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Ghostalmedia ,
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There is Portlandia weird, and then there’s “I want the government to track your menstrual cycles” weird.

ChronosTriggerWarning OP ,

Exactly!

Glide ,

Imo, the neat thing about this current “weird” discourse is that only right-wingers could ever find it genuinely insulting. Any sensible, self-actualized human being who isn’t obsessing over the sex and genetalia of others is like “haha, yeah, I am kinda weird”.

But the right wing is built on the misconception that they are “normal” and everything else is a problem. They’re the only ones that could ever be bothered by being told they’re weird, because it deconstructs the very foundation of their beliefs. Without the core of “we are normal and everyone else is causing problems in our normal society” backing up their every decision to threaten others over the religon, sexuality or life choices of others, they instead have to face reality: it’s normal to be a little weird, and it’s normal for some of that weird stuff to take root and become normal. And to refuse it and obsess over it is, in its own way, kinda weird.

grrgyle ,

Exactly, exactly! To keep it going, I think their whole worldview is based on what’s “natural” and how their shitty behaviour and policies and ideas are normal and natural, because they view stereotypes about human nature (esp re sex, gender roles, race, family structures, etc) like these unshakeable institutions that they’re powerless to influence in any way.

When really it’s like, nah it hasn’t always been like this, and it will continue changing, forever.

Further, we can do the very difficult work of trying to change it in a way that benefits more of us!

ChronosTriggerWarning OP ,

Hear fuckin’ hear!

eestileib ,

I get to call myself weird. You don’t get to call me weird.

That’s how this goes.

ChronosTriggerWarning OP ,

I’m not calling anyone that doesn’t fantasize about their daughter or fuck living room furniture weird.

li10 ,

I like when people call me weird, means they’re comfortable saying it like it’s no big deal.

This is the goal for how I want people to view me tho

https://feddit.uk/pictrs/image/9cb96931-9de8-488e-bc47-80dd9ad8f871.webp

Nougat ,

I think "scary weird" is an excellent clarification.

ChronosTriggerWarning OP ,

I heard it as if you’re fine being called weird, you’re the good weird. If you fight being called weird, then you’re weird weird.

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

o0o0 i like that

weird²

Spitzspot ,
@Spitzspot@lemmings.world avatar

Creepy weird vs quirky weird

InputZero ,

Came here to say that. Quirky weird is wanting to wear a propeller hat as an adult because it’s fun and no one can tell you no. Creepy weird is wanting to wear a propeller hat to predate on children. They are not the same.

CitizenKong ,

Weird Al: good weird Trump: bad weird

It’s not rocket science.

Sanctus ,
@Sanctus@lemmy.world avatar

If you like the word you’re the good kind. If it offends you, well, you’re weird.

ChronosTriggerWarning OP ,

Ding ding ding! That’s how i see it too.

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

i dont think now is the time to be muddying the waters. conservatives dont need the assist, youre just giving them an out

ChronosTriggerWarning OP ,

Do they accept being called weird? I think you give them entirely too much credit… but that’s just my opinion.

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

no, they absolutely dont. giving them an option of 'good weird' is going to derail that

ChronosTriggerWarning OP ,

I get that. I don’t think they’re capable of that level of self reflection. To them, weird is BAD. It’s being a part of the “out” group, which is anathema to them.

5C5C5C ,

I think the point is that Republicans detest the idea of being weird no matter what, so they would rage at the suggestion of being a good weird anyway. To them “good weird” is an oxymoron, even though they are actually very weird and not in any kind of good way.

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

yeah that makes sense. i was envisioning them attempting to 'own' it by jumping into 'good weird' with both feet.

but as someone else pointed out also, thats prolly giving them too much sefl-aware credit

Rhynoplaz ,

They’ve been bullying the good weirdos for decades, there’s no backtracking now!

Glide ,

It doesn’t matter. Convservativea cannot accept the notion of a “good weird” because it removes all justification from their beliefs. The whole conservative belief system is founded on the notion that there is an effective normal and that normal must be protected from those that would upset it.

They cannot say they’re the “good kind of weird”, because that means admitting that weird can be good. And if weird can be good, they have no ground to plant the roots of their beliefs in. They have to be normal, because if they’re weird, all the time they spent attacking others for being weird in the defence of what’s normal doesn’t make any sense. Calling themselves the good kind of weird is a complete 180 on what it means to be conservative and alienated a massive portion of their voting base who only vote conservative because they see people who are “just like them”, not weirdos who are willing to redefine sex and gender, or question historical narratives.

The “weird” angle of attack has been so effective because it deconstructs the very notion of what it means to be a conservative. Giving them an out through the “good kind of weird” doesn’t change that.

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

this is a fantastic point, thank you!

Sam_Bass ,

The different kinds of weird get lumped together in the media though

ChronosTriggerWarning OP ,

And that’s why i hope to clarify.

Unbecredible ,

Weird just means unusual (with slight negative connotations already) . So to use “weird” as an unqualified insult is to say that being unusual is a negative thing in itself. Which echoes the sentiment behind things like xenophobia and such. That’s why people are uncomfortable with this line of political attack, imo.

To say “there’s good weird and bad weird” doesn’t say much more than that there are ways of being unusual that you view positively and those that you view negatively. But that’s obvious and doesn’t resolve the issue I mentioned before.

ChronosTriggerWarning OP ,

I disagree that weird automatically carries negative connotations. “Keep Austin Weird” comes to mind.

Notyou ,

Also Weird AL or Hanson playing the song Weird.

Senseless ,

Some of both I guess.

Mouselemming ,

Are you fascinated with the menstrual cycles of strangers? You want to look into the underwear of everyone before letting them into the public bathroom? You so grossed out by other people’s consensual sex practices you want to take away their civil rights? You want trans children to cower in fear, and all the children to be surrounded by guns? You want women to know their place and shut their mouths? And black people to stick to menial jobs so you can kick all the brown people out of the country?

Or are you normal weird, i.e. partly fun weird and partly sad weird?

Senseless ,

Erm, the latter, thanks.

Mouselemming ,

Love your kind of weird.

May the weirdness help you navigate the sad days and increase the buoyancy of the cheery days.

And may it repel the creepy weirdos.

jerkface ,
@jerkface@lemmy.ca avatar

I guess when I hear people derisively calling someone gay, I just think to myself, “They mean the bad kind of gay, they’re not talking about me.”

Mouselemming ,

Like, uppity gay?

ChronosTriggerWarning OP ,

Yeah, kinda like that gay pride image of Putin. It’s mocking him and his draconian views of gay people, not gay people themselves.

jerkface ,
@jerkface@lemmy.ca avatar

Kinda like that ONE time someone called someone gay and nothing like the billions of other times. Got it, how could I have ever been confused.

Has it occurred to you that maybe I object to that, too? It’s not okay just because it’s Putin.

MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown ,

I bet Austin is having a blast with this shenanigans.

terminhell ,

Yes

BugleFingers ,

That entirely depends on YOU

All I can say is I’m not a bad person (I’d like to think)

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