I posted this on my FB and three random libs are mad at me because:
It's wrong to assume that neither of the adults in this picture has a uterus.
They have gay friends who have taken pictures like this.
Say what you will about Pete, but it's wrong to attack him for having a family.
I go on FB for a minute per day to post one or two memes (mostly from hexbear) purely to rile up the hundreds of lib "friends" I have there whom I haven't spoken with in twelve years. 99%, they don't react at all. Like, I mean, not a word in months—mostly because I already blocked the ones who were really awful. With this picture of Mayo Pete, however, they finally found a way to attack me.
I responded by saying that Biden and Pete have both been fervent supporters of amerikkka's forever wars which have resulted in the deaths of thousands of LGTBQ+ people around the world. If Hitler poses with his girlfriend in a photo, does that mean we should not criticize Hitler in that specific photo because we might offend people who have girlfriends? (Yes, I went there.) I also said it was incredibly disingenuous for them to say that it's possible for Pete or Chasten to have a uterus since they're both fucking celebrities and if either of them had undergone any kind of surgery the media never would have fucking shut up about it.
On their own FB walls, these libs haven't posted a word about coronavirus or Biden for months. They were not active in the Democratic primary and only involved themselves afterward to remind people to :vote:. One is a NIMBY I've never met in person, two are people I knew from college whom I liked a lot and who were really nice when I was there. Honestly it makes me sad.
I have no doubt that you were perceived as an asshole, but that doesn't mean you actually were one.
I think my top-level comment is pretty relevant to yours. The normative discourse on having children is extremely hostile to left positions and takes offense at essentially any criticism. I don't think it's clear how we can bridge that gap without the listening parties being socialist.
I posted this on my FB and three random libs are mad at me because:
I go on FB for a minute per day to post one or two memes (mostly from hexbear) purely to rile up the hundreds of lib "friends" I have there whom I haven't spoken with in twelve years. 99%, they don't react at all. Like, I mean, not a word in months—mostly because I already blocked the ones who were really awful. With this picture of Mayo Pete, however, they finally found a way to attack me.
I responded by saying that Biden and Pete have both been fervent supporters of amerikkka's forever wars which have resulted in the deaths of thousands of LGTBQ+ people around the world. If Hitler poses with his girlfriend in a photo, does that mean we should not criticize Hitler in that specific photo because we might offend people who have girlfriends? (Yes, I went there.) I also said it was incredibly disingenuous for them to say that it's possible for Pete or Chasten to have a uterus since they're both fucking celebrities and if either of them had undergone any kind of surgery the media never would have fucking shut up about it.
On their own FB walls, these libs haven't posted a word about coronavirus or Biden for months. They were not active in the Democratic primary and only involved themselves afterward to remind people to :vote:. One is a NIMBY I've never met in person, two are people I knew from college whom I liked a lot and who were really nice when I was there. Honestly it makes me sad.
I'm writing this here to ask: AITA?
I have no doubt that you were perceived as an asshole, but that doesn't mean you actually were one.
I think my top-level comment is pretty relevant to yours. The normative discourse on having children is extremely hostile to left positions and takes offense at essentially any criticism. I don't think it's clear how we can bridge that gap without the listening parties being socialist.