Stuff like “stupid, idiot, moron, dumb,” you know the ones. If you’re insulting someone for their shitty garbage beliefs and all you can manage to come up with is ways to insult their intelligence, appearance, or other aspect about them that has nothing to do with their cruelty and shittyness, you should maybe reevaluate.

Just saw a thread on here where a user was stubbornly refusing to adjust their language when another user politely pointed out that it was harmful to our comrades as well, and the person refusing was massively upvoted and the comrade trying to explain why it was harmful was downvoted. Thought we were better than that

I’m not calling anyone out, just wanted to make a post explaining my feelings on it and that when stuff like that happens (not the intelligence based insults, I know its hard to switch, but getting insulted for asking people to avoid them) it hurts and makes me feel less welcome here </3

Using words like “You’re being ignorant” or “That’s a cruel belief” is actually more effective than just going “lmao idiot”.

If those are the words you actually mean to convey I’d say use them instead :)

Edit: if the reception this post got isn’t a good proof that this is something this community needs to grapple with, I don’t know what is.

  • RedDawn [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    4 years ago

    Lol how did you get this way? “Calling my posts dumb is actually really ableist and oppressive and it hurts me a lot YOU PIECE OF SHIT, YOU HORRIBLE VALUELESS GARBAGE WHOSE OPINION IS MEANINGLESS SINCE IT ISNT THE SAME AS MINE” what the fuck is your problem?

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      4 years ago

      Nah, nah, fuck off. You’re fucking with me. You left that reply with the sole intent to try and fuck with me, for no apparent reason. I’m done talking to you, fuck off.

      Not to mention that’s not remotely my position or even a thing I said lmao, get out of here I’m not playing this game with you :)