1/29/2024 0 Comments Funny trump gay memesWords matter and when you’ve grown up fearing abuse every day of your life, it’s hard to see what there is to chuckle about here. What’s even worse is that queer people are saying it’s offensive yet are being told we just don’t get it, as if we’re new to homophobia. In one online debate, I saw a seemingly intelligent person argue that they’d rather worry about people dying than “hurt feelings”, as if homophobia had never killed a single person. It’s too easy to say, “it’s a just a joke”. It’s not like there is a shortage of vile acts to work with here. Putin is an alleged serial human rights abuser while Trump is an alleged serial sexual abuser who longs to be more like Vlad. If it wasn’t, why would so many use it to make fun of people they hate so much? Yes, you say, being gay is something to be ashamed of. Trump and Putin, like so many others, may fear being gay but every time you joke that they are, you reinforce the validity of that fear, not only to them, but to the rest of society. If you don’t make that assumption, it’s pretty pointless. The “joke” only works if being a member of the queer community is regarded as “inferior” or “less than” – even if that’s supposed to reflect the view of the butt of said joke. Whichever way you spin it, the result is the same: homophobia.
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