• SincerityIsCool@lemmy.ca
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        9 hours ago

        Look she’s a horrible person and I hate her as much as the next trans, but none of the news coverage on it I’ve seen so far actually has any evidence she was involved in the invitation. This kind of enthusiastic perpetuation of misinformation isn’t ok just because it aligns with our views.

        • UnixSlvt42@piefed.blahaj.zoneOP
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          9 hours ago

          That was actually the whole joke here. She spent all this time spreading unfounded rumors about trans people and now there will be unfounded rumors about her because Epstein mentioned her in an email.

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            7 hours ago

            The joke in the meme is John Cena laughing at JKR being in the Epstein files, though. That’s not a joke, it’s disinformation.

            If the text said something about it being rumored, that would feel more like a joke. That would be sweet karma. But it’s not cool when they post disinformation, and it’s not cool when we do it either.

            While it’s non-defensible; a lot of people just believe what they see in memes. A family member of mine is like that.

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              7 hours ago

              John Cena… The guy who’s famous for saying “You can’t see me!” which spawned millions of memes.

              It’s called tongue in cheek… I deserve smarter detractors.

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                6 hours ago

                That makes no sense.

                “The guy who says ‘You can’t see me’ thinks its funny that JKR is in the Epstein files” doesn’t change anything.

                The “personal attack” quip shows your hand, anyway.

                Look, all I’m saying is that if someone goes and repeats disinformation to someone who knows better, it makes them look dumb, which makes the movement look dumb. It doesn’t help anyone. It makes us more emotional, which makes us less effective.

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            8 hours ago

            Sounds like your meme went over my head then, but I still maintain that the comment I replied to is possibly misinformation.

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              6 hours ago

              Thank you for bringing this up. I agree, disinformation is harmful no matter where it comes from.