• Ado@lemmy.world
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        It’s a meme that has nothing to do with enjoying hulk hogan. You see it, you giggle at the joke, and you move on. It’s not that deep

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          That’s the problem though - shallow thinking. Iconography matters; the people we deify says something about our social values and icons.

          Stop propping up shitbags and stop taking it personally when the rest of us try to correct the problem.

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            1 year ago

            Nobody is propping up anyone lmao. Get off your high horse, it’s pointless anyway

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              Nah, start engaging with the world beyond the most surface, fed-to-you level. Try giving a shit.

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                  “virtue signal” is the funniest and most dishonest rebranding in history. Y’all hate that other people have virtues, so y’all try to make virtue seem unvirtuous.

                  You’re making the exact same arguments racists make when they tell abhorrent racist jokes: “it’s just a joke, it doesn’t matter!”

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                    Nah, virtue signaling is perfect here. Someone posts a meme including hulk hogan, normal people don’t see him even a little more positively than they previously did, and you come in here acting like he’s being praised. You’re making an obvious straw man argument and sticking your nose up in the process. And then regurgitate talking points without considering if it’s actually applicable.

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      I had a guy tell me you have to be drunk to enjoy a concert. There are a lot of people here who need to stop taking SSRIs, touch grass, and get laid or something