Re:Kanye West to acquire free speech platform Parler
by pseudolus on Monday October 17, 2022 @08:10AM
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Something must be seriously wrong with the financials at Parler for them to accept an offer from him. He's basically untouchable on both sides of the mainstream political spectrum at this point, something I'm sure Parler is aware of. However, desperation makes for strange bedfellows. Perhaps, like Elon, he'll try and get out of the deal at which point his bipolar condition will come out front and center as a basis for withdrawing the offer.
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Re:Kanye West to acquire free speech platform Parler
by iinnPP on Monday October 17, 2022 @08:22AM
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When did it become mainstream to hate on people for their mental health?
Re:Kanye West to acquire free speech platform Parler
by SamoyedFurFluff on Monday October 17, 2022 @08:54AM
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It’s never not been mainstream. Crazy girlfriends, calling people psychos, joking about having ocd(“or as I prefer it, cdo!”), adhd squirrel!, calling people narcissistic, autistic as an insult for being overly petulant, “retarded”, etc etc. the list goes on and on.
At no point was someone’s mental well-being not a point of mockery or weakness in society, I think.
Re:Kanye West to acquire free speech platform Parler
by iinnPP on Monday October 17, 2022 @09:28AM
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None of my friends are like this. Not one.
Re:Kanye West to acquire free speech platform Parler
by SideburnsOfDoom on Monday October 17, 2022 @09:12AM
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I don't think that this specific issue is "hate on people for their mental health" it's more that, mental health issues of powerful people playing out in headlines and prime-time media will never not be uncomfortable to watch, tragic and unnecessary.
Re:Kanye West to acquire free speech platform Parler
by RichardCNormos on Monday October 17, 2022 @10:16AM
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Criticize white people --> wow, stunning, brave
Criticize Jews --> mental health issues
When did that become mainstream?
Re:Kanye West to acquire free speech platform Parler
by zach_garwood on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:17AM
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Saying that you're "going death [sic] con 3 on the Jews" is not really what I would call "criticism".
Re:Kanye West to acquire free speech platform Parler
by RichardCNormos on Monday October 17, 2022 @11:57AM
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If he'd said it about whites, nobody would care. It looks like Black Twitter is noticing, too.