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The end was so weak.

After the first perspective shift I thought we might be in for a relatively limited conclusion but I didn't think the first act basically covered the full plot.
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@zohrankmamdani is a deeply thoughtful human being and we think he would make the best NYC mayor imaginable. We feel this as New Yorkers, as Jews and as human beings who are desperate for kindness, compassion and empathy to be represented in our politics.

GET OUT THE VOTE here bit.ly/4nxYXFp
I'm not offended; I'm definitely annoying.

I'd even have been less bothered by the post if it were explicitly calling me annoying than calling any group of people annoying based on their race and gender.

That's categorically a different thing & whether it applies to me or not doesn't change that.
What is "always" in her post doing there then?
I can't prove her point. That would take all white dudes on the site.
People can and will advocate for themselves however they prefer.

You won't get a blank check on any sort of advocacy from the public.

From Marijuana legalization, to abortion, to gay rights, to Healthcare reform, etc. finding effective ways to advocate that will increase net support is critical.
I'm entirely willing to concede that I'm being annoying.

Hard to argue that one!

Beauty - or annoyance - is in the eye of the beholder.

I'm not willing to concede that white dudes are universally annoying.

Every human takes their turn being irritating; racial bias doesn't need to enter into it.
No, it applied to me from the start as a white dude on here.

I've proved her right in this instance, but that's fine by me as being 'annoying' aka disagreeable is a lower concern to me.

My point about the rejection of racial bias is what initiated this.
Sure, I'm being "irritating" or "annoying" here.

It -is- me in this instance, but I'm fine with people calling me individually annoying but don't think blanket statements like that really have any place.

Even positive ones are expressions of racial bias. "Green women are pretty."
Personal guilt around on your conscience!? That's some spicy and not tremendous sausage to toss and just an assumption on your end.

I'm perfectly fine with someone calling me, personally, annoying.

I'm not ok with racial bias directed at anyone.
Racism is not exclusively systemic and it's wild that you think it is.

While there's as you mentioned plenty of examples of systemic racism, there's no shortage of interpersonal racism as well between individuals or groups smaller than these enormous systems and that extends to all.
I don't care about engagement. Why would I?

I announced the unfollow as feedback that could be taken or ignored, that's her prerogative.

She can use her platform however she prefers but the platform is for posting your takes and my 2c is that lazily prejudice should be discouraged.
I just don't like to see unabashedly prejudicial comments posted for yucks. Real Annoying - I know.

I don't think it's pedantry, I think it's a useful self-check that everyone needs from time to time.

But thank you and I'm perfectly fine with you calling me specifically annoying.
Sort of splitting hairs there, but sure.

And I agree with the general sentiment; No MAGA without white dudes.

Measure it with a "some" or even "a lot of" or even something temporal like "recently".

Declaring it in broad terms without a scope and it's just a lazy prejudicial racist view.
If someone I followed had posted "Black girls are annoying" that'd have illicited the same response from me.

Lazy racism is lazy racism regardless of where you point it.
Yeah, sorry I took issue with her racism - guess that's annoying to some people.

Nobody in this thread winning any self-awareness awards.
Yep, definitely was taught it and it still looks better to me.
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Now THIS is a mission the National Guard can be proud of. 🙌

Via @voteinorout.bsky.social
Lobbying is literally just professional advocacy.

Insane and incompatible with democracy to try and ban or criminalize it.