#false equivalences

[kouhaiofcolor]

It will never not be a massive mindfuck to me how humanity has always made it entirely 1,000% ok to exclude Black People in any and everything that is a human concept — but it’s somehow “more racist” or “aggressively gatekept” for Black People to preserve ourselves, our own spaces and representation. 🫠

#like what….. what are the margins? #what am I missing here? #black tumblr #black twitter #antiblackness #misogynoir #blm #false equivalences #double standards #protect black culture

[squidcourse]

'exclusionists DNI'

'endos DNI'

hm. seems a bit exclusionist, yeah?

also 'anti information'? funny way to say 'I am the plural equivelent of a trans medicalist and will dedicate my time to harass and suicide bait endogenic systems because I am Good and Righteous'

genuinely fuck off LMAO. you do not need trauma to be a system, the actual science says trauma is not a requirement for plurality, and there other kinds of plurality out there besides yours. die mad about it <3

This is 10000% a troll lmao.

#syscourse #🍪 ask response #anti endo #endo dni #tw sui bait #tw endogenic #anon ask #anon hate #false equivalences #anon bullshit

[bikiniarmorbattledamage]

This is truly stiff competition for the worst case of willful false equivalence we've ever seen.

So, for those not aware: Ongoing embarrassment to gamers and the gaming industry, Mark Kern (former lead on FireFall), has been desperately trying to get Gamergate 2 going on X/Twitter... well after others have given up. If you need to get caught up on Mark, I recommend this video by documentary maker and experienced game developer, Dead Domain:

One of the latest fiascos in this mix has been the comparison of responses to character designs from Hades 2 (Aphrodite, left) and Stellar Blade (protagonist Eve, right). The post isn't by Mark, but is part of the general harassment campaign he's trying to lead.

If you're somehow not familiar with Aphrodite, she's the Ancient Greek goddess of love, lust and hot girl shit. It is absolutely perfect characterization for her to show up to a battle (or anything else) nude but for her hair teasingly covering the intimate parts of her body. But the buried lede here is, you don't fight her in Hades and nothing about Hades 2 indicates she'll fight there either, she just likes the aesthetic and has no reason not to indulge.

Stellar Blade will release on 26 April 2024, so we can't really give an informed discussion of her character. But what we do know is the studio head is the illustrator from Blade & Soul, Eve is described as being a member of "the 7th Airborne Squad" engaged in an "operation to reclaim the planet from the Naytiba", and the promotion material promises "an enthralling narrative filled with mature themes, mystery and revelation. Embrace the relentless pace, with no time to pause between moments where critical, story-changing decisions are made."

It's to be compared to games like Nier: Automata, Devil May Cry 5, Jedi: Fallen Order and Sekiro. And the screenshots look like this:

And yeah, unlike Bayonetta she's not supposed to be an unstoppable force of nature (and fashion) who is immune to self-doubt, she's supposed to be the scrappy underdog last survivor of her team.

Weird they gave her a costume that conveys... the opposite of literally everything they're supposed to be trying to tell you about her.

-wincenworks

#stellar blade #hades #hades 2 #aphrodite #character design #costume design #commentary #mark kern #gamergate #dead domain #video games #false equivalence #blade and soul #nier automata #devil may cry #star wars #sekiro #bayonetta #firefall #science fiction #mythology #Greek #image #video #bikini armor battle damage #bikiniarmorbattledamage #babd #Youtube

[odinsblog]

Can we please get something straight here??

Mitch McConnell has supported Donald Trump and will support him again if Trump wins the Republican nomination. I have never supported Trump and I never will.

Mitch McConnell has been a willing tool of the NRA and helped pass countless stand-your-ground laws, he has helped pave the way for laws like permitless carry, and he has helped make guns easier for anyone to get. I have not.

Mitch McConnell has helped pass laws that intentionally suppress the votes of millions and millions Black people. I have not.

Mitch McConnell has helped write or pass laws that deny millions of women access to reproductive health care. I have not.

Mitch McConnell has helped write or pass laws that deny basic healthcare and living wages to millions of poor people. I have not.

I AM NOW AND I WILL ALWAYS BE BETTER than Mitch McConnell and Republicans, because my wishes do not have any material impact on anyone, unlike the myriad of hateful draconian laws that Mitch McConnell has helped to pass.

I could continue, but hopefully I’ve made my point: people sending Mitch McConnell “ill wishes” IS NOT being “just the same” as Mitch McConnell and Republicans, and it doesn’t make anyone “as bad as” McConnell and the GOP.

Are you fucking kidding me??

Saying that my wishes = McConnell’s actions is a false equivalence. It’s false, it’s offensive and it’s gaslighting.

Mitch McConnell is an elected politician who has a very long history of using his political power to actively harm the poor, marginalized communities, women, LGBTQ people, and non-Christian, non-white people. If you cannot differentiate between the words and the unenforceable “wishes” of the oppressed vs. the actions of an oppressor, then you have some serious problems to unpack.

I could ~almost~ see it if there was some chance that a Republican would go, “Oh wow, those progressives are being nice to Mitch McConnell, maybe I’ll stop being a racist and vote for a Democrat now.” But that almost never ever happens, does it??

You are not going to win over a Republican by being kind. Their entire ideology is based on racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, and cruelty.

Look, I’m not tryna write a dissertation here, but please believe me when I say that this neoliberal knee jerk Pollyanna reaction of, “turn the other cheek” and “be kinder to your oppressors” is very much rooted in Christofascism + white supremacy. It’s a weaponization of the “hate breeds hate” trope and the “forgiveness narrative” meant to tame slaves, and I refuse to fall for it.

I absolutely positively do not wish Mitch McConnell well, and HELL NO, I am not being a bad person for hoping that a racist, evil, old white man suffers a fraction of the pain he has inflicted on others for decades and decades.

I am a proud member of the #MitchMcConnellDieChallenge community.

That all said, at the very least, Mitch McConnell has unintentionally provided us with a teachable moment: please learn to spot the warning signs of someone having a stroke

#politics #mitch mcconnell #republicans #stroke prevention #false equivalencies #mitch mcconnell die challenge #hate breeds hate #forgiveness narrative #neoliberalism

[terristre]

I know request says closed but I just wanted to tell you that we’ll finally be getting the Glorious Masquerade event this month. Any thought pookie? You excited?

I AM COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS til i can bully this man 💥🥊

#‼️‼️‼️‼️NEVER BE AFRAID TO COME INTO MY ASKBOX TO TALK ABOUT RANDOM BULLSHIT!!!!! IM LOVE YOU FOREVER 🥺 #this doesnt count as a request bc no one would ask for nightmare sexy pinup malleus #anyhow. idk if youve noticed but i go pretty hard with religious themes with some of my ocs (hi covered mirrors in october day 1 👋) #& a good amount of my art outside The Sillies is crazy illustration stuff that goes HARD on symbolism & themes #so like. needless to say im VERY excited to finally get my hands on this asshole LOL #actually my original direction for this was going to be a rollo & idia thing exploring the false equivalence of hades & the christian devil #(that also ended in a homophobe rollo punchline 👍) #ask tag #twst #yayayayy thank u for asking it always makes me so happy ^^ <3

[contemplatingoutlander]

The north star here is truth. We tell the truth, even when it offends some of the people who pay us for information. [...] The facts involving Trump are crystal clear, and as news people, we cannot pretend otherwise, as unpopular as that might be with a segment of our readers. There aren’t two sides to facts. People who say the earth is flat don’t get space on our platforms. If that offends them, so be it. --Chris Quinn, Editor of cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer

THIS is the kind of attitude that journalists and editors should have regarding reporting on Trump!

Chris Quinn, the editor of cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer wrote this excellent column explaining to his readers why opinion columns on his platforms are so critical of Donald Trump. His response is a credit to his integrity as a journalist/editor, and should be emulated by others in the mainstream media. Below are some excerpts:

A more-than-occasional arrival in the email these days is a question expressed two ways, one with dripping condescension and the other with courtesy: Why don’t our opinion platforms treat Donald Trump and other politicians exactly the same way. Some phrase it differently, asking why we demean the former president’s supporters in describing his behavior as monstrous, insurrectionist and authoritarian. I feel for those who write. They believe in Trump and want their local news source to recognize what they see in him. The angry writers denounce me for ignoring what they call the Biden family crime syndicate and criminality far beyond that of Trump. They quote news sources of no credibility as proof the mainstream media ignores evidence that Biden, not Trump, is the criminal dictator. The courteous writers don’t go down that road. They politely ask how we can discount the passions and beliefs of the many people who believe in Trump. This is a tough column to write, because I don’t want to demean or insult those who write me in good faith. I’ve started it a half dozen times since November but turned to other topics each time because this needle hard to thread. No matter how I present it, I’ll offend some thoughtful, decent people. The north star here is truth. We tell the truth, even when it offends some of the people who pay us for information. The truth is that Donald Trump undermined faith in our elections in his false bid to retain the presidency. He sparked an insurrection intended to overthrow our government and keep himself in power. No president in our history has done worse. This is not subjective. We all saw it. Plenty of leaders today try to convince the masses we did not see what we saw, but our eyes don’t deceive. (If leaders began a yearslong campaign today to convince us that the Baltimore bridge did not collapse Tuesday morning, would you ever believe them?) Trust your eyes. Trump on Jan. 6 launched the most serious threat to our system of government since the Civil War. You know that. You saw it. The facts involving Trump are crystal clear, and as news people, we cannot pretend otherwise, as unpopular as that might be with a segment of our readers. There aren’t two sides to facts. People who say the earth is flat don’t get space on our platforms. If that offends them, so be it. As for those who equate Trump and Joe Biden, that’s false equivalency. Biden has done nothing remotely close to the egregious, anti-American acts of Trump. We can debate the success and mindset of our current president, as we have about most presidents in our lifetimes, but Biden was never a threat to our democracy. Trump is. He is unique among all American presidents for his efforts to keep power at any cost. Personally, I find it hard to understand how Americans who take pride in our system of government support Trump. All those soldiers who died in World War II were fighting against the kind of regime Trump wants to create on our soil. How do they not see it? [emphasis added]

I encourage you to read the entire column. It is worth it.

#trump #journalism #truth in journalism #mainstream media #false equivalence #chris quinn #cleveland.com

[fandomshatepeopleofcolor]

Sometimes, I have the dumbest White people responding to my posts...

This is literally false equivalency becos Palestinians are literally being killed and displaced by Israel? Mainly listening to their voices on their oppression by Israel is not the same as centering Israeli opinions on Palestinian sovereignty?? That's like centering White voices on racism 🤦🏻‍♀️ Also, I merely said we should be centering Palestinian voices, I didnt say we should only be listening to Palestinians. But trust that some White people don't seem to think that people of colour can be capable of nuance admidst criticism 🤷🏻‍♀️

Also, why is it weird to, in his words, center only Palestinian voices? It's not as if Palestinians are themselves a diverse community of people with a diversity of beliefs and opinions on Israel 🤷🏻‍♀️

- mod sodapop

#false equivalence

[lighthausen]

"The power dynamics seem so problematic" ..bro you put us through the Marwa arc.

#wwdits #i ammmm upset still about what they did with marwa and derek. #this is a false equivalence absolutely but. . . #anyway that all being said I think this situation is kinda hilarious

[cisgenderedcentaur]

It is purrhaps time to acknowledge that a lot of myths about transmasc ""safety"" within broader cis society was just coming from transmasc erasure. We weren't safer, or had easier lives, we were just ignored when we suffered.

Now there's even a hint of transmasc awareness rising, it's not surprising there's backlash against us. If you've spent your live believing that transmascs have it "easier" than women, it's easy to be angry at us. much simpler than confronting your own prejudices!

#transandrophobia #this is once again about the tmra bullshit #i could write thousands of words about the false equivalence sheys trying to pull off #but i probably wont. #talk tag tbd

[songleap]

hey gang i think we can talk about the misogyny in warrior cats without defending a character whos ONLY personality trait is "abuses disabled children"

#i feel like comparing her to most antagonists that people enjoy is a false equivalence because like #they do other things #literally the only thing rainflower does is abuse her disabled child #like if the ONLY thing hawkfrost did was abuse mothwing liking him would be sus as fuck #but uh. he was a major villain for like 3 arcs. #its more comparable to like. liking stormtail #when all he does is neglect his children and be predatory towards younger women #but i have never seen anyone stanning him?!? #if you want a mother with a complex relationship with her disabled child lets talk about millie #wc #warrior cats #rainflower

[graytheory]

"But some radfems are detransitioners!"

Yeah, and many pro-lifers had abortions.

Bigoted groups attract their former victims all the time. That doesn't make them morally justified. It means propaganda is a hell of a drug, and that they know exactly how to prey on their victims.

It's a lot easier to swallow "you were tricked by an evil conspiracy" than to admit "you made a mistake". That goes for abortion as well as transition, by the way.

And just like I have very little sympathy for people who regret their abortion and become pro-life, I have very little sympathy for people who transition, realize it's wrong for them, and then become transphobic bigots.

However, I love and support my detransitioned siblings who aren't transphobes. And I love and support anyone who is a former radfem, terf, or GC who has realised how hateful radical feminism is.

You can "detransition" from a hate group, too. I'll be here for you.

#detransition #trans #transgender #anti radfem #anti terf #anti gender critical #pro choice #abortion #i love how some terfs try to claim that the right to abortion and the right to transition are a false equivalence #they're both about bodily autonomy honey #get over it

[endyrian]

#autism #autistic #actually autistic #autism acceptance month #asexual #i hate this false equivalency from both ends

[elder-millennial-of-zion]

#antisemitism #israel #anti Israel media bias #meme #meme generator #israel hostages #hamas war crimes #false equivalence #anti Israel false equivalence

[dougielombax]

“buT NOboDy spEAks iRIsh! wE MiGht aS weLL HAve sigNs WRiTTen iN POLish! HuUuRrR DuUuRrRr!”

Oh do ever so kindly shit up and fuck off with that SHITE!

It is not an argument nor is it a refutation!

End it!

Fucking hell.

Colonial faeces!

Bumbrained fodderbeasts who are scared of the country’s native language and don’t like to be reminded that we were here long before they showed up, our presence destroying their delusions of grandeur and superiority by reminding them they hadn’t conquered fucking shit.

I’d send the fuckers away to a convent with all the other stupid geese of their generation. Forever.

In the meantime the rest of us can continue living in the 21st century trying to make the world a better place.

Bottom line. It’s a language! It never killed anybody!

Get fucking used to it!

Fucking hell.

Side Note: You’d be surprised at the sheer number of Irish folk in the republic who want the language to die too. They’d make the British SO proud. Fucking morons. Ghastly little pea brained stooges. They’re like extremely dumb children.

#dougie rambles #personal stuff #vent post #political crap #fuck loyalism #ireland #northern ireland #bilingual signage #signs #irish language #false equivalence #fucking morons #fucking hell #fuck’s sake #brainrot #brainrot in action #polish language #languages #decolonization

[odinsblog]

This is what dehumanization + propaganda looks like

Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal

Collective punishment is a war crime

Forced deportation is a war crime

Targeting civilians is a war crime

Israel is an apartheid state

Hamas ≠ Palestine

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

#politics #palestine #gaza #israel #benjamin netanyahu #hamas ​≠ palestine #war crimes #collective punishment #false equivalencies #benjamin netanyahu is a war criminal

[dr3amofagame]

A lot of people hated the Mama puffy hc but I really liked it especially because she disowns c!Dream. It’s a moment that (if the hc was real) would’ve shown the very real truth that blood means nothing and parents can disown their children for any reason, valid or not. The idea that she denounces her own son hurts more because of this ingrained concept that a mother always loves her children, no matter what. I enjoy the topic quite a bit and I enjoy the angst that inevitably comes from it. It’s not that I want it to be canon, just that I enjoy the hc a lot.

i think mama puffy is whatever with fanwork but in canon it's obviously not true. i think c!puffy's whole entitled parasocial guardian thing is objectively funnier--woman, how are you gonna declare yourself this guy's guardian and then get Disappointed In Him when you think you have some special say over who he is and what he should do morally bc he helped you with ur chores that one time, what.

#my asks !! #dsmp hot takes #i think that c!puffy was kinda wishy washy about mama puffy stuff to the point where like. cc!foolish was confused #so people who make false equivalences with mama puffy and like how every woman on that server was immediately #turned into 'c!tommys older sister' regardless of if theyd even interacted before #are kind of annoying -- like she literally called herself his guardian lmao #all that being said i havent done anything with mama puffy in a long time #there's a few artworks of it that i think were cute and sheep c!dream is fun to me #but im not the biggest fan of it in general and definitely not for more canon-adjacent stuff