There's definitely a distinction

Exactly!

Came to say that: Keep Portland Weird Doesn't welcome MAGA-weird.

Exactly, exactly! To keep it going, I think their whole worldview is based on what's "natural" and how their shitty behaviour and policies and ideas are normal and natural, because they view stereotypes about human nature (esp re sex, gender roles, race, family structures, etc) like these unshakeable institutions that they're powerless to influence in any way.

When really it's like, nah it hasn't always been like this, and it will continue changing, forever.

Further, we can do the very difficult work of trying to change it in a way that benefits more of us!

Hear fuckin' hear!

The unease doesn't come from the word itself being a grave insult but, for example, from being bullied for being "weird".

https://lemm.ee/post/39234924

Weird Al should change his name to just Al so he's not affiliated with those people.

I like when people call me weird, means they’re comfortable saying it like it’s no big deal.

This is the goal for how I want people to view me tho

I'm not calling anyone that doesn't fantasize about their daughter or fuck living room furniture weird.

I heard it as if you're fine being called weird, you're the good weird. If you fight being called weird, then you're weird weird.

Came here to say that. Quirky weird is wanting to wear a propeller hat as an adult because it's fun and no one can tell you no. Creepy weird is wanting to wear a propeller hat to predate on children. They are not the same.

Ding ding ding! That's how i see it too.

As the hatter told Alice, "we all weird here."

And that's why i hope to clarify.

The one true answer..!

That sucks. I'm sorry to hear that. As a life long vet of the Depression Campaigns, i can relate. I don't have any magic words that i can drop that'll magically make things better, but i wish i did. If you don't have someone to talk to, you can bend my ear.

Are you fascinated with the menstrual cycles of strangers? You want to look into the underwear of everyone before letting them into the public bathroom? You so grossed out by other people's consensual sex practices you want to take away their civil rights? You want trans children to cower in fear, and all the children to be surrounded by guns? You want women to know their place and shut their mouths? And black people to stick to menial jobs so you can kick all the brown people out of the country?

Or are you normal weird, i.e. partly fun weird and partly sad weird?

I disagree that weird automatically carries negative connotations. "Keep Austin Weird" comes to mind.

The Dem VP pick, Tim Walz, started referring to the Repubs as "weird," to which they responded by having conniption fits. Terrorists, rapists, pedophiles... all manner of names have been levied against the right, but a simple schoolyard taunt has them in tears. It's pretty interesting.

Like, uppity gay?

Yeah, kinda like that gay pride image of Putin. It's mocking him and his draconian views of gay people, not gay people themselves.

Do they accept being called weird? I think you give them entirely too much credit... but that's just my opinion.

It doesn't matter. Convservativea cannot accept the notion of a "good weird" because it removes all justification from their beliefs. The whole conservative belief system is founded on the notion that there is an effective normal and that normal must be protected from those that would upset it.

They cannot say they're the "good kind of weird", because that means admitting that weird can be good. And if weird can be good, they have no ground to plant the roots of their beliefs in. They have to be normal, because if they're weird, all the time they spent attacking others for being weird in the defence of what's normal doesn't make any sense. Calling themselves the good kind of weird is a complete 180 on what it means to be conservative and alienated a massive portion of their voting base who only vote conservative because they see people who are "just like them", not weirdos who are willing to redefine sex and gender, or question historical narratives.

The "weird" angle of attack has been so effective because it deconstructs the very notion of what it means to be a conservative. Giving them an out through the "good kind of weird" doesn't change that.

I've heard it a few times recently, then saw something posted in i think the autism instance? Dunno, not sure which it was, but this popped into my head and thought it illustrated it neatly.

Weird is okay! It's them freaking out at being called weird that's actually, well, weird.

If you're a grown adult who isn't getting offended by tampons or solar and aren't absolutely obsessed with other people's sexuality preferences, then Id say you're in the clear.

As long as you're not bragging about how great your daughter would be to sleep with.

I think there is disgusting/cringe weird and then there are people who are simply different.

People who aren't trying to follow the standard template are awesome because they're rare and they have unique experiences to add.

These guys however are all trying to follow a template, and went everyone else to follow it. And they're trying so hard in a way that is so illogical it's ridiculous because they want to be "alphas"