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“Flamer” is a graphic novel about a boy who is discovering he is gay and how he is treated at summer camp. “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” contains some discussion of sex and a lot of profanity, but is mainly about two high school boys who befriend a girl dying of cancer.
From the article.
I’ve read flamer and it’s kind of telling how people want it banned. It makes me wonder if people who are deeply opposed to it feel called out by it’s core messaging
You act like they read it before banning it...
Cognitive dissonance is one of hell of a drug for some people, don’t underestimate it
The irony of this statement is that it is not a hell of a drug for people. Cognitive dissonance does not refer to the state of having contradictory beliefs, it refers to the feeling of discomfort one should experience from hold contradictory beliefs.
You get what I mean at least I think though 🤷♀️
Yeah of course, I don't think we should stop using it the colloquial way
They think too...
It's just about stuff they dont understand. So at least you have something in common with them
Dude it’s 9am where I am, I just woke up and posted a comment without fully proofreading it. Maybe consider not being an aggressive asshole and gently correct me instead? My intention was to say that they likely do read it and reach the conclusion they want and the irony of that goes over their head. I simply stated I assumed you understood what I actually meant
That was about as gentle a correction you can get on the Internet.
@JackbyDev@programming.dev was more than capable of doing so without being a condescending asshole, so it’s possible.
What kind of proofreading would have got you to learn what the word meant?
You didn't know, now you do.
Move on and be happy you learned, pretending you always did doesn't help. Especially since you think I'm someone else.
Ironically enough, you're acting even more like the people you were talking shit about now. You all have more in common than you think apparently
Calm down and stop being so condescending.
Chill out the hell out and stop being so condescending. We aren’t bringing that shit over from Reddit. And no, I didn’t think you were someone else.
Oh man, I finally got around to clicking your username and you mod a bunch of writing subs and have a "tip jar" on your account...
No wonder you took this so personally.
It's not a big deal, you learned something, it's a good thing. Don't let your ego get in the way at improving in something you clearly care a lot about. Who cares if ~20 people saw you didn't know what cognitive dissonance was?
I didn’t take it personally. It was just really aggressive and rude hence why I pointed it out as such. Saying that I have something in common with book banners was just not needed.
You act like they have read any book before...
If the message is understanding for gay children it stands against their whole fascist agenda.
These people want to white wash the gay away. What is the end goal. To make people forget that being gay is a thing. Ugh like 10-15 more years and most of the bigots will be too old to remember why mad.
Then go in and remove all Bibles, see how they like that.
But, yeah, they don't know what's in their bible as 99.99% of these fucks never read a book, let alone actually read the book they are ready to kill people over.
Fascism has arrived waving a flag and a bible. As the legends foretold.
"So this is how liberty dies...with thunderous applause."
Padme Amidala the Philosopher
Be sure to use a photograph of early readers when discussing banning books aimed at young adults.
At least it wasn’t a photo of “Gender Queer” for the umpteenth time — which is a book aimed at college age readers.
Now do the Bible.