@cm0002@lemmy.world to Comic Strips@lemmy.world • 6 months agoLet's not jump to conclusionslemmy.mlimagemessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down11cross-posted to: thisisnotmylife@lemm.eecomics@lemmy.ml
arrow-up121arrow-down1imageLet's not jump to conclusionslemmy.ml@cm0002@lemmy.world to Comic Strips@lemmy.world • 6 months agomessage-square60fedilinkcross-posted to: thisisnotmylife@lemm.eecomics@lemmy.ml
minus-squareFlying Squidlinkfedilink0•6 months agoI have asked a similar question many times in the past when people excuse such things as jokes: What is the effective difference between doing a Nazi salute like that “as a joke” and just doing one? Same thing I ask when people claim they are being racist as a joke.
minus-square@bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish0•6 months ago What is the effective difference between doing a Nazi salute like that “as a joke” and just doing one? Plausible deniability. Pushing a boundary instead of breaking a taboo.
minus-squareFlying Squidlinkfedilink1•6 months agoThat is not an effective difference, that’s an excuse.
I have asked a similar question many times in the past when people excuse such things as jokes:
What is the effective difference between doing a Nazi salute like that “as a joke” and just doing one?
Same thing I ask when people claim they are being racist as a joke.
Plausible deniability. Pushing a boundary instead of breaking a taboo.
That is not an effective difference, that’s an excuse.