• Isaac (ieh)@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    So? Is ableism by someone on the spectrum supposed to be acceptable? Do I need to find a person who is black to give me permission to use the N word? Maybe I should find a woman to give me permission to be misogynist?

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      20 hours ago

      That’s not it at all. It’s about not being so high handed to assume someone with disabilities needs you to define what they will - or will not be - offended by. I as a woman give you permission to be the biggest misogynist on the planet if it gives you a chubby, knock yourself out! Then again, I can be a total raging cunt and don’t give a shit if you are.

      You are not and will never be responsible for my emotions.

      • Isaac (ieh)@lemmy.world
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        12 hours ago

        Perhaps you misunderstand, so let’s go back to the basics.

        Lemmy.World TOS prohibits the use of, among other things, ableist slurs.

        If you use such slurs, expect to face consequences.

        I am a Lemmy admin, and part of what I do is enforce the TOS when I see violations.

        We may choose to simply remove rule-breaking comments, or hand out temp-bans or perma-bans to those that can’t seem to follow the rules.

        If you cannot follow the rules, I suppose you will eventually find out the consequences for yourself.

        So ultimately, I don’t care if you agree with the TOS or not. Only whether you follow them.

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          9 hours ago

          When the TOS, as stated, seems ambiguous… it begets the immediate issue between you and I as being that as I have NOT used a slur… as an admin, you find my plainly stated diffidence to “white knighting” (…as if those with disabilities have no agency…) for others offensive.

          And that’s okay by me.