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this dude who’s been talking to me sat with me today and said “that’s so gay” in response to something and i was like ??? and he was like “why do you take offense to that?? are you bi or something???” and i was like “i just feel like that’s rude, +
that mentality gets people killed” and he was like “woah okay that’s dark!” he didn’t deny it. but he was taken aback. he said he didn’t mean it maliciously and i agreed but went on to say that “saying things like that normalizes bad behavior” +
and he just went “yeah you’re right i probably shouldn’t be saying that.” or something along those lines. he genuinely understood my point. kindness and understanding is the answer. if i had popped off at him then guess what? he would’ve backed what he said even harder. +
if everyone is yelling no one is listening. have these conversations POLITELY. changing one mind can mean a huge difference.
coming back to add some thoughts. obviously i didn’t change this guy’s entire outlook on the topic. but i heard him out and he heard me out. when he said he didn’t mean it maliciously, i understood. i listened. and he genuinely heard what i had to say and acknowledged my points.
