tw: homophobia, hate // Hey guys - I've been wanting to write something about this but I just haven't had the courage to write it until now. (I was partly inspired by something Ivory wrote so I'll link it in the notes.) One thing that I've been seeing happen recently is someone will post something with an opinion such as: "I like pineapple on pizza!" (fake example) Often there are then replies going along the lines of: - ew - you're wrong - I hate pineapple on pizza - you deserve to burn etc. This should go without saying but what? No. If somebody is stating something they like it is absolutely not okay to go in and just start ranting about how they're wrong. However, if the original comment went something like this: "I really like pineapple on pizza- what do you guys think?" Then it's okay to share your opinion (respectfully ofc). If a person is excited about something and you decide to go in and rain on their parade- why. Just why. Second thing- there has been a surprisingly large amount of people on GWDFI commenting abt their stance on being LGBTQ+. I need to preface this by saying: I am transgender and aroace so I'm biased, but what I'm going to talk abt is very real and not cool. So there are some things that are fun opinions (like the pineapple example), and some that are hurtful. What I mean is- talking about pizza toppings doesn't hurt anyone. Talking about whether someone's identity is valid is not okay. Lots of people like to say "I respect, but I don't support." But what do you respect? Because respecting and supporting are pretty much the same thing in my mind. Either you use a person's pronouns or you don't. Either you let homophobia stand on your pf or you don't. Either you actively go out of the way to tell people you don't support or you don't. And even if you're in the grey area- going out of the way to comment on GWDFI (a studio full of queer people) to say how you don't support some people's identities is just unnecessary. Basically what I'm trying to say is: Don't interact if you don't like something. Be respectful in your replies. Please be mindful that what you say can and does hurt people. Be aware of whether what you're saying is a harmless opinion or whether it can actually cause someone harm.
Ivory's Essay https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/392993028/ Also sorry if mine was a bit scatterbrained, I'm tired :') Feel free to lmk your opinions on this in the comments
