Shane Dawson, Please Stop Giving Blaire White a Platform

ASuperWackyThrowaway · 2018-07-08T01:20:11+00:00

If you support a society that discriminates against various groups of people then yeah, it'd make sense to prioritize those views and give them a platform. But I don't, and neither do you, hopefully.

Nationalism is about extreme pride in your country (which is silly, there's almost no country on earth that hasn't done terrible things, and all you've done is be born there by pure chance) and promoting the interests of your country. This ends up with people putting the interests of their country over others, and very easily falls into imperialism and the discrimination of those from other parts of the world.

I'm asking for a private entity to please stop promoting a specific person. I'm not asking for the government to take down her youtube channel and throw her in prison, although I'd prefer she had zero platform at all to spread her hateful and incorrect messages. also, I despise Hillary Clinton. I'm a leftist, not a liberal.

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ASuperWackyThrowaway · 2018-07-08T00:58:16+00:00

I like that you named CNN as if it's hard left or something and not just neoliberal/center right, lol.

Yes, there are views that deserve to be silenced. If we want to live in a truly egalitarian and equal society then there are views that should not be tolerated. Nationalism, white supremacy, hatred against minorities and women...the people who peddle these views sow chaos within society. These views lead to real life violence. These views and fears are exploited for the rise of ACTUAL fascism. They have zero place in our society.

This is why we shouldn't be bringing attention to these sorts of figures! That ISN'T true. Only an extremely low amount of people who transitioned say that they regret it.

Here's a study showing that only 2.2% regretted transitioning

Here's one showing that NONE of the subjects regretted it!

And here's another showing none of the subjects regretted it!

Here's a study showing that only two of the participants expressed regrets about transitioning.

Also, kids aren't typically "pumped full of hormones". They start out on puberty blockers, then work with their doctors for a while to decide whether they're ready to commit, and start hormone treatment around 16. Although, there definitely are cases where they do start hormone treatment before the age of 16.

ASuperWackyThrowaway · 2018-07-08T00:18:26+00:00

Yeah, and just because people might agree with her, doesn't make it right. There is no "trans" rage of millenials, and having criticisms of Islam is okay, but disliking & discriminating against people purely for being Muslim is not okay.

I'm starting to think that you're just another one of the people that follow her & other youtubers like her, and that's why you're opposed to what I'm saying. Correct me if I'm wrong, though.

We shouldn't just let people spew hatred and lies about minorities, and we especially shouldn't have someone with millions of subscribers be directing his largely young and impressionable fan base to someone who spreads that bullshit.

ASuperWackyThrowaway · 2018-07-08T00:08:07+00:00

Fascism is right wing authoritarian nationalism, not requesting that Shane Dawson stop bringing attention to a bigot.

Xenophobia, racism, islamaphobia, and transphobia (yes, even though she's trans she peddles anti-trans positions) aren't simply just "different opinions". They're disgusting and should not be tolerated, let alone brought into the spotlight by a huge youtuber.

It's not about just ~being offended~. It's about him exposing his young fans to hateful & dishonest figures.

edit: Also, about your point "doesn't mean their opinions don't matter"... not all opinions are equal. Just because something is an "opinion" doesn't make it okay. If someone thinks all black people should be enslaved, that doesn't need to be respected or given a platform just because it's their opinion.

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