RetroFed Forum
Your home away from modern life.
James Webb was was a Homophobe
Post Reply
AuthorMessage
CobraCommander quokk.au CobraCommander@quokk.au
Joined: 2025-06-09
Quote

James Webb was was a Homophobe
99   Original
Sina beehaw.org Sina@beehaw.org
Joined: 2023-07-02
#2 · (edited) Quote Reply

In the 40s maybe 90% of Americans held negative sentiments toward homosexuality, so perhaps we shouldn't blame a guy being born in 190x to be like most of his society.

Talking about Muhammad or Schrödinger could be way more interesting & MUCH less of a nothingburger.

16
Walters, Fern bookwyr.me waltersf@bookwyr.me
Joined: 2026-08-23
#3 · Quote Reply

In the 40s maybe 90% of Americans held negative sentiments toward homosexuality, so perhaps we shouldn't blame a guy being born in 190x to be like most of his society. Talking about Muhammad or Schrödinger could be way more interesting & MUCH less of a nothingburger.

That's the point the meme is trying to illustrate: the lavender scares, buggery laws, and apartheism are still policy in both imperialist nations.
Donald Duck is no saint.

7
inari piefed.zip inari@piefed.zip
Joined: 2026-02-07
#4 · Quote Reply

That's the point the meme is trying to illustrate: the lavender scares, buggery laws, and apartheism are still policy in both imperialist nations. Donald Duck is no saint.

I mean the Nazis were literally inspired by Americans

10
Post Reply
Back to top