#Dogwhistle

Kodama Mama

CaseyExplosion

Using "TRA" to describe trans people isn't neutral, it's deliberately invoked to mimic MRA, or Men's Rights Activist, and when used to describe trans women is a form of dogwhistle

Phluffi, cisphobic

PhluffiTwitch

THREAD on how dogwhistles work and why saying "I'm not using it as a dogwhistle" does absolutely nothingBecause people seriously seem not to understand this This thread is specifically

Ben Schwarz

benschwarz13

This is an excellent thread. I've been having discussions privately with others about exactly what 'Zionism' means, and a huge challenge in discussing it is that its meaning has shifted

Lana (niceposting mode over 😡)

mechapoetic

interesting thing about reactionaries is they all like to disavow where women's and lgbtq liberation come from. those from the west say it comes from "foreign barbarians", those from elsewhere

Southern Meff

misanthropicc92

Black Brits who are largely apolitical in a party sense are conflated with “cranks” and “Marxists”, basically anything seen to align with Corbyn (therefore bad for the party), for having

free to fic (foff)

freetofic

as the 'queer is a[n unreclaimed] slur' rhetoric is being reheated, let's take a moment to remember:1) some LGBTQ+ ppl feel discomfort being called 'queer' or lumped into the 'queer

BeadsAgainstFascism

beadagainstfash

We don’t carry your values of “racial” supremacy, but you need to understand that if you’re white and/or a settler, Land Back does mean dismantling the entire settler colonialism system,

Dr Halima Begum

Halima_Begum

1/4 Today I was attacked in Parliament by #LizTruss. Tho she can read a script, she misrepresents the point of my Guardian interview. Specifically, I argue that this Gov is

DuelCast

ddduelcast

if there's anything we've learned from the jd mess (and from other discourse accounts tbh), it's to be wary of people who make being pro-ship a core part of their

Shannon Salisbury

Miz_Salisbury

Time to revisit Ontario's Education Act: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90e02 Specifically the "religion and morals" section. Arguably, the "religion and morals" section makes the "learning" section a

Wabash Alums Against Rokita

NoRokita4AG

TODD ROKITA AND RACE (thread)In a hollow tribute to MLK, Todd Rokita said, "Today we honor a life spent fighting for the rights of millions. Martin Luther King Jr. is

Aaron Rupar

atrupar

So, uh, the Trump rally in DC is off to a good start We're already at the anti-Semitic dogwhistle portion of the Trump rally these people are out of their

Leia

TheSWPrincess

There's another #dogwhistle to white supremacists in the Trump Organization store: an $88 baseball.88 stands for "heil Hitler", because H is the 8th letter of the alphabet.This is a pattern

Casey Ayers

caseyayers

Lots of finger-pointing and not much in the way of proposed solutions in here.https://twitter.com/Mdixon55/status/1329048746206715905 The easy thought is that Graham is probably right, and a Biden-center-lane candidate - conveniently, her

shantilly

shantilly_t

"We need to stay united. Let’s take down capitalism first," is starting to feel like a racist dogwhistle at this point. (1/9) I understand a lot of folks have genuine

The Mandalorthodox

thesoapbox

With an investment of zero dollars I too can call myself "stop antisemitism" and condemn anyone I don't like as an antisemite from a place of fake authority "Why would

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