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On any of the donation threads where it came up and he replied to it, the most he ever did was some half hearted corporate PR "apology" (ironic)
"Do you also perform this kind of background check for every product you buy in the supermarket?"
Uh. Yeah. We do. That's why we're constantly coming on here telling people what companies to boycott. Do you not follow your own movements?
Yeah, did he really think people won't? It's pretty damn shitty to also demand free pass just because they're making stuff that's being distributed for free. What's funnier is that he also think people wouldn't go back to reddit or migrate to piefed or other reddit-like fediverse project. This two guys have the ego of trump.
How can you call "the transgender topic" at all "controversial"? You either support and protect minorities or you don't.
Also, my man db0 is just the goat.
obviously human rights apply to everyone including transgender people.
I'm not going to get bent out of shape on that statement. It isn't doubling down or escalating like the folks still sending death threats over shit like neopronouns.
I think it's more the evasion and unwillingness to show support for trans rights, which should be easy. The fact he is hesitant or worried to show support indicates he thinks there is something wrong with the view that trans women are women, etc.