Probably a bit of both tbh. This has been spreading across the global south for some time. Anybody who talks about lgbt or gender-inclusive language will get jokes about being on the US payroll.
The neoliberals have gone all in on pinkwashing and the lgbt community does have a large number of America worshippers that have been involved in anti-government activities. This has only made people more suspicious towards them.
At the same time, right-wingers worship the US just as much with the exception of the nationalists. They’ve always hated lgbt and use the “US agent” angle as a convenient excuse to mistreat them.
The US aping right-wingers repeat the latest American Facebook memes from Matt Walsh while acting like only the gays are influenced entirely by the US.
Of course I’m talking from the perspective of Central America but it seems to be a common thing across other developing nations from what I’ve been hearing.
This is the consequences of rainbow imperialism and pinkwashing. Unfortunately we in the west did not do enough to clearly separate our progressive movements from Liberal cooption and so this is the result. You really hate to see it
Pinkwashing is honestly why I don't claim western OR liberal queers anymore until I know they're actually about that life and actually on go against the state. Skinfolk is not always kinfolk; and I feel the queer community never really internalized that despite the similarity of the struggle with that of Black liberation.
Of course I’m talking from the perspective of Central America but it seems to be a common thing across other developing nations
It 10000% is, and it's sad I know so many comrades in my home country fighting everyday for justice, and these fascists, who get their anti-LGBT propaganda from Western media/social media, then accuse the left of being on the payroll of major US corporations.
I love how me existing gets me branded as a CIA uncle sam shill. I want to burn myself aluve like that one air force shmuck but u have a feeling that some random death squad will do it to me, wjether it's home-griwn fsscist (most likely) or some opporotunist radicalizrd by americas actions (unlikely)
Probably a bit of both tbh. This has been spreading across the global south for some time. Anybody who talks about lgbt or gender-inclusive language will get jokes about being on the US payroll.
The neoliberals have gone all in on pinkwashing and the lgbt community does have a large number of America worshippers that have been involved in anti-government activities. This has only made people more suspicious towards them.
At the same time, right-wingers worship the US just as much with the exception of the nationalists. They’ve always hated lgbt and use the “US agent” angle as a convenient excuse to mistreat them.
The US aping right-wingers repeat the latest American Facebook memes from Matt Walsh while acting like only the gays are influenced entirely by the US.
Of course I’m talking from the perspective of Central America but it seems to be a common thing across other developing nations from what I’ve been hearing.
This is the consequences of rainbow imperialism and pinkwashing. Unfortunately we in the west did not do enough to clearly separate our progressive movements from Liberal cooption and so this is the result. You really hate to see it
Pinkwashing is honestly why I don't claim western OR liberal queers anymore until I know they're actually about that life and actually on go against the state. Skinfolk is not always kinfolk; and I feel the queer community never really internalized that despite the similarity of the struggle with that of Black liberation.
I kinda want basic rights... But in the same time I don't want to be an asset to imperialism.
It 10000% is, and it's sad I know so many comrades in my home country fighting everyday for justice, and these fascists, who get their anti-LGBT propaganda from Western media/social media, then accuse the left of being on the payroll of major US corporations.
I love how me existing gets me branded as a CIA uncle sam shill. I want to burn myself aluve like that one air force shmuck but u have a feeling that some random death squad will do it to me, wjether it's home-griwn fsscist (most likely) or some opporotunist radicalizrd by americas actions (unlikely)