My reasoning:

  • “While not applicable in all cases, mental health problems often played a role [in Florida Man stories]. Mental health is a huge issue in Florida, which ranks at the bottom of all states for mental health funding, according to the Florida Policy Institute. Lou and Orjoux, CNN 2019
  • Florida has a known track record of intimidating and suppressing voters, particularly voters of color.
  • ”It’s a democracy, we are just making fun of the voters who made it that way.” Except it isn’t. The will of the Floridian people is not represented in the actions of their leaders. One of many examples: 68% of Floridians want the state to do more on climate change, meanwhile “The Florida Legislature not only bypassed proposals to address climate change during the most recent legislative session, but lawmakers also passed a measure (HB 1645) that would strip the term “climate change” from much of state law.” Does that sound like democracy to you?

Instead of addressing these—and other—root problems, Florida Man posts trivialize the hardships of marginalized individuals, perpetuating societal inequities.

  • Norgur
    16•1 month ago

    Oh come on, not everything said or done has a socioeconomic impact that’s relevant in any way, shape or form and not everything needs to have one.

    Not every joke one makes “trivializes” something hidden, no matter if one could find something it could “trivialize”. Not every post has to be a message to better this world.

    Sometimes, one needs to laugh at the weird shit that happens around all of us or we’ll go depressed and crazy and bitter. Something you are moving towards already, tbf.

    • @[email protected]OPEnglish
      -7•1 month ago

      there is certainly a gray area, yes. that said, im so fucking done with the “lol, let them drown” memes.

      edit: telling on yourselves with the downvotes. yes we need to laugh, but yall need to look up the difference between punching up and punching down. literally lesson one of any valid political humor.