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I feel like milennials and Gen Zs on Twitter need to learn a little more nuance. [A THREAD]
For example, my Boomer dad doesn't hate LGBT+ people & is fine with me being bi, but he's still guilty of stereotyping & making homophobic statements.
For example, my Boomer dad doesn't hate LGBT+ people & is fine with me being bi, but he's still guilty of stereotyping & making homophobic statements.
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But the thing is, he's a product of his time and it is (pardon the cliche) really hard to teach an old dog new tricks. It's difficult to rewire your brain. This is no excuse to be a bigot: all you need is empathy to learn to accept that LGBT+ deserve rights.
But the thing is, he's a product of his time and it is (pardon the cliche) really hard to teach an old dog new tricks. It's difficult to rewire your brain. This is no excuse to be a bigot: all you need is empathy to learn to accept that LGBT+ deserve rights.
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Is my dad problematic? Yes
Are his actions problematic? Yes
Is he homophobic? Depends on who you ask, on how they define things.
Again, there's a thing called nuance.
Is my dad problematic? Yes
Are his actions problematic? Yes
Is he homophobic? Depends on who you ask, on how they define things.
Again, there's a thing called nuance.
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The thing is: we're all born into a racist, homophobic, sexist world and despite our good intentions, we all have things to unlearn and learn. We really WILL slip along the way, whether we intend to or not. The important thing is that we apologize & learn from our mistakes.
The thing is: we're all born into a racist, homophobic, sexist world and despite our good intentions, we all have things to unlearn and learn. We really WILL slip along the way, whether we intend to or not. The important thing is that we apologize & learn from our mistakes.
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The goal isn't to be perfect, or completely unproblematic. That's impossible. Even our "wokest" idols have slips that aren't recorded/posted. No one is perfect, but no one is excused. The important thing is to listen, apologize, and learn from your biases.
The goal isn't to be perfect, or completely unproblematic. That's impossible. Even our "wokest" idols have slips that aren't recorded/posted. No one is perfect, but no one is excused. The important thing is to listen, apologize, and learn from your biases.
