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[-] lckdscl@whiskers.bim.boats 50 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Okay so forgive me if I miss anything out but I read the thread you made on .world and .ml, as well as the chain on Blahaj: I completely empathize with you that the instance is clearly not safeguarding against the weaponizing of words to silence people looking for solidarity in an inclusive space. I agree with you on the "politics" stance, I think it is exclusive behavior to ban you because you're being "too pedantic" or "argumentative", as they are discriminating against folks who need to clarify on the definition of words, as misuse of language breaks down communication, defeating the whole point of a discussion forum. Calling someone "pedantic" is an insult (let's ignore the troll accusation), and is mean, I would rather say they're detail-oriented and I think it is an accessibility requirement to allow folks to request or seek justification on a potential misuse of language. They misused the word "politics" by confounding it with "controversial topics", and you had the right for pointing that out, as it improves a forum's accessibility on either side. If Abigail did not want to see such response, because it is not good for their mental health to engage in deep dive discussions on semantics, I think it is their responsibility to block you, say "I will not engage", or simply not respond. Some folks use language more literal than others, and I think banning you for this reason is bad faith, simply because you "didn't speak their English".

As for the response on misgendering. I think it's okay to make a mistake, and fix it up, which they did. But then saying "English default on the internet is male for strangers.", is absolutely archaic bullshit. They're very happily willing to call anything that doesn't sit right with their worldview as "politics", but persist to defend archaic internet colloquialism (that, btw, is slowly changing across the internet with most people including either their pronouns in their handles, or simply using the neutral "they") to defend their mistake. They didn't have to make that statement, I don't know what the reason is, but if their users are supporting that attitude, I'd just stay away from Blahaj and not engage with them. I hope you find a safe space elsewhere.

[-] DroneRights@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

Thank you for all that, but you forgot about the most important part of the original thread:

Defining politics as "controversial topics" is propaganda invented by transphobes and it empowers transphobes on the forum. I told Ada that allowing propaganda like that would lead to transphobia. And it did! Abigail was directly transphobic! I was right and Ada was wrong. This is basic science, we tested Ada's hypothesis and proved it incorrect. Allowing people to misuse the definition of politics will lead to transphobia, I explained why and then I proved it.

[-] lckdscl@whiskers.bim.boats 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I agree that it empowers transphobes, what I meant in my OG response is that this misuse isn't an innocent one, it is in fact endemic to anyone wanting to silence others, trans people being one of the targets. It's a weapon for oppression, and Ada didn't recognize it as such, the consequence being the cesspool Blahaj is right now. They removed your posts and banned you, they literally did the opposite of what they were supposed to do; so I say, let them keep their echo chamber, anyone on there who saw that you proved them wrong will leave the instance. You did the right thing by raising awareness, and fighting for your rights.

[-] DroneRights@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago
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