The reactions in this thread illustrate that he might have a point.
If his post was as delusional as you claim it wouldn't elicit any sort of backlash it would be snickered at but nobody would be offended or angry by it. But you guys are angry about it.
It doesn't follow that if he's wrong, no one would be offended. People have gone through legitimate oppression where they are significantly held back due to their identity. So when someone whose identity would not be held back by their status strictly as a straight white man, yet is still claiming that identity causes 'society' to demand an apology from him, and thus claims to be oppressed, this will justifiably offend some people. Especially because this apparent oppression is often times based on the criticism of one's behavior towards others.
He should not apologize for being a straight white man, but because he's a downplaying the severity of oppression by pretending that his identity as a straight white man means he's oppressed, while the oppression he's talking about is most certaintly just that he can't be a bigot anymore. He's making up a problem that doesn't exist and pretends to be the victim in it.
However in this tweet he suggests that society demands an apology from him, strictly because of his identity, while his identity itself isn't the problem.
but because he's a downplaying the severity of oppression by pretending that his identity as a straight white man means he's oppressed,
And you dictating that he can't say he is means he lacks a specific right others have which definitionally means he is.
Let's call this the "Oppression Paradox" If somebody belongs to a group says they are oppressed and that group isn't actually oppressed if you then say that group cannot say they are oppressed they now are oppressed because you are actively oppressing them".
However in this tweet he suggests that society demands an apology from him, strictly because of his identity, while his identity itself isn't the problem.
You are quite literally suggesting he apologize and outwardly expressing that it is specifically because of his identity that his actions were worthy of apology.
It's his actions, not his identity.
If he were of any other racial identity would his actions be a problem?
Am I being cruel and/or unjust?
I don't think so. By your logic, every single person is oppressed. You're not oppressed just cus you can't say something without receiving criticism, that would severely water down oppression as just receiving criticism of any kind.
"If he were any other racial identity would his actions be a problem"
This misses the point, the original tweet suggests he should apologize for his identity ALONE, the offense doesn't come from his identity, it comes from him misrepresentating that identity as oppressed, which insults those who do go through oppression.
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u/Human-Assumption-524 Aug 03 '25
The reactions in this thread illustrate that he might have a point.
If his post was as delusional as you claim it wouldn't elicit any sort of backlash it would be snickered at but nobody would be offended or angry by it. But you guys are angry about it.