I can’t really think of a reason for that as Reddit is hated somewhat equally by “both” sides of the spectrum. It’s just something I find interesting.

  • @TrismegistusMx@lemmy.world
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    171 year ago

    See that technique you just used is call “gaslighting.” A dogwhistle is when you say something that’s not exactly advocating for unspeakable ideas, but indicates that you hold those ideas and is intended to garner support. So when you said “Mohamed raped a 9 year old, and reddit doesn’t like that particular fact about that particular religion” you were dogwhistling to other islamophobes and hateful people the idea that all Muslims are child rapists.

    • @spookedbyroaches@lemm.ee
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      41 year ago

      Yeah but now you can just say that instead of actually talking about the subject. If it were any other time, you would say something like “there is no credible source that Aisha was 9 when they married” or “are you saying that christians didn’t historically marry 14 year-olds?” Or whatever other rebuttal you can have. And someone who doesn’t know anything about the subject who is reading this might be swayed to your position. If you just say “fuck off with this dogwhistle” people might not be convinced.

    • @Blamemeta@lemmy.world
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      21 year ago

      Oh, nice, dog whistle inception! I never said the “all Muslims are child rapists”, but you wanted me to have said “all Muslims are child rapists”, so you’re pretending I said “all Muslims are child rapists” anyway. And you claimed I was gas lighting, when it was you who was. Truly the shitty cherry on top.

      No, what I really mean is Muslims worship a child rapist, which I thought was pretty clear.