This comment was pure perfection. Thank you!

And if memory serves, her employer actually responded publicly that she did nothing wrong and would not be punished.

You put your finger on it - the problem isnt a swastika in Asia somewhere, the problem is a swastika on an item offered for sale in the parts of the world where it is a very potent symbol of racism and slaughter.

Yeah, she did. Posting a video of someone trying to eat their damn lunch on social media to get them fired is an asshole move. If you want to go full Karen, call the CTA. Posting publicly is pinning a public target on yourself and your subject. If the public shits on you instead of them, you have no one to blame but…

Freedom of speech is not at risk. No one is getting arrested for saying shitty things, they are merely being shunned, which is in line with freedom of association.

Depends on what they did.

You wrote:

Spewing anecdotes does not disprove a thesis.

“...I’m talking specifically about cis-gendered straight Black men... If you’re a man who represents the socialized ideal of Peak Masculinity—brash, cocksure, manipulative, unapologetic, seductive—you can have your way with us.”

I know you weren’t replying to my post, but thanks for the clarification - I should have been clearer on that in my own response to this question.

Influencers are a new branch of marketing.

Rudy: because meatheads need a good, cathartic cry once in a while too.

‘Opel Karl’ sounds like the punchline to a filthy joke that doesnt translate well from German to English.

Id get it for Mrs. SpringBurner to learn to drive and appreciate a manual transmission. She likes performance cars but wont drove stick.

A sporty, nicely appointed manual V6 for $6k (including clutch replacement)?

The issue BLM and pretty much every group that protests, regardless of what they are protesting, is they cant control who else comes out to the event.

Certainly more complicated than first presented.

Agreed.

Ok, I assume you are asking an honest question, so here goes.

Fair to say.