Buddy… we all miss the good old days. But we can’t just roll over and let this over sexualized, as far as our children go( See Target) non sense rule the day.
But I get your point, we’d hope for an escape from it.
We all want things to go back.
Mr underscore Jones is likely just a shit stirring internet troll and a couple of people who are deeper thinkers than I’m capable of, tried to set him straight.
Now back to the 37in discussion.
With almost certainty, a paid internet troll whose objective is to sow acrimony and discontent on social issues.
Russia’s IRA has led the way and set the standard for surreptitious online trolling and that model has been picked up and run with by American fringe advocacy projects - Brady/HCI/MDA all pay professional outrage staff to show up at political events, rallies etc. I’ve met some of them.
BLM & some others also pay both outrage protesters and agents provocateur. There’s video of the latter breaking into stores, and then inviting in the looting class, then they casually walk away.
We’ve no doubt had paid internet trolls here on FRF, most notably before the political discussion area was shut down. Denvertaco? or whatever.
These people are paid, professional argument participants and the good ones are able to quickly respond with good enough talking points to get the last word.
That’s what’s happening in the professional lobbying of corporations to “toe the line for” - equity, LGBTQAB+/-, quota hiring or fulfilling, and what have you. A few paid protesters carrying signs go a long way in a lot of cases. The effort has seen success at normalizing fringe issues. Right now it’s trans-this/that, but on the horizon, look for:
plural marriage - SCOTUS struck down gay marriage bans, it’s going to be a big stretch to then intervene on this one
pédophilia - currently being rebranded as ‘minor attracted people’
Accept these things, or as a corporation you will be protested, picketed and threatened with cancellation as bigots.
There are successful strategies to combat an attempt at cancellation, but it takes a willingness to do it.