Originally Posted by
Maine Starfish
this post, or part of a post, deserves some focus and I think is what some of you are missing in this conversation
all of the 'both sides' or 'opposing viewpoints' or 'fighting fire with fire' you are all missing the point expressed above, some views are not worth listening to, some views are not worth giving attention or consideration
and when you defend those hateful views, you give validation to them, you encourage the people who believe in those hateful views to continue sharing them, and embolden them to share those hateful views publicly, which only further endangers already marginalized people
this is why inclusion is actually a good thing, even when it's just one character in a cartoon who happens to be non binary