11-02-2015, 05:59 PM
I'm guilty of personal attacks in response to bigotry. I believed that constant racism/homophobia/transphobia needed to be called out.
I'm not going to pretend like my own actions were justified. I even messaged some mods and told them that I understand some of my posts may be borderline violations of the rules and asked them to just give me a heads up if I crossed the line. I just cannot stomach the idea of someone constantly posting derogatory statements and expecting us to just accept it as a civil discussion.
That said, I am happy to reset myself and any feuds or established opinions I had about others. I know I was no better than some at times, so I'm not trying to sit here on a high horse.
I think going forward, any outward bigotry shouldn't have a home here. That includes blanket attacks on conservative religious groups or people. Insulting a Christian for their belief is just as bad as someone hating on Muslims, assuming we are not discussing beliefs from these groups that justify discrimination. I don't think we should call Christians "unintelligent" or Muslims "savages", but saying that Christians need to stop legislating their scientific beliefs or that Muslims need to treat women equally is a legitimate conversation.
I'm not going to pretend like my own actions were justified. I even messaged some mods and told them that I understand some of my posts may be borderline violations of the rules and asked them to just give me a heads up if I crossed the line. I just cannot stomach the idea of someone constantly posting derogatory statements and expecting us to just accept it as a civil discussion.
That said, I am happy to reset myself and any feuds or established opinions I had about others. I know I was no better than some at times, so I'm not trying to sit here on a high horse.
I think going forward, any outward bigotry shouldn't have a home here. That includes blanket attacks on conservative religious groups or people. Insulting a Christian for their belief is just as bad as someone hating on Muslims, assuming we are not discussing beliefs from these groups that justify discrimination. I don't think we should call Christians "unintelligent" or Muslims "savages", but saying that Christians need to stop legislating their scientific beliefs or that Muslims need to treat women equally is a legitimate conversation.
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