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CuddlingWolf t1_j2035zg wrote

Yeah.. I dunno about this one. It's specifically mocking the victims, as opposed to mocking the other side of the situation, which is what really good humor on controversial topics tends to do. A lot of comedians can tell you about punching up vs. punching down and the concept of thin simple humor as a very basic veil used to legitimize or even permit actual hatred. The point being that even if *you* (OP) are not a homophobe, you should be aware that any actual homophobes are currently saying "hell yeah, this guy gets it" and feeling more comfortable about themselves right now.

The only question that's valid.. is whether you are personally comfortable with them thinking you're "one of the boys".

Also, this actually happens, and recently. This was just the first result I found:
https://www.out.com/news/2021/4/28/two-gay-men-set-fire-horrific-hate-crime

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