• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    8 days ago

    I generally don’t like virtue signaling

    So normally, you’d be against this because casting a black person in a historically white role is “virtue signaling”?

    Have you ever considered that the casting director chooses who they think is best for the job?

    You’re honestly telling on yourself when you call shit “virtue signaling.” You’re tacitly admitting that you could never believe that a person might be the best for the job because of their race or gender.

    If it’s used regarding something not related to race, you’re admitting to everyone that you lack basic empathy, and therefore refuse to accept that others might have that empathy. “They must be virtue signaling, because nobody actually wants to help the homeless.”

    This “everything is virtue signaling” bullshit is for the birds. It’s a thought terminating cliche that literally makes people racist and sociopathic

    Stop. Do better.

    • Dr. Moose@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      So normally, you’d be against this because casting a black person in a historically white role is “virtue signaling”?

      No, just other kinds of virtue signaling. I think re-interperting is perfectly fine as long as the context isnt something punching down like black face. I misspoke I guess but there are virtue signaling that is more akin to obvious rage bait but odyssey is clearly not it.