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Basic respect to each other as human beings with self-expression in a community?

• Traubenfuchs 3y ago
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  • lijok 3y ago
    Noone's being forced to do anything. Just don't bully people, it's that simple.
    • MrYellowP 3y ago
      I agree, but what about the people who want to bully everyone into caring about their personal idea of themselves?
      • lijok 3y ago
        Block them from the community
• the-dude 3y ago
  Why would one 'self-express' in a window manager community?
  • lijok 3y ago
    Doesn't matter. If they do, you don't bully them.
    • deleted 3y ago
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  • jdiff 3y ago
    "Hey does anyone know why I'm getting this error?" "Oh, I think Skipper saw that problem earlier. Hey @Skipper can you help him out?" And if they don't go by "him," they may want to correct you, because not everyone on the internet is a man.
• MrYellowP 3y ago
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  • lijok 3y ago
    Backlash should come in the form of a warning, followed by a block from the community, not in the form of a targeted harassment campaign. I think we can both agree on that, right?
    • Master_Odin 3y ago
      Though in this case the moderators actively engage and promote such toxicity.
  • Master_Odin 3y ago
    If you think people asking to go by a set of pronouns is a bridge too far, you're part of this toxic community. Do you go through life calling every single person you met "he/him"? Trans people (and anyone not going by male pronouns) don't like being misgendered, and refusing to not do that, especially when informed via their discord username, is being toxic. If you want to say the Internet belongs to just people with men pronouns, say that, don't strawman behind the "no one cares" nonsense.
  • nortonham 3y ago
    >Respect should be earned. Respect regarding your work, sure. But basic respect for other people is a basic thing that shouldn't have to be "earned."