I'd like ppl to sit with the fact that we're at a point in queer fandom where larger ~discourse around culture wars etc has created a space where sympathetic content abt #nazis is actively/proudly defended.
That may not be what you, personally, intended to happen but here we are
That may not be what you, personally, intended to happen but here we are
I know I should shut up but it's awful to watch more fans being alienated from parts of fandom they've spent years contributing to/building up.
Jewish ppl are being called variants of fascists for pointing out the holocaust shouldn't be used as a prop.
Jewish ppl are being called variants of fascists for pointing out the holocaust shouldn't be used as a prop.
Leaving aside everything else - pronouncements of free speech etc, platform policies etc - that's the bottom line here. That's what I would like to ask, are you okay with that?
You may well decide that you are, but that also means something about your spaces.
You may well decide that you are, but that also means something about your spaces.
I ask because it's important to be specific. It's important to articulate precisely what you're okay with in your spaces.
People seem to go so quickly to the potential harm of any changes, but perhaps give yourself space to understand the current state of harm being validated.
People seem to go so quickly to the potential harm of any changes, but perhaps give yourself space to understand the current state of harm being validated.
Perhaps you'll come to same conclusion. Perhaps you'll consider it acceptable collateral damage. That's perfectly possible.
But I think the least that should be done is to look at the current reality head on.
Okay, back to work.
But I think the least that should be done is to look at the current reality head on.
Okay, back to work.
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