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Repression is a terrible thing. I'm proud of anyone who grew past
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If y’all are going through all the therapy and reparative steps, have it.
However, this exact meme means you haven't, and won't.
It's even more worse now with 参政党 & Alternative for Germany.
Like TheGingerNut said earlier:
Intolerance is groomed. Tolerance is discipline. I pray you choose wiser next time you feel tempted to punch down. Because am a victim of continued:
What about the meme would imply that?
Because there’s no reparations being demonstrated for the genocide brunette committed. Not in real life anyways.
Ah
Feels a bit extreme to extend that one meme to OP's entire moral future
Nononono, I am glad @totallynotjessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone maybe taking reparative steps on her journey to mend herself. I am warning folks that use the meme be aware of the contexts behind them. The original ref. is far darker, and it's left inconclusive.
IF I had terrible past like that, I would use a different meme altogether. X-Men has quite a few stories like these, which is why the series is dear to me.
Not that I ever did. I am as TheGingerNut put it “an acceptable paragon to target.” Again and again and again and again. I still haven't lost hope though.
I didn't have a super bigoted past, just a shithead liberal "centrist" one. I grew up an autistic racial minority with very woke parents, so at worst I put up with others' bigotry rather than being bigoted myself. I still feel guilty about it, but not so guilty that it keeps me up at night. I was just trying to fit in with those around me, and I never stood back silently if somebody got directly hurt.
I don't think the original context of this meme was really a mystery, nor do I think very many people with bigoted pasts did anything comparable to being a Nazi officer. This meme was more meant to capture the guilt people feel for who they used to be and the people they hurt, even if how horrible they were is more exaggerated in their eyes. I think most people deserve redemption; even the people that would've targeted me before I transitioned. They don't deserve to be haunted by their past when they already commit to being a better person every day. Past injustice cannot be undone, only future injustice prevented.
It is true that people shouldn't get complacent, and some trans people do remain pieces of shit who just updated their targets. That said, those people probably would've been pieces of shit regardless of who they were, so I don't give it much thought. I also understand people feeling uncomfortable around people with bigoted pasts, even if I disagree about how those people should be treated in our community. People are allowed to feel uncomfortable, and this meme was not meant to invalidate that.
Thank you for sharing your story, and explaning your meme. I too feel
I was just trying to admonish folks that may reuse the meme without knowledge of its origins, and the potential situations that may arise from its usage. I do love a good dark redemption meme. But this one missed your intent. So I am glad you explained it.
Oh, I see.
Keep on keeping on. Know that there are many who wish you well, even when it doesn't seem that way.