YTV In the 90s
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I've tried to talk about this in a number of places, but either I'm going into the viper pit and discussing with SJW types who don't want to understand how their way of thinking alienates or frustrates others, or it's the /pol/ types that only care about the latest drama, the slippery slope, and how the world is going to go to shit and they're all magically going to become cool nazi space marines.
As my name implies, I grew up in the 90s, I was happy in my early and teen years, and I always carried a philosophy of being kind to others or being fair and equal with people. I've always tried to see both sides of an issue even if I don't necessarily agree with people, but I find it so goddamn difficult to be sympathetic to these modern causes. On the SJW side it seems like everywhere I go, all I see is propaganda about how being Gay, trans, black, brown, or a small selection of religions is something to be praised and needs more representation. When all I can ever see anymore is representation. It doesn't stop, I've tried to remove myself and ignore it, but everywhere I go even in public, there are 'inclusiveness' and colorful rainbow ads everywhere, every 2/3 girls has a strip of bright colour in her hair, and piercings and progressive hipsterwear is everywhere. Every bank and big company needs to let everyone know how pro gay and inclusive they are, and its just been rubbed in my face so often I've grown sick of it. For something that is supposed to be the minority, it feels like maybe 50-80% of media includes it now. That number is pulled from nothing, I just feel like its very very common, at least in my area.
So all that said, you'd think I must be one of those gay hating tards and a member of the westboro baptist church or something, but I'm not. I've had gay friends since around grade 9 highschool years ago, I was completely fine with it because people were just people, and nothing was being shoved in my face. I've had a few trans friends over the years as well, and although I didn't agree with chopping up genitals and taking pills to make yourself look more feminine, I respected people's right to do whatever they wanted with their bodies. I would have asked a genie to turn me into a girl back in highschool if it meant I could have dated my hot red headed lesbian friend, but all this surgery? that's just playing pretend in my eyes. Anyway, I grew more distant from my trans friends, not because I suddenly decided I don't like trans people in general, but because all social media propaganda bullshit made its way into their heads, and being progressive is all they would ever talk about. When we met we talked like humans, now all they care about is whatever justice cause is topping reddit, or who's the most biggoted, and how Trump is evil and how there are nazis everywhere who want to kill them. People just can't be normal anymore, it sucks.
It took a lot of energy to write all of that, but I guess I should cover the other side too. Because if I'm not with them ^ I'm against them. The other side all knows /pol/ as a household name, and is most likely a mix of teenagers and 19-29 year olds who see some kind of cause in fighting the SJWs because they're so obnoxious. Except they themselves believe every bullshit story that comes their way, and buy into every conspiracy theory that implicates anyone who aligns themselves with the SJW side. Anyone who hates the gays or is even slightly racist is based and redpilled, and anyone who disagrees is subverting them and probably a jew. The people on this side can be so braindead about not realizing they're being manipulated. Hate clicks are just as much advertising as regular ones, and every new outrage keeps making their favorite websites like buzzfeed and CNN more money. They keep hoping that every new sourceless bullshit story is going to be the one that finally brings some shadowy being pulling the strings down, and exposes how all the SJWs are blood drinking occultists that will all die on some day of reckoning that never comes. It's frustrating, it's less frustrating because big businesses aren't pushing them the same way they do the SJWs, and I don't go outside and see ads to join the SS squads, but it's still maddening that the only alternative to not liking SJWs is this unaware easily manipulated hivemind.
No matter where you stand, I'm sure some of you if you're old enough will remember that you used to be able to talk to more people without having to pick a side. People might be batshit over one particular topic, but you didn't have to pick some stupid political party as a prerequisite for who you could be friends with. You could disagree with people and coexist, and the only people protesting were usually just PETA or small groups that no one really gave much attention to. I guess the point of this thread, besides me venting my frustrations is, is there any hope of returning to how things were? and if so how can it be done? or are we just stuck in this some pandora's box that's going to go on until I'm old and dead?
As my name implies, I grew up in the 90s, I was happy in my early and teen years, and I always carried a philosophy of being kind to others or being fair and equal with people. I've always tried to see both sides of an issue even if I don't necessarily agree with people, but I find it so goddamn difficult to be sympathetic to these modern causes. On the SJW side it seems like everywhere I go, all I see is propaganda about how being Gay, trans, black, brown, or a small selection of religions is something to be praised and needs more representation. When all I can ever see anymore is representation. It doesn't stop, I've tried to remove myself and ignore it, but everywhere I go even in public, there are 'inclusiveness' and colorful rainbow ads everywhere, every 2/3 girls has a strip of bright colour in her hair, and piercings and progressive hipsterwear is everywhere. Every bank and big company needs to let everyone know how pro gay and inclusive they are, and its just been rubbed in my face so often I've grown sick of it. For something that is supposed to be the minority, it feels like maybe 50-80% of media includes it now. That number is pulled from nothing, I just feel like its very very common, at least in my area.
So all that said, you'd think I must be one of those gay hating tards and a member of the westboro baptist church or something, but I'm not. I've had gay friends since around grade 9 highschool years ago, I was completely fine with it because people were just people, and nothing was being shoved in my face. I've had a few trans friends over the years as well, and although I didn't agree with chopping up genitals and taking pills to make yourself look more feminine, I respected people's right to do whatever they wanted with their bodies. I would have asked a genie to turn me into a girl back in highschool if it meant I could have dated my hot red headed lesbian friend, but all this surgery? that's just playing pretend in my eyes. Anyway, I grew more distant from my trans friends, not because I suddenly decided I don't like trans people in general, but because all social media propaganda bullshit made its way into their heads, and being progressive is all they would ever talk about. When we met we talked like humans, now all they care about is whatever justice cause is topping reddit, or who's the most biggoted, and how Trump is evil and how there are nazis everywhere who want to kill them. People just can't be normal anymore, it sucks.
It took a lot of energy to write all of that, but I guess I should cover the other side too. Because if I'm not with them ^ I'm against them. The other side all knows /pol/ as a household name, and is most likely a mix of teenagers and 19-29 year olds who see some kind of cause in fighting the SJWs because they're so obnoxious. Except they themselves believe every bullshit story that comes their way, and buy into every conspiracy theory that implicates anyone who aligns themselves with the SJW side. Anyone who hates the gays or is even slightly racist is based and redpilled, and anyone who disagrees is subverting them and probably a jew. The people on this side can be so braindead about not realizing they're being manipulated. Hate clicks are just as much advertising as regular ones, and every new outrage keeps making their favorite websites like buzzfeed and CNN more money. They keep hoping that every new sourceless bullshit story is going to be the one that finally brings some shadowy being pulling the strings down, and exposes how all the SJWs are blood drinking occultists that will all die on some day of reckoning that never comes. It's frustrating, it's less frustrating because big businesses aren't pushing them the same way they do the SJWs, and I don't go outside and see ads to join the SS squads, but it's still maddening that the only alternative to not liking SJWs is this unaware easily manipulated hivemind.
No matter where you stand, I'm sure some of you if you're old enough will remember that you used to be able to talk to more people without having to pick a side. People might be batshit over one particular topic, but you didn't have to pick some stupid political party as a prerequisite for who you could be friends with. You could disagree with people and coexist, and the only people protesting were usually just PETA or small groups that no one really gave much attention to. I guess the point of this thread, besides me venting my frustrations is, is there any hope of returning to how things were? and if so how can it be done? or are we just stuck in this some pandora's box that's going to go on until I'm old and dead?
