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It's more than that, it's the entire theme. It screams "you're not welcome here." It's the left wing equivalent of putting up a bunch of burning crosses and pr
by gnarbarian 4y ago
It's more than that, it's the entire theme. It screams "you're not welcome here."
It's the left wing equivalent of putting up a bunch of burning crosses and pretending they don't mean anything.
I know exactly how fairly I would be treated in that community and it looks like this: (the flagged and dead comment below this)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34271510 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34271510
- arlort 4y agoI'm genuinely curious and wanting to understand what makes you feel that way. Are you colorblind and the colors of the text are hard to read? They weren't very readable on light mode but I wouldn't call that political Is it the mastodon instance? The overall peppy feel of the page?
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- JasonFruit 4y agoIf you're not colorblind, you may notice the rainbow progression of navlinks under the title. Then there's the choice to include pronouns as a special data item in the markdown, and the specific choice of "they/them" in the example, even though that's probably much rarer than the two more traditionally-expected choices. Then, of course, there's the affiliation with a Mastodon instance; we're all aware of the developer's politically-motivated choices and limits on federation with the main Mastodon instances. Is "burning crosses" over-the-top? Yes, obviously. Does it say, "You're not the kind of social we have in mind," to a sizable portion of potential users? Yes again.
- emsixteen 4y agoYou're so hard done by. It's nice, playful, and youthful branding.
- gnarbarian 4y agohow's the water? https://youtu.be/eC7xzavzEKY https://youtu.be/eC7xzavzEKY
- emsixteen 4y agoOdd that you reply to me with a bitterly ironic link, yet not to the other commenter. Have a nice day, you need it.
- gnarbarian 4y agoThe other comment was not posted in good faith. it's bait by the way, I posted that link sincerely.
- veratwiger 4y agoIt screams "everyone is welcome here."
- hardnose 4y ago"...as long as you agree with us about everything"
- veratwiger 4y agoAs long as you agree not to shit on other people's identities, which should be a given.
- tervly 4y agoWhat if it's a false identity?
- JasonFruit 4y ago> agree not to shit on other people's identities I believe you mean, "agree with me on gender and sexuality". When you take away the tendentious wording, it's a lot less clear that it "should be a given."
- TheHappyOddish 4y ago"Peoples identities" is a relatively new concept, and certainly still a political topic. Do you really not see the political undertones?