cross-posted from: https://pawb.social/post/48874

Here are some interesting takes on how Puritanism has harmed lgbtq+ spaces online and the internet in general.

Just found this post and had to share since it rings extremely true, at least with my perception of young furries on twitter, especially when they found out I have a feral 'sona.

Fortunately I deleted twitter.

  • dog@yiffit.net
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    1 year ago

    i think these are good examples of extremism that not only cut off the voice of the person on the other end, but crudely cut this person down to an accusation. there is no respect here, no discourse here, and only a moltov cocktail towards someone who, for all intents and purposes, is 99% of the time not doing what is accused. it’s such a tough topic, imo, because when there is enough evidence that someone is harming someone or animals then, of course, i would hope that they are reported appropriately so that no one or no living thing is harmed or harmed any longer. what’s just as harmful are these huge leaps from imagination to reality like “zoophilic teeth”. i’m sure the shouter didn’t bother to explain, or respectfully bring up their concern. the words are meant to scathe. and that, to your point, is how it starts to damage safe spaces and fandoms.

    • Wander@yiffit.netOPM
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, exactly. Things get bad when civility is thrown out of the window in favor of accusations.