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I block most meme based communities because they overpower the rest of what I like, but I've been picking up bits of the events from context.
Does this center around the one individual using, shall we say, a very distinct set of pronouns that a lot of people took issue with?
I kind of enjoyed that person in a social commentary way, but I can see why people more directly effected by pronoun usage may have taken issue and blahaj changing their rules due to it, but if that is what is causing this big schism, that's a pretty wild thing that all is this is the result. I'm interested in the opinions on both sides, but it's one of these things I'm afraid to ask due to polarization like this. I have genuine curiosity but I can totally see how someone could trollishly go after the same info.
It's a broader disagreement that's been simmering for a while. The 196 mods say that the Drag controversy is unrelated, as Dragonfucker had been banned from 196 long before for unrelated reasons.
Neopronouns aren’t trolling. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone saying otherwise. I believe YOU are though. There’s a wake of drama behind you miles long.
How fucking insulting you are to even think to compare yourself to them. This is absolutely evidence you’re here in bad faith to troll.
You’re a troll because you fit the descriptor definition, and you create unnecessary drama everywhere you go. Again, MODLOGS.
Man… it is always entertaining to see the extreme limit of mental gymnastics one needs to preform in order to land the jumps you attempt.
You have compared yourself to MLK, and Anne Frank, and now I’m a Nazi because refuse to play along with your trolling?
Astounding.
And not only that, but you seem to have now revoked my right to have an opinion? Hmmm…. That sounds vaguely like you’re trying to tell me I’m not allowed to choose my own perception.
Pot meet…. “drag”
When backed into a corner, a troll’s last ditch effort to save face is to tell people to just block them. But this only serves to remove any opposition they face- leaving them free and clear to continue unobstructed.
Normally, a person not wanting to have the discussion- this being YOU, would be the person to issue a block.
So, no. I’m not going to block you. I’d like to be able to see the drama you’re causing, and react to it along with those that have to suffer you as I do.
You’re free to block me though. But we both know you never will. You need to see the results of your trolling. And blocking people flies in the face of that need, doesn’t it?
See? Like I said, you need the drama. Now, allow me be added to the numerous people that have tried to explain to you:
Definitively- drag isn’t a gender. Therefore by definition- it cannot be an act of misgendering to opt not to use it. Just like when all the conservative clowns tried to argue that they identify as an attack helicopter to illustrate whatever stupid point they were trying to make.
And surprisingly, we can actually use their dumb shit to illustrate the point here:
If “attack helicopter” isn’t a gender, (as is what they’re trying to say) then neither can “drag” be a gender. Especially since, as you even said: it’s because you RIDE dragons. Which means, you’re a dragon RIDER, which, like attack helicopters, by definition is a NOUN- not a pronoun.
You’re making a mockery of pronouns. You know it, and I know it. And you’re using it to bait people into violating rules so you can report them.
This needs to be reached by as many people as possible until the right thing is done about it.
100%
Dragon Rider isn’t a troll. Everything they’ve argued in favor of is a genuinely held belief of theirs
Okay, well… according to you, I can’t be a nazi because everything I’ve argued in favor of is a genuinely held belief of mine.
So if drag is not a troll, then I am not a Nazi.
I said They weren’t a troll because they genuinely believed what they believe. Those were two entirely separate statements, and two entirely different bad things to be. Please do listen to people when they’re talking to you, if nothing else than to avoid simple blunders like this
But you see, I don’t believe they believe what they’re saying they believe. So you see, this is why I call them a troll. Because that’s pretty much one of the many characteristics of what defines a troll. Another, being the use of sock puppet accounts to support said troll.
Additionally, one would assume that you can’t possibly know what they believe. At best, you can only say that you believe they believe what they believe. However, you claim that they GENUINELY believe what they believe and the only way you could know this empirically- is if you’re them.
Right, drag?
It must be so exhausting to be you. To live in such paranoid fear of whatever it is cringe culture tells you to fear and hate this week, to know them ‘cringe’ so intimately. I bet you watch ALL the YouTube drama channels. After two decades of having to try and enjoy the internet AROUND people like you, I know your kind. You’re the typical Redditor bully. Your ‘high-powered analysis’ doesn’t frighten me anymore, Mr. Sanchez.
I know all of these things about Dragon Rider because I’m drag’s FRIEND. You seem like you’re a deeply pathetic person in your own personal life who needs the internet to gang up on those you think are inferior to yourself to make you feel better about yourself. I WISH I didn’t have to talk to you. I wish I didn’t have to deal with the knowledge that you exist. I feel like I need to wash off the stench of your misery just texting with you online. Unfortunately, what you said hurt Dragon Rider. We were on call, and drag nearly self-harmed because of what you and your mod-simping gang of bullies said to drag. And now, in order to be a good friend to Dragon Rider, I HAVE to engage with you.
Right. Okay, so I’m going to have someone look into it and contact the admins of your instance- and if I happen to be wrong, you’ll get an apology from me for falsely accusing you. I don’t however, apologize to trolls though.
And I’ll add that I wish trans people didn’t have to have sad little pathetic trolls devaluing them and their struggles by making a mockery of their hardships.
But here we are. Looks like neither of us will get what we want.
Thanks for the clarification that it was an enforcement rather than a change. I feel that is significant to the story.
I still believe that it isn't trolling, as you/drag are far too consistent and what you/drag posts is really just regular, responsible, non-inflammatory stuff, at least what of it I've come across, though I avoid most edgier posts in general.
If people don't like it, they have numerous options to ignore or avoid the posts and comments, I don't see why so many have to actively trash what guidelines you've/drag have asked people to respect.
As a CIS/het, I will freely admit I don't know enough about the issues to judge if this is helpful or hurtful to the non-binary community as a whole, but until I see you/drag do something rude, I have no complaints about giving you what consideration you ask for, as you/drag have been nothing but respectful to me. It doesn't make me feel like any other non-binary people are a joke or anything like that. Different things make different people happy, and if what I've read from your comments has all been genuine, your/drag's life isn't the easiest, and if me be respectful of some word choices can make life not worse, it's the least I can do.
I come on here to escape the shittiness of real life and to be positive. It doesn't matter to me who or what anyone here wants to be, as long as they're here being cool with everyone else. Online is built for freedom, escapism, and expression of all kinds, and I don't like seeing people step on that. For those of us that can appreciate the unique color you bring, I love it as an expression of that freedom.
People here will play as a DND character, a LARPer, study HEMA, or treat the Tolkien universe as a pseudo-reality, and no one will bat an eye, but someone wants to be called a dragon out of established content and all of a sudden we have to crush them? It doesn't make sense to me. Again, they can ignore you, or filter you out, they don't need to throw insults when they see drag pop up. I don't get what that accomplishes.
I don't want to keep going with this here, as it appears I unintentionally dragged you/drag into something that drag isn't directly involved in, so apologies for that, but I'm still pro-drag based on my personal experience. This might make me seem foolish to some, but what you are doing fits in my vision of online freedom is with no issues.
Nice comment
I mean, most of us came here because we didn't want people to tell us what we could or couldn't do other places.
Why do people want to tell this person they can't be a ~~dinosaur~~ dragon if it isn't hurting anything?
Again, read drag's comments and not the pronouns of they bother you, and they are quite typical. If people didn't go on the offensive against them, they wouldn't particularly stand out from most others' comments. And that's not to say I feel drag is the one that needs to knock it off, I feel it's a hang up on the receiver's end of things.
You won't find me insulting anyone here because while there are people here I'm not fans of, it's not my place to tell them to get lost. I ignore them, or block them if it's too much to ignore.
sounds like me. I don't specifically hate memes but like new ones pop up constantly and some seem to be generated just so an individual can throw things up. dank ass, memeorama, funny home of the fun, just all over the place. I actually just blocked 196 a bit ago because I was loathe since I consider it a bit more historically legit but man I want like less than 1% to be memes.
It's just too much. Even the ones I find funny, there is just too much, and with so many communities and cross posting they multiply. And things like the Star Trek instance, I've seen some episodes and some of the movies, but I'm not into Trek so much I need a steady stream of that every day!
I like when people reference memes in response to something I post and I can look up whatever it is on Know Your Meme and enjoy it. That's probably not how memes are exactly meant to be enjoyed, but it's how I can appreciate most of them. Maybe a little too Abe Simpson yells at cloud, but I'm allowed to operate how I want! 😇
I agree here to. I mostly like something that has discourse happening and if someones discourse is a relevant meme then thats fine. Although if everyones discourse was meme it would be like ugh. Its best when used sparringly.
Exactly, I appreciate them as a condiment, not a main dish!
oh thats a perfect analogy. I might even take it higher because I say something like this with bacon and cheese. Both are incredible. Fabulous. I have and can eat them straight, but I mostly like them on things. Bacon cheeseburger, bacon wrapped X, Cheese X.
Stop, you're making me hungry! 🤤