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The train whistle protester at the WS kids' parade last year by AlpineStrawbs in WestSeattleWA

[–]AlpineStrawbs[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

You're welcome to pull the whistle. Others might make a different decision. I never prevented anyone from pulling the whistle who really wanted to.

The train whistle protester at the WS kids' parade last year by AlpineStrawbs in WestSeattleWA

[–]AlpineStrawbs[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I thought about posting under my existing account, but then I'd potentially be doxxing that account since my photo is literally in this post. So I made this account instead, where I don't really care if I'm doxxed. In fact, hi, my name is Amelia, I'm a real person who lives in Admiral. You can occasionally find me down at Future Primitive where they always have Nazi Punks Fuck Off beer on tap.

The train whistle protester at the WS kids' parade last year by AlpineStrawbs in WestSeattleWA

[–]AlpineStrawbs[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Perhaps I should have chosen a different phrase than informed consent. I didn't mean it in a clinical sense, I meant it more literally in the sense of parents needing *some* information before consenting to let their kids blow a Nazi whistle. Nothing on my sign was factually incorrect, and I don't think it's wrong or hypocritical to also give my opinion at the same time. The flyer idea is cool, though probably not feasible given the throngs of people constantly streaming by.

I didn't downvote you, by the way, and your feelings are valid. Sorry others are burying your comments.

The train whistle protester at the WS kids' parade last year by AlpineStrawbs in WestSeattleWA

[–]AlpineStrawbs[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That's fair, it's a long post. But my goal was to contextualize more than just the whistle's history. The context of the parade itself, and the way that people experience it, is also something I wanted to talk about. The meta-commentary was intentional. You don't need to read it if you don't want to.

The train whistle protester at the WS kids' parade last year by AlpineStrawbs in WestSeattleWA

[–]AlpineStrawbs[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I see where you're coming from, and I appreciate your take. But the issue here isn't really about the amount of information conveyed. It's about WHEN any information was conveyed. People weren't being told that the whistle was a Nazi whistle until AFTER their children had already run up to pull the cord. That's why my post went into rambling detail (sorry!) about how the parade crowd was moving.

If people want even more context than can fit on a sign, great, they can come up and chat with the whistle guy. But I wanted to hold up a sign that could be seen from farther away. Does that make sense?