Zeteo reports from the GOP convention in Dallas, where Trump offered Americans a fake bribe while dismissing the real pain he’s causing them. Some Republicans already have a ‘flight to catch.’

Zeteo reports from the GOP convention in Dallas, where Trump offered Americans a fake bribe while dismissing the real pain he’s causing them. Some Republicans already have a ‘flight to catch.’

  • dehyzer@piefed.socialEnglish
    5·
    1 day ago

    Grindr and underlying network infrastructure can definitely take big loads.

    Interesting choice of words for such a serious conversation, I’m offended

    Because as far as I can tell it’s a meme based on a website which takes user reports as evidence of an outage, which would be very susceptible to false reports because it’s funny.

    Even if we assume each and every one is instantly hopping on the grind (which is a HUGE if), it would still be a drop in the bucket compared to the usual traffic of Grindr in Dallas.

    Honestly, fair point. I don’t know the methodology for the outage tracking, you could be right on this one.

    Attack Republicans for what they are (or are shamefully revealed to be), not what would be funny if true.

    Fair

    That just gives actual straight homophobes an excuse (“I’m not homophobic because I’m definitely not gay”) and spreads the narrative that homophobia is just something gay people do to themselves.

    This is where you go off the rails. It’s a very weird jump to make and is completely illogical. You’re claiming that Republican Grindr jokes reinforce a narrative that only gay people hate gay people, and to that I say, respectfully: what the fuck lol

    • abbotsbury@lemmy.worldEnglish
      16·
      1 day ago

      You’re claiming that Republican Grindr jokes reinforce a narrative that only gay people hate gay people, and to that I say, respectfully: what the fuck lol

      How is that illogical? That is the narrative reinforced by seeing homophobes and thinking “they must be gay.” If they hate gay people -> they are gay people -> homophobia is by gay people.

      I don’t think anyone in significant numbers believes the narrative, but that’s the narrative the behavior supports. Unless it’s an insult and just “haha ur gay,” which while ironic and pointed at a deserving target, is still using gay as an insult.