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In reply to the discussion: I remember when gay marriage was "the far left wanting a pony". [View all]Prism
(5,815 posts)I have a hard time with bullies. Once the President came out in favor of gay marriage, a lot of the bullies finally relented. Because it wasn't really about people - it was about protecting a politician they liked. A lot of hostility toward the community melted away virtually overnight.
However, that just meant the bullying behavior swapped targets. The same people with the same trolling hostility are still at it. They've simply pivoted where to direct it. I haven't seen any change aside from the fact it is no longer LBGTers getting the brunt of it around here.
What I find inexpressibly depressing is when the formerly bullied switch over to hang with the bullies once they themselves were no longer the targets. The objection wasn't against the behavior - just the target. I almost find that worse - to know what being bullied is like and to join in once you feel relief from it.
I can't do that online or IRL. Once someone has made attacks of opportunity against the oppressed, it's difficult to forget their names and faces. I will always avoid those people or speak out against them. When someone has behaved in such a way, and then turns around and attempts to claim the mantle of oppression to wage their own antisocial campaigns?
Aw, hellllll no.
I can't do it. Just cannot forget what those effers spent years putting LGBTers around here through. Even though I'm sure hitting ignore would be the mentally healthier option and basically any use of time is more productive than bothering about these wretches. Some people want to forgive and forget. I don't when people attack my community and my family.
You're a better man than I for managing it. ;/