cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/37235684

Obviously reporting transphobic comments to a transphobic mod isn’t going to result in any action, so I’m wondering if the admins are going to do anything about it?

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  • db0@lemmy.dbzer0.comM
    1279·
    2 days ago

    OK that’s the last straw for me. I am willing to give the benefit of a doubt to people, but this is the third strike for this person. So I’ve asked them to move their comm to another instance as they don’t align with our instance values.

    • Numberone@startrek.website
      27·
      4 hours ago

      I mean, serious question. Is the goal to produce a pure echo chamber where no dissent arises? How far does this go. It seems like the end result of this is 5-10 large groups of peeps who have “aligned values” that can endlessly reinforce each other. I have a MAGA chud relative that spouts all kinds of nonsense. Is the best thing to literally exorcise this person from my life? I don’t know that a lot of identity driven silos is really all that healthy either.

      Yes people should be safe, but that doesn’t necessarily imply that no one EVER disagrees with them does it?

        • Numberone@startrek.website
          24·
          3 hours ago

          Right, but that involves you holding the definition of bigotry as objective truth. You don’t think that anyone can have a good faith contrarian opinion to your values? I mean, life is complicated. People are complicated and come from a bunch of different communities or backgrounds. Do you think they should just bow down before your assessment, or do you think there should be some wiggle room to convince people of your ideas.

          • IngeniousRocks (They/She) @lemmy.dbzer0.com
            41·
            2 hours ago

            This is clearly a bad faith argument and I won’t enter into debate with someone who is defending a transphobe. My right to exist is not on the table, and that you’d defend the right to of someone who would advocate otherwise to do so says a lot about your priorities.

            Do better.

          • Pup Biru@aussie.zoneEnglish
            4·
            3 hours ago

            your liberty to swing your fist ends just where my nose begins

            the same goes with opinions: opinions are valid until they start negatively effecting other people

            transphobia is transphobia and hurts people. having transphobic opinions shut down hurts nobody