All the problematic aspects aside, I actually like the idea of the left doing socialising events like this. Back when the labour movement was big they did things like this all the time: Dances, bands, sports teams, clubs for retirees. They inserted themselves in every aspect of working class life and facilitated an ecosystem of working class culture and community. I believe it made the movement stronger, made life better for the people participating and helped build class conscience.

[–] SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net 28 points 2 days ago

Yeah I think this event is kinda cringe but I'm not really inherently opposed to the idea in general.

[–] Blockocheese@hexbear.net 53 points 2 days ago

When I was just starting to become a leftist I saw the DSA at an event I was at and offered to help, the leader or one of the higher us for that branch went out of his way to touch me as he wrapped this duct tape on my arm to identify me as a helper, then handed the roll of tape to my cis male partner so he could put it on for himself

[–] ThereRisesARedStar@hexbear.net 39 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

NYC DSA is a black mark on the organization. They are also doing it at a zionist nightclub

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

🤮

[–] ThereRisesARedStar@hexbear.net 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

And the "seeking" options are "masc" or "femme" or "both"

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 27 points 2 days ago

so-true so inclusive! We could also color coordinate solo cups to signal if someone's a bottom, top, or switch (we need to buy extra bottom cups)!!

[–] Notcontenttobequiet@hexbear.net 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Can I get a source on SILO being zionist? Not doubting / arguing with you, but I've almost gone to shows there before and I'd like to see what their deal is.

[–] Blockocheese@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Theres an article from a few years ago where one of the founders says they were inspired by Tel Aviv night life but to be fair, they have held fundraisers for PCRF with the DSA https://x.com/PaidProtest/status/1798154849378615733

So maybe liberal zionists at worst?

[–] grandepequeno@hexbear.net 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe not zionist at all just saying

[–] Blockocheese@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, the Tel Aviv comment was the only sus thing I could find and since that was years ago he could be fully antizionist by now and that's why the fundraiser was there shrug-outta-hecks

[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago

I dunno about y'all, but if somebody's business model can be summed up as:

"I went to Tel Aviv, and it was so cool! I want to bring the Tel Aviv vibe back here!"

I generally assume they're a piece of shit.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 32 points 2 days ago

Ew. Trots?

[–] Edie@hexbear.net 33 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is the 4th (or so) post about this I have seen on here the last few days.

How many more can we get?

[–] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 30 points 2 days ago

DSA Cringe, more at 11

[–] SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Really? I haven't seen any.

[–] Edie@hexbear.net 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

https://hexbear.net/post/4401297

edit: indirectly, https://hexbear.net/post/4397488

edit 2: https://hexbear.net/comment/5879051

[–] SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

In my defense those were both a day or two ago and I just saw this.

This gave me a giggle tho.

DSA New York did this same speed dating event last year. It was reported in the news that DSA had to shut down the application form because too many straight women applied and not enough straight men.

[–] xiaohongshu@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Sounds like an ad hahaha. Are DSA recruiters hanging out here in Hexbear?

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

There were a few die hard DSA folks here at some point in time in the past five years.

[–] ReadMoreBooks@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

Yes.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

The opposite of the Swinger Community based on Brian Quimby's knowledgeable reports

[–] dinklesplein@hexbear.net 11 points 2 days ago

missed those too, my first thought was 'damn are we really this late to the dsa dating discourse?'

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 21 points 2 days ago

so, a mixer of armed secret police from overlapping jurisdictions all hoping to extort somebody?

I bet there isn't even any free diet soda.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 25 points 2 days ago

either they are 16 or hella sexist

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 21 points 2 days ago

geordi-no Trots

geordi-yes Thots

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't really mind the dating but if "thots" is how they refer to women they can fuck off.

[–] SovietBeerTruckOperator@hexbear.net 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Honest I don't think I've ever heard that term used non-ironically, often by internet sex workers themselves.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago

I've never liked it. Has always come across as a replacement way for men to say "bitches" derisively.

[–] nothx@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

feels like a trap.

"thots and trots" is funny tho.

[–] IncensedCedar@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago

Socialist singles mixer, seems like a ok idea and I think left and labor cultural and community events as an alternative to the purely capitalist ones is important. I also think that this presentation and title is deeply cringe and also misogynistic

[–] TheGenderWitch@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago

trots can go woodchipper themselves, fucking bastards