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Dendrophobe · 3411 days ago · link · · parent · post: "Jokes are complicated, context is hard. Rage is easy."
>He's saying, in his theoretical situation "I just got fired for saying x in a context where i hoped to please people. This confused me, and as a result instead of having the desired reaction of regret and positive change, I would be radicalized into becoming angry and whatever subconscious bigotry i did have would become conscious and more fervent as I blamed x minority for my problems." Thank you. That's exactly what I was trying to say. No one has an obligation to educate anyone else, and anger is absolutely a justifiable response, but I think one of those is going to be more effective at changing attitudes (of course, they both work).