▲ 1241 ▼ Alabama Mayor Kills Self After Right-Wing Blog Outs His Cross-Dressing (www.thedailybeast.com) submitted 2 years ago by Haus@kbin.social to c/news@lemmy.world 454 comments fedilink hide all child comments Bubba Copeland shot himself in front of police on Friday, days after he begged 1819 News not to expose his private life.
[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) And he participated in that bullying for years himself. This guy was those guys. Dressing in drag doesn't give him a pass. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unoriginalsin@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Dressing in drag doesn't give him a pass. I don't see anyone making that argument. What I do see is people saying that being conservative removes your pass to be queer. And that's just atrocious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] admiralteal@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nah, I'll go ahead and say it. No one has a pass to be conservative, especially a queer person. No one. Not one person. It is not acceptable to be a bigot, a bully. It's not acceptable to be cruel just because you believe there is a certain social hierarchy that ought to be enforced. All the tenants of conservatism are unacceptable. And if you are queer, you now have INTIMATE knowledge of what it is like to be on the receiving end of that hatred and oppression and should know better than most to take no part in it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unoriginalsin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I must agree with all of that. But, it still doesn't excuse outing anyone. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dkarma@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Literally no one is saying that anywhere. Your reading comprehension is shit. What people are saying is it makes him a self hating person and a hypocrite and a bad person to hold office in a party that oppresses LGBTQ people. You seem to be thinking that just cuz someone is LGBTQ that makes them a good person inside. That's pure identity politics and simply false. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unoriginalsin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Literally no one is saying that anywhere. https://kbin.social/m/news@lemmy.world/t/598062/-/comment/3362718 You don't have to apologize. Your silence will suffice. You seem to be thinking that just cuz someone is LGBTQ that makes them a good person inside. You don't have to speculate about what I think. I've explicitly stated it on clear and uncertain terms. A person's sexuality is their own private business and there's no reason to be outing anyone. Your reading comprehension is shit. I don't think you have demonstrated enough reading comprehension to sit in judgement. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unoriginalsin@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Dressing in drag doesn't give him a pass. I don't see anyone making that argument. What I do see is people saying that being conservative removes your pass to be queer. And that's just atrocious. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] admiralteal@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nah, I'll go ahead and say it. No one has a pass to be conservative, especially a queer person. No one. Not one person. It is not acceptable to be a bigot, a bully. It's not acceptable to be cruel just because you believe there is a certain social hierarchy that ought to be enforced. All the tenants of conservatism are unacceptable. And if you are queer, you now have INTIMATE knowledge of what it is like to be on the receiving end of that hatred and oppression and should know better than most to take no part in it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unoriginalsin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I must agree with all of that. But, it still doesn't excuse outing anyone. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dkarma@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Literally no one is saying that anywhere. Your reading comprehension is shit. What people are saying is it makes him a self hating person and a hypocrite and a bad person to hold office in a party that oppresses LGBTQ people. You seem to be thinking that just cuz someone is LGBTQ that makes them a good person inside. That's pure identity politics and simply false. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unoriginalsin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Literally no one is saying that anywhere. https://kbin.social/m/news@lemmy.world/t/598062/-/comment/3362718 You don't have to apologize. Your silence will suffice. You seem to be thinking that just cuz someone is LGBTQ that makes them a good person inside. You don't have to speculate about what I think. I've explicitly stated it on clear and uncertain terms. A person's sexuality is their own private business and there's no reason to be outing anyone. Your reading comprehension is shit. I don't think you have demonstrated enough reading comprehension to sit in judgement. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] admiralteal@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nah, I'll go ahead and say it. No one has a pass to be conservative, especially a queer person. No one. Not one person. It is not acceptable to be a bigot, a bully. It's not acceptable to be cruel just because you believe there is a certain social hierarchy that ought to be enforced. All the tenants of conservatism are unacceptable. And if you are queer, you now have INTIMATE knowledge of what it is like to be on the receiving end of that hatred and oppression and should know better than most to take no part in it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unoriginalsin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I must agree with all of that. But, it still doesn't excuse outing anyone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unoriginalsin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I must agree with all of that. But, it still doesn't excuse outing anyone. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Literally no one is saying that anywhere. Your reading comprehension is shit. What people are saying is it makes him a self hating person and a hypocrite and a bad person to hold office in a party that oppresses LGBTQ people. You seem to be thinking that just cuz someone is LGBTQ that makes them a good person inside. That's pure identity politics and simply false. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] unoriginalsin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Literally no one is saying that anywhere. https://kbin.social/m/news@lemmy.world/t/598062/-/comment/3362718 You don't have to apologize. Your silence will suffice. You seem to be thinking that just cuz someone is LGBTQ that makes them a good person inside. You don't have to speculate about what I think. I've explicitly stated it on clear and uncertain terms. A person's sexuality is their own private business and there's no reason to be outing anyone. Your reading comprehension is shit. I don't think you have demonstrated enough reading comprehension to sit in judgement. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unoriginalsin@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Literally no one is saying that anywhere. https://kbin.social/m/news@lemmy.world/t/598062/-/comment/3362718 You don't have to apologize. Your silence will suffice. You seem to be thinking that just cuz someone is LGBTQ that makes them a good person inside. You don't have to speculate about what I think. I've explicitly stated it on clear and uncertain terms. A person's sexuality is their own private business and there's no reason to be outing anyone. Your reading comprehension is shit. I don't think you have demonstrated enough reading comprehension to sit in judgement. permalink fedilink source parent