women amirite?’.

Nope.

It goes like this: ‘bigoted man is bigoted because this will aggravate his orange tits. If bigoted man was not bigoted it would not be possible to rip on him like this.’

Put another way: ‘I am a bigot, said John.’

If that doesn’t clarify it then I’m out of patience to explain further.

It isn’t tolerating misogyny, it’s pointing out misogyny and ridiculing misogynists.

It’s OK if you don’t like how that’s being done, and it’s OK if you can’t understand the nuance but policing my speech unchallenged is not what is going to happen.

Frankly I think you’ve put it better than I did.

That’s exactly what the joke is about.

The punchline is: ‘they are bigots’, not: ’fuck trans people and women’.

Appreciate you.

Cool the don’t do it. Are you able to do that while not alienating people who share your views perhaps? That’d be great.

They are not just jokes. People posting these things are doing so specifically to antagonise the right.

I’m telling you that your concern trolling is alienating allies.

I have chosen to engage in this just like you chose to deal with the blowback when you posted it.

All I have done to “fight for trans rights” is to speak out when I can, challenge bigotry as I am challenging you right now, stand up and be counted at queer marches/events and raise a daughter who took the only trans kid in her high school to prom.

You don’t know my life and that isn’t the discussion. Stop deflecting and learn to focus on intent.

Because those terms will not aggravate trump. The intent is to aggravate trump not denigrate femininity. Focus ffs. This isn’t about insulting trans people or women, it’s about fighting back on someone who is trying to hurt them. We will struggle to maintain allies if we cannot focus on the speakers intent and not a willing misinterpretation of their words.

“Horseshoe theory” is a straw man attempt to defang the left.

The intent is to say something that will antagonise Trump. The intent is not to demean women.

Attacking someone who shares your moral platform because you purposefully misinterpret their words to suit a separate agenda is friendly fire.

Transphobia and misogyny are not to be tolerated, do you really think that someone attacking turnip (autocorrect, I’m leaving it) online doesn’t share your views on this?

Stip trying to police speech among your allies. Focus on intent. Stop with the nonsense infighting we are at war rn.

Not sure if this is an age thing but at a certain point I just stopped wanting “forever fixes”. Nothing is forever. You’re just patching in the hopes that the nex hole is easier to patch now that you have all the shit you need to do patches.

They should read Roald Dahl’s letter.

“Read” …sorry guys, I say some crazy things.

Sadly many people pony up for these scams out of desperation despite being unable to afford them.

I consult in some companies that don’t even allow copy/paste in outlook. Like, these are actually MS security policies that can be set.

How in all of the actual fucks could they allow MS to see everything on your screen.

I agree with your non starter assessment.

Sure. I definitely do not disagree about the price but I wish you’d made it about that and not the art. Have a good Friday!

I mean bless you but that ain’t going to happen.

Many of those people need literally years of deprogramming and even then the prognosis is probably quite poor.

What would be more helpful is to give high school kids a mandatory course in digital marketing and communications. Let them literally see dollars rolling onto an account after something is posted online and monetised. No one seems so distinguish between ads and facts anymore. Seent it on Insta? Shit’s as real as the air you’re breathing, to many people these days. Given the opportunity to understand why someone would post BS online and to connect the dots that it’s literally for a few cents of attention I think that society would change for the better.

Perhaps more likely years of work with colour and colour theory preceding a quick output of some content? Why the sarcastic tone?

Could be, the man was a fucking genius hi created some of my personal favourite paintings.

Was that your point?

That is a measure of exactly nothing.

https://www.nme.com/photos/30-minutes-or-less-19-famous-songs-written-at-staggering-speed-1422651

Your post makes it very clear that you have little experience in the creative world. There is no linear measure of successs or quality. You do a great disservice to those toiling with their creativity by making comments such as this one. We need artists, they are fragile things and should be treated with care.

I didn’t start this post planning to get hetup but I do feel that taking umbrage to your comment is fair, if not tautological.

I would encourage you to labour over a still life or wrestle a passable rendition of your favourite guitar riff. Try sing the first phrase of your favourite song in key. Trust me: none of those things are easy.

If you don’t like “Orange” then just look at something else and hold your tongue.

Mostly we just make up our own race. I’ve pretty much settled on “dark white”.

Also in the industry and I gotta say it’s not often I agree with every damn point. You nailed it. Thanks for posting!