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RSS FeedsShame the Charlottesville white supremacists on social media: Teitel
(The Star Fashion & Style)

 
 

16 august 2017 16:10:16

 
Shame the Charlottesville white supremacists on social media: Teitel
(The Star Fashion & Style)
 


Shaming people on the internet is never something I’ve had a taste for, even when those being shamed have made genuinely stupid, offensive mistakes — like laughing at sexist or homophobic jokes. I’d give you a few specific examples of this, but I don’t even want to mention the names of the shamed. They’ve paid their dues. What I will say is that I don’t think a guy who makes a penis joke at work is necessarily a misogynist, nor is a diehard fan of Duck Dynasty necessarily a homophobe (neither one, however, is likely a card-carrying member of Mensa). I’ve been called both a feminist Uncle Tom and a lesbian Uncle Tom for my aversion to social media shaming, which I suppose is a kind of meta-shaming — “For shame, you will not shame!” Read more:‘What about the alt-left?’: Donald Trump doubles down on his widely condemned remarks blaming ‘both sides’ for Charlottesville violenceSocial media helps expose white nationalists at Charlottesville rallyThe ‘many sides’ of injustice in Charlottesville riot: ParadkarBut in light of horrific events in Charlottesville, Va., this weekend, I firmly believe that a shame-pass is in order. If you recognize one of the participants photographed marching in the Unite the Right demonstration where an anti-racist protester was murdered and you have access to the internet, please: Shame away. Shame away, because carrying Tiki torches in the name of white supremacy, as Unite the Right racists did this weekend, is not a mistake or a lapse in judgment. It’s not a slip-up akin to laughing at the wrong joke or living for a brief moment on the “wrong side of history.” No, it’s a loud and proud commitment to hatred, and a direct threat to the way of life of every decent person on this earth. Identifying that threat and exposing those who would make it is not grandstanding or virtue signalling. It’s no ...


 
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