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<blockquote data-quote="ThatRobGuy" data-source="post: 73583460" data-attributes="member: 123415"><p>Another issue that's muddying up the waters is what I've started referring to as "tribalism-driven outrage".</p><p></p><p>It's similar to selective outrage...but where it differs is that it seems to be reactionary based on which entities were the first to establish positions to support/oppose something. It's kind of like a hybrid between selective outrage and virtue signaling for lack of a better description.</p><p></p><p>One very recent example is the flak the R&B Performer "The Weeknd" is getting for some lyrics in his new song. Basically, some lyrics about how woman he likes might be into girls and he says (paraphrasing) "it may just be a phase" and "bring her along and all 3 of us can have some fun" and implying that he can "make her straight" - I won't use the actual lyrics for obvious reasons.</p><p></p><p>Since the first critics of the lyrics were some prominent social media personalities in the LGBT community, the PC crowd has sided with them and started bashing the Weeknd and claiming that LGBT people should boycott his music and any radio station that plays it.</p><p></p><p>However, had the first critic had been, let's say, an evangelical congressman or senator like Ted Cruz, saying "<em>these kinds of lyrics glorifying premarital sex & bisexual acts need to be removed and everyone should boycott these songs</em>", I have no doubt in my mind that the same people bashing him now, would be coming to his defense on grounds of free speech simply to oppose Ted.</p><p></p><p>...and I've seen some of that behavior going in the other direction too.</p><p></p><p>Basically, whoever goes public with an "against XYZ" position first, sets the tone for where the rest of the tribes are going to land on an hot button topic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ThatRobGuy, post: 73583460, member: 123415"] Another issue that's muddying up the waters is what I've started referring to as "tribalism-driven outrage". It's similar to selective outrage...but where it differs is that it seems to be reactionary based on which entities were the first to establish positions to support/oppose something. It's kind of like a hybrid between selective outrage and virtue signaling for lack of a better description. One very recent example is the flak the R&B Performer "The Weeknd" is getting for some lyrics in his new song. Basically, some lyrics about how woman he likes might be into girls and he says (paraphrasing) "it may just be a phase" and "bring her along and all 3 of us can have some fun" and implying that he can "make her straight" - I won't use the actual lyrics for obvious reasons. Since the first critics of the lyrics were some prominent social media personalities in the LGBT community, the PC crowd has sided with them and started bashing the Weeknd and claiming that LGBT people should boycott his music and any radio station that plays it. However, had the first critic had been, let's say, an evangelical congressman or senator like Ted Cruz, saying "[I]these kinds of lyrics glorifying premarital sex & bisexual acts need to be removed and everyone should boycott these songs[/I]", I have no doubt in my mind that the same people bashing him now, would be coming to his defense on grounds of free speech simply to oppose Ted. ...and I've seen some of that behavior going in the other direction too. Basically, whoever goes public with an "against XYZ" position first, sets the tone for where the rest of the tribes are going to land on an hot button topic. [/QUOTE]
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