• ShepherdPie@midwest.social
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    8 months ago

    But it’s not about minorities and not about characteristics that people were born with and can’t change (if they wanted to) about themselves.

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      8 months ago

      I mean it could very easily be (another internet favourite term) a dogwhistle. It’s not actually about sea lions…

      I don’t think that’s the case here but it’s easy to see their point

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      8 months ago

      In the universe presented in the comic: Sea lions are born sea lions, can’t change that, and are sentient to the point of having the capacity for language.

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        8 months ago

        I get your previous point about the language, but now you’re just actively trying to spin this into something it isn’t.

        Like, should we really feel bad for cartoon sealions?

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          8 months ago

          My point isn’t we should feel bad for cartoon sea lions, it’s that it’s not much of a reach for someone to read this and think they are talking about minorities. “Damn right! I should be able to say I don’t like (race) without being hassled for it!”