im high so dont make fun of me but i saw a post here of a pic of some dorky dude sitting at a pc all crooked and it was supposed to mock gamers and shit
it was just some random ass dude dont do this shit its mean
im high so dont make fun of me but i saw a post here of a pic of some dorky dude sitting at a pc all crooked and it was supposed to mock gamers and shit
it was just some random ass dude dont do this shit its mean
And people aren't angrily downvoting it and I'm pretty stoked about that
Maybe it's because it's about a g*mer.
But seriously a lot of people don't realise that if you try to mock someone with something like that, it can quickly cross over into ableism, even if the intended target of the joke does not have a disability. It goes past body shaming even, which is already very bad of course. I just hope my long winded personal story in this thread or whatever it is can allow people to see that.
Good point, it's a lot easier to take criticism when the impact is closer to home. It's really easy to dismiss something as not a problem when it's not something that impacts you, I'd go so far as to say it can sometimes be impossible to imagine problems people encounter when it's outside your lived experience. That's why its so important to listen to people when they speak from perspectives alien to your own, and why we should do what we can to raise up those voices, as a community.
I'm just glad it's not going like this post went
Oh that "post". Yeah that didn't go well. I tried to be supportive (probably did a very shit job at it) but yeah I'm just glad this one is being received better.
Nah, I remember that. Your comments were a wonderful oasis in a scorched desert <3