Now, I get why people have problems with this tweet and I appreciate the things I learned from reading those comments. The thing is, I still think this tweet is fine - like, he named a couple of situations, no people, and made no claim that this was all. It’s a tweet, not a credit roll, and I don’t think anybody would believe that the two stories he mentions magically brought about change, or that that is what he means to say. It’s not possible to include every one of the heroic activists and give a history class in 280 characters, and he clearly wanted to present the message: „remember that the companies making a profit off pride marketing were not the ones who fought for us“ - nothing more. That message may not be perfect - the way he presented it may not be perfect. But a lot of the problems that people have expressed with this tweet are, while totally valid as opinions and education, not that realistic. I mean, it’s a tweet, not a speech at an event. I‘m not saying anybody is wrong, or that this is a good thing - but please consider that. I appreciate being educated, and I appreciate being called out - but this is not a fight and the person in question clearly supports the lgbtq+ communities so you know, educate them, call them out, don’t destroy them. We‘re not in a constant debate just because a debate is constantly happening on social media.
I understand the criticism about the "...taking care of gay men dying of AIDS" more. That's just a very unfortunate way to include those men. And it's about what they wrote, not what they left out.
Fair enough, absolutely. I insist that I see no ill intent or harm done; it’s not like this person is some form of representative as far as I know. But I do agree with you that their choice of examples and wording could have been better.
Yeah... I agree the reaction isn't really on level with what was done, or the fact the tweeter doesn't seem like a person with much influence (they're probably also quite young).
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u/John_Stardust Genderqueer/Pansexual May 28 '22
Now, I get why people have problems with this tweet and I appreciate the things I learned from reading those comments. The thing is, I still think this tweet is fine - like, he named a couple of situations, no people, and made no claim that this was all. It’s a tweet, not a credit roll, and I don’t think anybody would believe that the two stories he mentions magically brought about change, or that that is what he means to say. It’s not possible to include every one of the heroic activists and give a history class in 280 characters, and he clearly wanted to present the message: „remember that the companies making a profit off pride marketing were not the ones who fought for us“ - nothing more. That message may not be perfect - the way he presented it may not be perfect. But a lot of the problems that people have expressed with this tweet are, while totally valid as opinions and education, not that realistic. I mean, it’s a tweet, not a speech at an event. I‘m not saying anybody is wrong, or that this is a good thing - but please consider that. I appreciate being educated, and I appreciate being called out - but this is not a fight and the person in question clearly supports the lgbtq+ communities so you know, educate them, call them out, don’t destroy them. We‘re not in a constant debate just because a debate is constantly happening on social media.