In Japan, they have a term Mura Hachibu that apparently signifies when someone is ostracized and shunned from society for doing something really bad and abhorrent. I have never lived in Japan so I only know about it and have heard about it, don’t really know how it works. But in the USA it kind of seems like you can do all sorts of horrible, bad things, and there’s no real societal consequence for it… If you need any evidence of this, just look at Matt Gaetz. People literally hate this guy, in Congress and outside of it. Some people call him a child predator don’t know if it’s actually true or not and honestly don’t care to discuss it here but You would think that people that do terrible, horrible things would get put on a list and that list would be passed around society So people can be actively aware that they should avoid them, and restrict them from participating in society due to their terrible actions…

So why isn’t this ever done in the USA? Has this ever been considered, or is this like not a good thing to do?

  • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    4 days ago

    yeah, was going to say - being trans did get me shunned, lol

    (not that being trans is a bad thing, I can’t help it and I’m not harming anyone)

    • hendrik@palaver.p3x.deEnglish
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      4 days ago

      I’m sorry for the being shunned part. I mean it’s no surprise to me that some people know about this and some don’t. That’s kind of the point of telling people they’re privileged and hence don’t know other people’s struggles. But once you’re not 100% mainstream and live your life exactly like all the other people, you’ll start to notice.

      • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        4 days ago

        It’s OK, being closeted was worse. :-)

        I didn’t realize having the wrong sex hormones in your body can mess up your mind - I was struggling with depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, etc. for decades that were entirely unnecessary. A socially harder life with the right sex hormones is still much better than a closeted life with the wrong hormones. It was a hard lesson to learn, though.

    • JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Best part is when those same people that shun you for being “different” turn around and say shit like “Politics shouldn’t pick your friends.”

        • dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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          4 days ago

          especially when they’re also privileged and unaware of what it’s like to be a minority - I don’t really know how to cross that divide, though. I guess a cis man could cross-dress in public and see how it feels, see how they are treated.