Worst of Social Justice

[Ghoti]

As far as SJ movements for completely ridiculous things, I predict *crosses self, steps into circle of salt, readies wooden stake* a movement based around people who prefer to sleep during the day and do things at night. There will be an awesome insult for people who disagree with them (Daywalkers?) and fake science saying that we're all "supposed" to be nocturnal.

Internet, do your thing.

*British accent* I'm being extremely clever up here, and there's no one to stand around looking impressed! Wot's the point in having you all?!

[Igor]

As someone who actually is nocturnal... I doubt it's possible to even make shit up saying we're supposed to be nocturnal and make it sound believable. Living by night is hard, and not especially healthy. Your whole system gets thrown out of whack, and unless you double up on vitamin D supplements (which I always forget to do) you're probably going to be lacking it, among other things. I've known a lot of people to start working a night shift and stop after a week because they couldn't take it.

[SpaceProg]

I'm nocturnal.  I'm fine.  Chemically balanced and all.  Still, it's not for everyone.

[chitoryu12]

As a matter of fact, we're not SUPPOSED to stay up as late as we do. Traditionally, humans have been active exclusively during the daylight hours; farmers got up by dawn because they'd be in bed by sunset or shortly after. The invention of electric lighting meant that we could afford to stay up later thanks to being able to easily and cheaply light up our entire homes as bright or brighter than the sun itself, so modern humans actually spend more time up at night than ever before.

400 years ago, you'd need a damn good excuse to stay up until 1:00 AM.

[Ghoti]

Yeah, that's the point. We (humans) are built for activity during the day and rest at night, the same way we're built to digest both plants and meat. The SJ craziness comes along when people deny the inherent flexibility and resilience of the human body and say that humans were "intended" or "supposed to" eat only plants or be awake only at night. Then there are the cries of "We're oppressed because society/language/the world doesn't bend over backwards! We're persecuted because meanies on the internet make fun of us!" Finally, there's the insult that backfires because it's actually kinda awesome (bloodmouth/daywalker).

[ironbite]

These people desperately want to be special they'll seize on anything that even remotely makes them special.  If I'm making sense.

Ironbite-it's happened before and it'll happen again.

[TheUnknown]

The funny thing about the "we're built to be vegetarian/vegan" crowd is that they readily compare our system to carnivores, but always neglect to draw a comparison between us and herbivores.  And then there are those that outright lie and say humans are the only primates that eat meat, which is supposed to be some sort of indicator that us eating meat is 'unnatural.'

[SpaceProg]

Tell the monkey that those chimps are tearing limb from limb that primates don't eat meat... 

When I think primate or ape, I think Omnivore (sometimes eating more meat than veg, sometimes less), really.

[Ghoti]

These people desperately want to be special they'll seize on anything that even remotely makes them special.  If I'm making sense.

Ironbite-it's happened before and it'll happen again.

Yes, that's exactly the point I wanted to make. People are so desperate for Speshal Snoflaake points that they'll turn any habit or personality quirk into a label that separates them from the rest of the world. What's really sad about this phenomenon that it compartmentalizes unique and interesting traits and flattens them into imaginary reasons to attack somebody. I'm not saying that specific labels are a bad thing (I'm a hetero-romantic-ish demisexual trans man, for crying out loud), I'm saying that they've been warped from a tool to bring similar people together and unite them under a common banner or characteristic into a kid's collection of pseudo-intellectual trading cards.

[largeham]

Has the fact that now wearing bindis is 'racist' been covered?

[Shane for Wax]

Wearing bindis is cultural appropriation and it's been covered same as wearing braids, dreads, and doing yoga.

[largeham]

Pfft, if anyone wants to wear traditional Indian clothes, I will give them mine, more space in my cupboard. Recently, in a debate, I was accused of having knowledge privilege. Reading more than 20 books now makes you one of the upper class.

[davedan]

Pfft, if anyone wants to wear traditional Indian clothes, I will give them mine, more space in my cupboard. Recently, in a debate, I was accused of having knowledge privilege. Reading more than 20 books now makes you one of the upper class.

Education is a privilege. But it certainly isn't something you should be ashamed of.

[Thejebusfire]

Has the fact that now wearing bindis is 'racist' been covered?

It's my understanding that women in India\Southeast Asia wear bindis for both religious reasons and for fashion. Kind of like what women here in the US do with cross jewelry. But I could be wrong.

I peeked into the "bindi" tag to see what SJW rants I could find and found this:

Today a very angry girl grabbed me by my arm forcefully and told me to ”Cut that shit out.”

When i told her to keep her hands to herself she started berating me on how "White girls have no shame and are sexualizing other cultures and how dared i have a bindi on my forehead?"

…. girl.. that is a birthmark…

Yes it’s on the middle of my forehead..Yes it’s a perfect small dark brown dot. what do you expect me to do?

She told me i should put foundation on it or get it removed with surgery because if people do not know it is a birthmark i’m being offensive.


I… I don’t even… what?

Can you people just stay on tumblr and not make yourself look mental in the real world? or at least keep your hands to yourself?

You can't just randomly grab people because they have birthmarks you don't like.
THAT IS NOT OKAY.

[Ghoti]

Even if the white girl was wearing a bindi, you don't grab a stranger without her consent. *Ever.

*Unless there's a fast-moving vehicle involved, but that's clearly not the situation here.