• WizardGed@lemmy.ca
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    14 days ago

    I hope for a day that people look back at this image and don’t understand why this was a “radical act that almost makes me tear up”.

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      14 days ago

      I’m in the comments looking for a reason… I mean, it was quite common to have men kiss on the cheek in some political spaces… what does being trans change to the equation? Is that “worse”?

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          13 days ago

          Black person, my dude. A full blown, dark skinned, african descent, descendent-of-slaves black american citizen. Not a character.

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            13 days ago

            I’m happy you got your little endorphin rush picking this trivial fight but what I said was in no way deserving of your condescension.

            One could even argue it’s more relevant to clarify it was a character and not just a random guy in private to drive home the significance of it being televized.

            I won’t, though, because anyone nitpicking a comment like that is barely worth the time to tell off.

    • bandanawearingbanana@lemmy.world
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      14 days ago

      I’m looking at it right now and don’t understand what’s radical about it.

      This may seem very intimate if you’re an Anglo but in some cultures this is not more than shaking hands… The kiss on the cheek isn’t very radical, the fact that she’s is a transwoman in office in Brasil, is!

      • wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        7 days ago

        It’s not “very intimate”, and the socially acceptable informal greeting doesn’t typically include prolonged closeness like shown here. ☝🏼 This is compassionate camaraderie.