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• rxin@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This specific example is badly photoshopped

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  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s not really the point, though.

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    • Starbuck@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If there were so many examples of this in the real world, then you wouldn’t need to photoshop one.

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      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Again, it’s an illustration of the hypocrisy. It doesn’t need to literally exist as a physical object in order to make the point.

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      • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The French Revolution was well documented and people still enjoy A Tale of Two Cities

        Are you saying we don’t need any fiction - novels, tv, movies, jokes, comics, memes… because there exists non-fiction versions?

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      • melpomenesclevage@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You do to make it fun.

        But your statement suggests you don’t think its a thing.

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    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      get fucked with that bullshit. trans allies aren’t out there persecuting anyone. jfc, where do you come up with this bullshit?

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      • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Tell that to the homeless people forced to play frogger across the interstate near where I live. And the entire working class neighborhood whose flood risk was ignored by the city for decades until this year because it got mostly destroyed.

        Camping bans are persecution. Building shiny stuff instead of taking care of people is persecution. It’s not bold or in your face but it’s real.

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    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      the hypocrisy? The hypocrisy of who? The fucking politicians that fund this type of shit?

      WHO ARE WE MAKING FUN OF

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      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        The hypocrisy of who? The fucking politicians that fund this type of shit?

        WHO ARE WE MAKING FUN OF

        The liberals, politician and civilian alike, who support LGBTQ+ people’s right to exist without harassment but also are in favor of persecuting and punishing homeless people for existing near them.

        Like for example New York Mayor and once a cop always a cop Eric Adams who is in favor of both marriage equality and (not much short of) hunting the homeless for sport.

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• Luccus@feddit.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I mean that someone saw hostile architecture and then decided to add a trans flag for political reasons.

  We, as strangers, will never know their exact motivation, but I think if their idea was a message regarding the unfair treatment of economically disadvantaged people, there would be much better ways to communicate the issue that doesn’t involve something that can easily be construed as an anti-trans messaging.

  It’s a bit vibes based, but you know… People ain’t robots, and even if that wasn’t the original intent, that’s how the message comes across. So I’d rather have a better, more poignant one that’s worth repeating, rather than this, perhaps unintentionally, worse one.

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  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yeah, that’s not a reasonable interpretation. Intersectionality and criticism of lack of same is by far the most likely intent behind this picture.

    Pretending otherwise kinda seems like grasping at straws to avoid addressing the shortcomings of your favorite neoliberals.

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    • Luccus@feddit.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      My “favorite neolineral”?

      I’m an entire person, not a single-sided strawman. I edited my reply to also state that I think neolibs suck too, if that helps to unflatten my thoughts on this a bit. And because I think they do.

      I’d also like to add that I’ve seen this image and others like it posted in anti-progressive groups by anti-progressive people, instilling exactly the message I explained earlier. Which is why I say the message either isn’t clear, or just bad.

      I don’t feel like I’m “gasping at straws”. I feel my argument is somewhat reasonable and I hope my point is a little clearer now.

      I have to go back to work now.

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      • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I still believe that your interpretation is unreasonable and mine is much more likely regardless of your anecdotal experience in anti-progressive groups, but I apologize for unfairly assuming bad intent on your part. Have a nice day!

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  • I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If I had to take a guess at the motivations, I think someone saw the spikes as well as the equality sign in the window and took a picture because that’s kinda a juxtaposition. But I’m guessing that didn’t give enough “zing” that would be noticed as an internet post, so they edited the trans flag on the spikes to make it less subtle.

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