Hexbears can have a little genocide, as a treat?

  • Zuzak [fae/faer, she/her]
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    5 months ago

    There's also a pretty justifiable explanation for anyone who goes fidel-wut at "unlimited genocide on the first world": it's a joke.

    I guess I'm just confused about what your concern is. Like someone who would otherwise be a great fit here is going to wander into Hexbear, see something like:

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    And they're gonna go, "Oh my heavens! Genocide?!" and run off without asking any sort of clarifying questions about our beliefs or how serious the meme is?

    This just seems like complaining for the sake of complaining, frankly.

    • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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      5 months ago

      Two things:

      A lot of "unlimited genocide" comments aren't obviously joking. Many are made in the same style as earnest "death to America" comments, there's a whole contingent of basically ultras who (being generous) are not interested in splitting hairs over when violence is justified, and of course you have the problem seen on every internet forum that makes edgy jokes: some people take them seriously, or at least say they do to be even more edgy.

      Also, "it's a joke" is not a bulletproof defense. People have brought up sexual assault jokes -- those and many other types of jokes are "just jokes," but for various reasons we don't tolerate them. Even obvious joke comments like the picture you posted can still be tasteless, offensive, etc.

      • Zuzak [fae/faer, she/her]
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        5 months ago

        Also, "it's a joke" is not a bulletproof defense. People have brought up sexual assault jokes

        And people (like myself) have explained why they're not at all comparable.

      • StalinStan [none/use name]
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        5 months ago

        You have a point mayocide would actually improve things so it isn't 100% a joke. Like, I'd be sad to go but it would be a fair price to pay to bring about the revolution worldwide.

        • booty [he/him]
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          5 months ago

          without sounding like a fascist

          challenge failed

          • StalinStan [none/use name]
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            5 months ago

            The majority of every evil group getting hypothetically gui-better would be worth being called mean