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Sealioning (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Yeah, I can't help but feel that the message of this comic would be turned on it's head if you'd replace the sea lion with a Jew, black, Palestinian, gay, trans, etc....

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yep, if it were different it would mean something else

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I do see where you were coming from, but it's hard not to sum up your comment as "if this were racist, it'd be racist".

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah I interpreted the meme as them being sealion-phobic. The sealion was therefore rightfully offended and wanted to debate. However, the sea lion should've gone away after the 4th panel and not broke into the guys house.

Source: I am trans and would not break into a mildly annoying persons house harrasing them for a source.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Better just leave the annoying people be yeah. You're not changing opinions by reinforcing them

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

And? Discrimating against someone for their race, gender, or sexuality is bad. Discriminating against someone for being a jerk is fine.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

I think an important part is that the sea lion is pretending to be civil while still being extremely annoying. It's adjacent to the whole thing of saying vile things with civil language (then getting upset when people respond uncivilly).