ID: MUNROE @MunroeBergdorf posted: āPlease donāt be surprised if I block you instead of engaging in āa debateā about issues that donāt affect you, but impact on my life greatly. I do not need to, nor want to converse with people who prioritize their desire to prove a point, over my humanity and rights.ā
Amanda Jette Knox @MunroeBergdorf replies: āTHIS. You owe no one a debate on who you are, ever. Not online. Not in person. Not in the media.ā
Itās easy to see this as a jaded mindset, and heck, maybe it isā¦ but itās still anyoneās prerogative to just say āI donāt want to discuss this, and if you donāt like it, thereās the doorā.
I sometimes engage in good faith conversations, where I later realize the good faith was only from one side of the argument. That SUCKS, so I get it.
Personally, Iāll still try to talk, but just because Iām a naive fool doesnāt mean others need to be :P
Well, someone like you won over a homophobic teenager with kindness and a good faith discussion almost three decades ago. And that teen, once he stopped hating for half a second, found out that he was gay himself, so thank you for engaging with those voices.
I wonāt tell you to keep doing it, since it is exhausting and I canāt tell you what to do, but know that those efforts are hardly a complete waste.
Youāre fantastic.
Thank you very much for sharing! Very relieving to hear that people are able to change like this. Iām glad you also were able to see your own flaws. Iām the same in that regard. I used to be a huge jerk
God damn it lemmy you know I canāt handle this much wholesome sincerity on a Wednesday