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Anon thinks there is a bicurious double standard (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

No obviously not. I wouldn't date black or Asian folks for instance, or fat people, or dumb people or overly outdoorsy folks or a right-winger or a religious person or anyone under 5'10" or a cis woman. I'll happily stand to defend all those folks rights and I'll stand by them hand in hand in solidarity, we just won't fuck.

This is ok. This is normal. When it comes to personal association, especially sexual, freedom of association - is a core tenet of any libertarian socially progressive ideology worth it's salt. And that's the kind of progressive I'm down for.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    You know, I was pretty assured on my line of reasoning here until I read "I wouldn't date black or Asian folks" and... eeeeh, maybe there's room for nuance here.

    In my defense, I'll say it's the way of putting it that feels icky more than the sentiment. But still. Kinda ew. Don't know if this was a Socratic, reverse psychology thing, but if so, well played.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    It's both really, I actually do hold that viewpoint as described in the original comment, but I also wanted to say it in a way that conveyed why some folks might be made uncomfortable by rhetoric like that.

    I definitely agree it's how you say it - but also where and when and how much you say it.

    I think such preferences are fine obviously, but I'd question the motives of anyone who goes around claiming that often and considers it a large part of their identity. Context is everything in the end.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Well, yeah, but that's the point. It's "I'm not into that", as opposed to "I wouldn't date X type of people". The point is you can not be into things without it being a political statement. Even if your political line of choice tends to favor a particular aesthetic.

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