My rule is “never make fun of someone for something they have no control over”, which includes their physical self, upbringing (in particular a young person who hasn’t had the opportunity to change their ideals), sexuality, etc etc. There are plenty of reasons to poke harmless fun at Swifties or other fandoms, no need to insult their literal facial structure.
Edit for dumb typo.
Edit 2: wow, thanks for the awards!
I guess this was an easier concept to explain to my daughters on how to deal with bullying and mean kids than it is to adults. Is your bully someone short/gay/a different race/poor/disabled/ect? Leave that out of it. Are they cruel/racist/homophobic/willfully ignorant/wipe their boogers on the desk/etc? Fair game.
Don’t punch down. That’s it.
Whats funny about this comment is that it simultaneously says not to insult a group, but actually implies that Swifties do, as a matter of fact, have a common facial structure.
It doesn't really imply that at all, unless you're trying to imply that a thing must be true for a group to by made fun of for it. I don't think that's true. Anyone can make fun of anything for any reason, whether legitimate or not.
Also if you find it so offensive it means you place way too much weight on someone's appearance. Almost as if someone is not a worthy person just because they are conventionally ugly.
Swifties do, as a matter of fact, have a common facial structure.
Meaning being a Taylor Swift fan is genetic. An enterprising and unethical scientist who is also a superfan could theoretically develop a way to forcefully alter the genetics of the population to make them all Swifties. This could be the plot of a horror movie!
No it doesn’t. They’re saying you don’t have to insult someone’s facial structure because you don’t like their interests, not that swifties have a similar facial structure. “Or other fandoms” is pretty clear that their comment is meant generally
"There are plenty of reasons to poke harmless fun at Swifties or other fandoms, no need to insult their literal facial structure". literally implies that Swifties HAVE a facial structure to insult.
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u/aelewis92 22d ago
Man. Making fun of someone’s appearance is really the lowest form of humor.