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Hm, they must have gained a shit load of new content creators. Porn and <shitload_of_letters>+ was not just 30% of tumblr, it was like 80% of it.

by etaerc 8y ago

Raphmedia 8y ago
Just write "LGBT+". It's 4 letters and a symbol. Not that hard to remember.
Pfhreak 8y ago
> <shitload_of_letters>+ ... really? You can use LGBT+ that's four letters. Or GSM (Gender/Sexual Minorities), that's three letters and it doesn't require you to stay current on what the letters represent. Going out of your way to type more letters to take a shot at a minority community is not a great look.
- 2038AD 8y ago
  To be fair I think it was more a joke about the acronym being overloaded. LGBT on its own is already longer than it needs to be with 2/3 ways of saying 'attracted to people of the same gender or sex' but it then gets extended with two Qs (queer and questioning), 2 As (asexual and allies), a P for pansexual (which then causes arguments over whether bisexual people can be attracted to trans people) and more. To add to that there are more distinctions which should arguably be included (such as being homoromantic vs homosexual or genderfluidity/genderqueerness as distinct from being trans or even being transgender vs transexual(?)). In short, I think GSM is a great suggestion with the only possible problem being at some point GSM people not being a minority so the term becomes a misnomer.
  - etaerc 8y ago
    Gold standard. Discussing fantasy worlds in a tech platform. Don't forget me some goblins though.
    - sctb 8y ago
      Your comments have not been civil and substantive enough for this website. Please don't continue on like this. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
  - Raphmedia 8y ago
    > LGBT on its own is already longer than it needs to be with 2/3 ways of saying 'attracted to people of the same gender or sex' Sure and that's on purpose. Your perception of it is not the idea this acronym is trying to push. It's not a label to say "homosexual" or "I like people of the same gender as my own". It's about unifying the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities together under an umbrella. Individually they have different values, lifestyles and challenges. Together they have a stronger voice and can tackle shared issues. They are very different identities. As other communities grow bigger, they are welcomed into the acronym. That's the very point of it and that's why it often gain letters.
- etaerc 8y ago
  what do people say who already moved on to 4G? I mean some of us want to watch Netflix on mobile phones as well.
  - 2038AD 8y ago
    Ok, what do you think the right term is?
HenryBemis 8y ago
Moving past the profanity and stupidity, there are so many fandoms on Tumblr, literally thousand (and/or millions) of Harry Potter, Supernatural, Twilight, Divergent, and many many more have found refuge/a place to express themselves. I know that "the internet is for porn", but, well, not ALL of it and especially not all Tumblr is serving pornography.

Hm, they must have gained a shit load of new content creators. Porn and <shitload_of_letters>+ was not just 30% of tumblr, it was like 80% of it.

by etaerc 8y ago

Hm, they must have gained a shit load of new content creators. Porn and <shitload_of_letters>+ was not just 30% of tumblr, it was like 80% of it.

Raphmedia 8y ago

Just write "LGBT+". It's 4 letters and a symbol. Not that hard to remember.

Pfhreak 8y ago

> <shitload_of_letters>+ ... really? You can use LGBT+ that's four letters. Or GSM (Gender/Sexual Minorities), that's three letters and it doesn't require you to stay current on what the letters represent. Going out of your way to type more letters to take a shot at a minority community is not a great look.

2038AD 8y ago
To be fair I think it was more a joke about the acronym being overloaded. LGBT on its own is already longer than it needs to be with 2/3 ways of saying 'attracted to people of the same gender or sex' but it then gets extended with two Qs (queer and questioning), 2 As (asexual and allies), a P for pansexual (which then causes arguments over whether bisexual people can be attracted to trans people) and more. To add to that there are more distinctions which should arguably be included (such as being homoromantic vs homosexual or genderfluidity/genderqueerness as distinct from being trans or even being transgender vs transexual(?)). In short, I think GSM is a great suggestion with the only possible problem being at some point GSM people not being a minority so the term becomes a misnomer.
- etaerc 8y ago
  Gold standard. Discussing fantasy worlds in a tech platform. Don't forget me some goblins though.
  - sctb 8y ago
    Your comments have not been civil and substantive enough for this website. Please don't continue on like this. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- Raphmedia 8y ago
  > LGBT on its own is already longer than it needs to be with 2/3 ways of saying 'attracted to people of the same gender or sex' Sure and that's on purpose. Your perception of it is not the idea this acronym is trying to push. It's not a label to say "homosexual" or "I like people of the same gender as my own". It's about unifying the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities together under an umbrella. Individually they have different values, lifestyles and challenges. Together they have a stronger voice and can tackle shared issues. They are very different identities. As other communities grow bigger, they are welcomed into the acronym. That's the very point of it and that's why it often gain letters.
etaerc 8y ago
what do people say who already moved on to 4G? I mean some of us want to watch Netflix on mobile phones as well.
- 2038AD 8y ago
  Ok, what do you think the right term is?

HenryBemis 8y ago

Moving past the profanity and stupidity, there are so many fandoms on Tumblr, literally thousand (and/or millions) of Harry Potter, Supernatural, Twilight, Divergent, and many many more have found refuge/a place to express themselves. I know that "the internet is for porn", but, well, not ALL of it and especially not all Tumblr is serving pornography.