Re: Prejudice on the Left

About an hour or so ago, thepaperpilot made a blogpost named “Prejudice on the Left”, talking about how many leftist “figures”, so to speak, still fuck up when it comes to defending groups they ostensibely stand to defend. In particular they bring up Graham Platner being given a pass for sexual harrassment and nazi ties, and the heavy misogyny that surrounded Amber Heard’s trial. Leftist online commentators have been accused of harassment, defended zionism, and made countless remarks dismissive of the marginal communities they fight for. Point being that being a progressive doesn’t free you of the prejudices you’ve internalized. We all have our political journeys. And… yeah, agreed. I think a lot of people on the left think they’re free of prejudice because they, themselves, have experienced prejudice. They divide the world into oppressors and victims and obviously place themselves on the right side of that equation. This isn’t something unique to the left, Elif Bautman famously…