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So this is an attempt to take back normal for ourselves and relegate fascists into the role of counterculture?
Counterculture movements are commonly legitimized by way of being seen as counter to culture and open to discussion or investigation by the prevailing culture (for examples hippies, green movements, anti imperialist actions etc), labeling something or a group as "weird" more or less relegates them into the same lane as cults, extremely religious/zealous individuals and people in town that parents wouldn't want their kids around. Weird as a term when applied is used to remove the chance for debate or open exchange and is why it is used by fascists to shut down other groups, i.e. "don't talk to those weirdos they want to turn you into x".
Punks and hippies were definitely considered weird.
I'd say odd but not weird given they were absorbed into the culture (music, grung, punk aesthetics), weird is more Scientology and how they have to interact with people without saying who exactly they are until they finally have them in the organization given how much of a joke they are.