i didnt know about the "did nothing wrong thing" :/
i should study up on dogwhistles again sometime (unfortunately it costs a lot more brainspace than other things due to the upsetting nature)

otherwise i think skitis and moebiancruxtruder both make good points

i think it is very important to talk about these topics, even or maybe especially in fiction, and the sillyness of homestuck does not subtract from it i feel

but i too am uncomfortable with the willingness of society to make nazism the punchline of "jokes"

and ie ive always disliked that everything must include nazis specifically

but i also think that sometimes it is my responsibility to work with these feelings bc again: its important not to be silenced and forgotten either

the skaianet files for sure are extremely poor taste tho and im glad that hussie acknowledges that

the "bait" thing... i feel is mostly just unfortunate

sometimes things truly do not have a connection to it (which is p much the point of dogwhistles i suppose) and while i can absolutely understand discomfort with it i think it would have to be part of a bigger pattern to actually become concerning

(for example i see HH everyday bc... its part of the local license plates (not USAmerican, we have standardised ones) but context is key)