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_refugee_  ·  3408 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: When White Poets Pretend to be Asian

Is a poem being accepted for publication because you are believed to be a minority really, in any way, an advantage? A privilege?

Or is it an insult, which this man managed to take advantage of?





user-inactivated  ·  3407 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    (even though I personally disagree with a lot of the ghetto culture)

REF STOP IT'S NOT WORTH IT.

Meriadoc  ·  3407 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It's really amazing the number of people I've muted over the summer. I used to be so careful with it. Now it's me singing "fuck ooooooooff!" as soon as I get a whiff they're they're gonna go off about ghetto culture and "militative minorities" at some point in the future.

user-inactivated  ·  3407 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, there's not room for a trigger finger that isn't itchy, not anymore, lol. "Militant Minorities" is actually one of my new favorites. Like, straight up that is some Bill o'Rilley levels of bigot, bruh.

arguewithatree  ·  3407 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I just... Wow... Right??

user-inactivated  ·  3407 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah I went full Civ Ghandi and swung around from anger to complete calm again. Just too satirical for my taste, not enough ignorance. I guess actual full-blown racism is easier to get over, lol.

Killerhurtz  ·  3408 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yes, yes it is. And this man proves it - what if, instead of poems, it was a documentary about some point of view, or some other controversial work? Or even propaganda? He would get visibility while his "normal self" would not.

Visibility is powerful and nothing you can say can change that. And if you honestly believe that having higher visibility is an insult... I have nothing to say to this much delusion. Especially considering it wasn't SPONTANEOUS attention - as I said, people like you WORKED, FOUGHT for this much visibility. So does that mean you fought to insult yourself?

_refugee_  ·  3407 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    He would get visibility while his "normal self" would not.

Well, yes, and if you're a member of the Jersey Shore cast, then that'll be enough for you.

    Visibility is powerful and nothing you can say can change that.

Sure. But the visibility of a porn star is not the visibility of a politician? Would one want the other's? There's this thing called "reputational risk" that adults - I mean, sorry - business owners and people who work in businesses are aware of. It's the cost of lost business that negative publicivity can create. Are you saying visibility can't create negative publicity? All visibility is good? Tell that to Subway's Jared.

No woman or minority fights for the 'privilege' that lesser quality work will be lauded over better product simply for the country of the issuer's origin.

#fuckingrowupmang

Killerhurtz  ·  3407 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Sure. But the visibility of a porn star is not the visibility of a politician?

Pornhub and Brazzers disagree.

Also, all visibility that's not critically bad is good. Jared cost Subway some reptutation. Rockstar paid money for GTA to have "bad visibility" and it increased sales.

And no, they're not - at least most of them - but they ARE, however, try to pass off as incredibly discriminated against and victimized most of the time.