Representation is important, even if it’s phony.

    • flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz
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      1 month ago

      normalization is critical

      Exactly. A lot of the pride month activities emphasized difference and separation, not normalization. Think back on the common narratives. You’ll find a lot of cases “we must accept gay people even though they are different”, more than “gay people are just normal people like everyone else”

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      1 month ago

      normalization is critical.

      Giving queerness it’s own month to celebrate it is the opposite of normalizing tho.

      Acceptance of queer people will come with time. Brute forcing social change is impossible.

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      Corpos pushing queer stuff has definitely helped with normalizing it, but it has also been creating a lot of division within working class, which happens to be very beneficial for the capitalists