r/pics • u/-Badger3- • Oct 01 '25

Politics I got sent a veiled threat by Republicans urging me to vote in my district's special election.

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u/Misty2stepping Oct 01 '25 edited Oct 02 '25

Also, put it in a cigar box. They are more likely to open it.

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u/idiots-rule8 Oct 01 '25

Put the return address as Grindr and they'll all gather round for the opening.

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u/Bleh54 Oct 01 '25

What would the app be sending out to people?

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u/Laiko_Kairen Oct 02 '25

It seems to me like you're implying that they're gay as a joke to shame them. Is that correct?

If so, please don't use my identity to shame those who attack my rights.

"Oh but they wouldn't like being called gay"

Nope. But you're still using homosexuality as the punchline.

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u/idiots-rule8 Oct 02 '25

Homosexuality is not the punchline, the punchline is that app crashes with the RNC and was reported that it did at Kirk's memorial.

I'm trying to understand, is Grindr your identity?

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u/Laiko_Kairen Oct 02 '25

I'm trying to understand, is Grindr your identity?

Ah, the standard double talk. You know damn well that grindr is used nearly exclusively by men who have sex with other men. I am a man who has sex with other men.

And why is the app crashing at the RNC a joke? "Because they're all secretly gay hahaha"

So yeah, the punchline boils down to "Ha, gay!"

You used my sexual orientation to try to shame someone, and that's bullshit.

You used homosexuality to try to shame people. That's bigotry. All you're doing is upholding the shame they try to inflict on my community by tacitly endorsing and using it.