[vesavius]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

Agreed, Sam handled that badly. Mocking anyone’s age is cheap and hypocritical. But you’re twisting the wider point. A brief social advantage in a TV house isn’t power in the same way systemic bias is.

Situational shifts don’t erase structural reality. LGBTQ people might have influence for a week in a show, but they still face inequality outside it. That’s the difference you keep ignoring.

Systemic bias is an outdated myth in 2025. LGBT folks thrive in literally every field. Every system is designed to protect and promote their interests. As I said, this is not the 80s anymore... The LGBT community needs to stop pretending that things have not changed.

But, the thing is that victimhood in progressive circles is a form of social currency and so it is hoarded and treasured as such. it is in itself a form of power.