
As I mentioned a while back, footage from the Democratic Socialist Convention went viral for being EXACTLY the triggered, social justice warrior MESS you’d expect it to be:
Meanwhile at the Democratic Socialists of America conference… pic.twitter.com/fT0GfHIFFI
— Young Americans Against Socialism (@YAAS_America) August 4, 2019
“Uh, quick point of privilege, quick point of personal privilege, um guys — first of all, James Jackson, Sacramento, he/him. I just want to say, can we please keep the chatter to the minimum? I’m one of the people who’s very, very prone to sensory overload. There’s a lot of whispering and chattering going on. It’s making it very difficult for me to focus. Please, I know we’re all fresh and ready to go, but can we please just keep the chatter to a minimum? It’s affecting my ability to focus. Thank you.”
HOLY MOTHER OF ENTITLEMENT.
“Thank you, comrade.” the moderator responds, unironically.
THEN Some other dude then LOSES HIS CRAP because comrade #1 used “gendered language.”
“Point of personal privilege! Point of personal privilege! Please do not use gendered language to address everyone!”
But wait, there’s more! pic.twitter.com/fuD4MxSyPO
— Young Americans Against Socialism (@YAAS_America) August 4, 2019
“Quick point of privilege once again!” he shouts. “Hi, James Jackson, Sacramento, DSA, he/him. I have already asked people to be mindful of the chatter of their comrades who are sensitive to sensory overload. And that goes double for the heckling and the hissing. It is also triggering to my anxiety. Like, being comradely isn’t just for like, you know, let’s keep things civil or whatever. It’s so people aren’t going to get triggered, and so that it doesn’t affect their performance as a delegate. Okay? Your need to express yourself is important, but you need to express yourself should not trump [UNINTELIGIBLE TRIGGERED NOISES].”
IT IS TRIGGERING TO MY ANXIETY.
DO NOT TRIGGER MY ANXIETY!!!
At the time, I said this entirely BEYOND parody.
Fortunately, I WAS WRONG.
Southpark animated audio from the footage… and it’s EVERYTHING I didn’t know I needed today:
Amazing. AMAZING.
You are SO very welcome.