Comment on Colorblindness check!
SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months agoI used to feel this way but ultimately, what happened was tragic, even if it happened years prior. He expressed it publicly and some folks probably felt “seen” at the time. That’s a good thing. Talking about/hearing stories of trauma and loss and grief can be very empowering for folks who have experienced their own.
Like don’t get me wrong: yes he was (is?) all those things you described. But that was a serious loss and I think at some point folks need to recognize that we’re all human and maybe we shouldn’t attack someone working through the loss of their child. Even if we feel they don’t deserve to express themselves that way.
I see your point and don’t entirely disagree, I’ll just its hard to feel bad about somebody suffering the consequences of their own actions (not the miscarriage obviously, but the reaction to it).
You don’t really get to complain about feeling alone when you’re the one that burned all the bridges that lead to your house, imo.
Maybe so but I’d still help them.
“10 percent of any population is cruel, no matter what, and 10 percent is merciful, no matter what, and the remaining 80 percent can be moved in either direction.” -Susan Sontag
Thank you for being part of the merciful 10%.
I’d say that is too generous of praise but thank you. I try to be part of the 10% for sure. Never heard of this before but I really like it
grue@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Man, at this point some sociology student could probably write a dissertation just on the cultural context of this comic alone. Both the stuff you’re talking about regarding de-stigmatizing talking about trauma (and miscarriage in particular), and the way the comic itself has been meme-ified and distilled down to representations as abstract as “
.:|:;”nonfuinoncuro@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I’d watch a 1-2 hour yt essay on this
ICastFist@programming.dev 2 months ago
Better call HBomberGuy
SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Same