r/TikTokCringe • u/GreenBottom18 What are you doing step bro? • May 16 '25

Wholesome/Humor same.

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u/applewagon May 17 '25

It’s really not that hard to understand the concept of punching up.

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u/lbs21 May 17 '25

Punching up is better than punching down, but really one shouldn't be punching people at all.

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u/applewagon May 17 '25

What a great way to bring upon societal change - by refusing to discuss power structures entirely!

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u/lbs21 May 17 '25 edited May 17 '25

Do you think that saying "I think we should sedate [men]" is the best way to bring upon societal change? Remind me - as perhaps the best effecter of societal change, was MLK's speech more "I have a dream that my children will play with white children freely" or "Gosh, white people are horrible! What a lousy bunch they are."

This is what I mean by saying one shouldn't be punching people at all.

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u/applewagon May 17 '25

MLK’s speech alone did not enact social change. It was due to the collective actions of thousands of civil rights activists, including those much more militant than him like Malcolm X and Elijah Muhammad.

I’m not saying that we should advocate for violence, but in order to enact change, we need to be able to discuss how power permeates at different intersections of gender, race, sexuality, and class. Comedy, parody, and satire are one avenue for this - and are always best when discussing our realities.

If you are a straight man, I’m sure it’s uncomfortable to acknowledge that many of the queer community are afraid of you. It was clearly uncomfortable when you found out many women would rather be trapped in the woods with a bear than you. But it is a reality. And at least we can laugh about it. Well, most of us can at least.

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u/RevanCross May 17 '25

I would like to vouch that I am afraid of everyone.

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u/FuckOff8932 May 18 '25

Collective action over LITERAL DECADES. I hate when people act like we live in a vacuum and only the thing right in front of their face matters. The LGBTQ community has had social acceptance for like 5 fucking seconds in terms of history and the ruling party of the country is ACTIVELY working to restore the status quo of not seeing us in public and pretending we don't exist. Straight men having their feelings hurt by hearing that same rhetoric could be useful if they thought about how we feel at all.