I'm very confused by this. Was there something in the article about mental issues?
So you are going to avoid addressing my post. Stop wasting my time talking in circle. It's not okay in either situation.
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>Transgendered
Being offended by things doesn't mean sit on your hands and do nothing to change them. Accepting that, essentially, "life is shitty get over it" really isn't healthy, or conducive to emotionally healthy living. As a queer dude with a hell of a lot of baggage in that department, "live is offensive that's just how it is" is probably the single worst life lesson I ever took to heart because it caused nothing but pain and self loathing to build for a long time before I realized it was BS.
I can avoid minstrelry as well.
Exactly this, context matters a lot.
Is making fun of the current president of the United States, and an someone who has been shown to be an incredibly disgusting individual, ok? Uh, yes, it is. Is it okay to make fun of people who have to deal with constant hate, trauma, and abuse on a daily basis, for simply existing?
It depends on the joke. There's dark/offensive humor, which is intentionally getting the person to be offended or shocked. It doesn't work to the overly sensitive, but it can crack a laugh to others.
The ignorance of a character as the punchline and the attributes of marginalized individuals as the props.
Well, don't trump supporters get constantly mocked for being either stupid or red neck? I have a friend who voted for trump, and she is a very intelligent individual. While most trump supporters are white(small few are black, latino, etc) South Park makes fun of white people for being stupid, racists, and redneck. White people are vulnerable to jokes the same way.
That would be fine and well if that's how it was handled in this game, but it isn't. Your character is derided and belittled for their identity, and the kids, who are supposed to be the contrast and point out the idiocy and guide the viewer towards a positive viewpoint, and to emphasize the ridiculous nature of the adults (who typically make these claims) simply ignore it for the most part, or are active participants (if I read correctly, they still call you he/him?)
Can you do me a favor and define what the phrase "faux rage" means?
The message isn't "life sucks get over it" it's "the world is full of people with their own unique experiences, beliefs and perspectives and they're often going to conflict with yours." The problem with your example is that it's a direct attack on a specific group of people whereas South Park has been lampooning all comers since the 90s. One has malicious intent, the other does not.Being offended by things doesn't mean sit on your hands and do nothing to change them. Accepting that, essentially, "life is shitty get over it" really isn't healthy, or conducive to emotionally healthy living. As a queer dude with a hell of a lot of baggage in that department, "live is offensive that's just how it is" is probably the single worst life lesson I ever took to heart because it caused nothing but pain and self loathing to build for a long time before I realized it was BS.
Brushing aside offense and derogatory jokes as "just comedy, that's life" solves nothing and helps nothing move forward.
100 years ago this was comedy
Should black men and women have stayed silent and just accepted it's existence because "well it's just life, you're going to be offended by something"? Should they have allowed it's continued life because "well if you get rid of this, where does the slope end? Now you've white washed and sterilized all comedy"?
There has to be a line somewhere. Yes, that line changes from person, to person, because THAT is part of life. But yes, people can and should change things about what they do and how they act because of other people and their right to feel safe and respected, that is also part of life.
Did you know that trans panic is a legal defense in 48 states? I just thought you should know.
Man I sure do recall those Trump supporters committing suicide because of how society views them. Oh and those Trump supporters that are murdered for expressing themselves.
Going into a game like South Park and expecting anything appropriate. The first quote reads as something ridiculous that Mr. Mackey has done as a school counselor. The same guy who was first introduced passing weed around to the students.
I've played about 8 hours so far and unless there's a biiiiiiig swerve coming soon, there isn't any message behind these peoples shit behavior other than 'well they're shit people what do you expect them to not call you names'? And these aren't the named characters, it's just random generic NPC's calling you hurtful shit. These are props, they exist solely to call you hurtful shit, and receive no comeuppance or lesson.
Given the context I've seen, that's certainly how it feels, to me, at least. I won't speak on behalf of the author, but as a trans person it definitely feels like it's little more than a repeat of the same joke I hear regularly, about how "funny" it is to be trans. I can't speak to the creators intent behind the joke, but that is most certainly how it read to me.
As I said before, context matters. Had I played the game as intended, I would have never known it was generic, I would simply feel I was being insulted because of my identity, and my feelings wouldn't change. This is a very sensitive subject that was handled incredibly poorly, and it's frustrating that one of the few times you're allowed to be trans in a videogame, you have to allow yourself to be called an "abomination", have uncomfortable interactions with your parents, etc.
