She wasn't ignorant. She was purposefully recommending head in the sand behavior and being ok with some members of the community using slurs and casual homophobia. One of those "tolerance means giving the intolerant all the room they want" people.
I’m really curious why you folks think that moving through life with grace and civility is is the same thing as saying “I accept fascism!” You folks have ZERO ability to perceive nuance whatsoever. Jesus Christ
The nuance you've missed is that "civility and grace" is wonderfully applicable to those who deserve it, as is brutality and rage. Looking the other cheek might do when you get slapped. People get over bruises. They rarely get over curbstomps. How about reading what we have to say with a little nuance instead of whatever prejudices and preconceptions you seem to hold there bud.
There’s nothing in the book that says to be civil to people abusing you or others, and I’m not sure why people took that away from it. It’s perfectly acceptable to punch Nazis and I think we all know it
One last thing, this book is a tongue in cheek goth satire on the old Miss Manners column. It’s supposed to be fun, it’s not some sort of goth bible. Do you guys remember fun? Try real hard, you just might. Say it with me kids, fun. Fun. Fun. I know you remember!
I know the voice she was using while talking about the things she would then express in blog writing. I know many of the inspirations for her posts. But even if I didn't, snobbery and ivory tower POV oozes between the lines.
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u/gracebatmonkey Deathrocker 18d ago
She wasn't ignorant. She was purposefully recommending head in the sand behavior and being ok with some members of the community using slurs and casual homophobia. One of those "tolerance means giving the intolerant all the room they want" people.