It’s because it gets at a core aspect of their identity. They want so badly to turn back the clock to an imaginary perfect 1950’s (or 1850’s), and since that’s how they think the world ought to be, they behave and live like it is that way. They want doing that to be normal, and it is… but only within the context of their imaginary reality.
Calling out how weird they are makes that reality fall apart. It makes them see actual reality, with all its complications and messiness, and in that context… they’re fucking grade-A weirdos.
It’s because it gets at a core aspect of their identity. They want so badly to turn back the clock to an imaginary perfect 1950’s (or 1850’s), and since that’s how they think the world ought to be, they behave and live like it is that way. They want doing that to be normal, and it is… but only within the context of their imaginary reality.
Calling out how weird they are makes that reality fall apart. It makes them see actual reality, with all its complications and messiness, and in that context… they’re fucking grade-A weirdos.
That’s an excellent explanation.