OOOOOOOH!! I'm so mad!!

DapperButch · 12-12-2010, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by atomiczombie

I belong to a car audio forum and this nasty offensive transphobic thread showed up today and I am sooooooo pissed!! The OP posted pictures of asian girls and a poll just asking, would you hit that? yes or no. As if that's not sexist and offensive enough right? Then a few posts later after a bunch of guys respond saying they like asian girls and the polls are mostly yes, the OP reveals they are "ladyboys" from Thailand. You can imagine the nasty responses and people making fun of each other for having voted yes. I am so disgusted I feel like I need to take a bath. And yes, I did post in the thread pointing out how disgusting and transphobic it is and they should be ashamed of themselves. Grrr. Here's the link if anyone wants to make an account and respond also:

http://www.diymobileaudio.com/forum/...an-chicks.html

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Originally Posted by atomiczombie

I am going back and forth with this one bigot in this thread and it is driving me crazy, how he refuses to acknowledge his own bigotry. I am jumping out of my skin here. These people just refuse to see any other side but their own. He keeps insisting that trans people seduce non-trans straight people and try to fool them just for sick pleasure.

Drew -

I am an active member of a car forum that is of course, mainly cis gendered, straight males. Every once in a while you see a gay joke, something racist, or something misogynist. Fortunately, when that happens, someone on the forum calls bullshit (including me, of course!) and the person slinks away.

I really like the forum as I have no one in my personal life to talk cars with...and this forum (ok, well subforum of the forum) is specifically for my model car, so I learn a lot. I would be bummed if it was racist or homophobic or transphobic (have never seen that topic come up) b/c I would have to leave. Couldn't and wouldn't deal with it. I would assume that there is quite a number of other car audio forums out there...maybe you should go searching for a new one.

I personally wouldn't waste one minute of my breath arguing with a guy like that. No point and you only get frustrated. He isn't deserving of the dialogue.

Good luck.

P.S. FYI: I did not look at the link (don't want the negative energy), but I am guessing that I didn't need to to make sense in response.

atomiczombie · 12-12-2010, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DapperButch

Drew -

I am an active member of a car forum that is of course, mainly cis gendered, straight males. Every once in a while you see a gay joke, something racist, or something misogynist. Fortunately, when that happens, someone on the forum calls bullshit (including me, of course!) and the person slinks away.

I really like the forum as I have no one in my personal life to talk cars with...and this forum (ok, well subforum of the forum) is specifically for my model car, so I learn a lot. I would be bummed if it was racist or homophobic or transphobic (have never seen that topic come up) b/c I would have to leave. Couldn't and wouldn't deal with it. I would assume that there is quite a number of other car audio forums out there...maybe you should go searching for a new one.

I personally wouldn't waste one minute of my breath arguing with a guy like that. No point and you only get frustrated. He isn't deserving of the dialogue.

Good luck.

P.S. FYI: I did not look at the link (don't want the negative energy), but I am guessing that I didn't need to to make sense in response.

My feeling is that this stuff needs to be called out when it comes up. And even if I don't change his mind (and I don't think I will) maybe someone else reading the forum will think about what I said and re-consider their point of view. I am making a stand here and that is my choice.

DapperButch · 12-12-2010, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by atomiczombie

My feeling is that this stuff needs to be called out when it comes up. And even if I don't change his mind (and I don't think I will) maybe someone else reading the forum will think about what I said and re-consider their point of view. I am making a stand here and that is my choice.

Of course! I wasn't saying don't call him on it. It sounded like you were saying the guy wasn't open to listening at all and that you felt like you were banging your head up against the wall.

My post was meant in support of the frustration that you must feel. At some point I just give up with people. That is all I was saying.