• Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    TLDR: IMO drag is an abusive troll, so I blocked them. IMO Grail is genuine (though terminally online), I haven’t blocked Them yet but They def are close due to having some shitty beliefs on some things (narcissism, politically inactive queers, etc). Also a bonus paragraph about my gender identity because I felt it fit(? IDK I’m tired AF and rambling).

    Personally I saw drag’s online behaviour as abusive and trolling so they got my standard response to that kind of behaviour; reported and blocked. On one of my alts I encountered them advocating for someone’s suicide, then I blocked them across all of my accounts instead of just my main. (Looking at the modlog for them should be enough to see their pattern of behaviour )

    In terms of Grail on the other hand I don’t respect Their claims of divinity because I’m staunchly atheist. It has nothing to do with Their gender and is purely about Their claims of being a goddess. Will I capitalize Their pronouns when I use them? Sure, if I remember to go back and edit them as my phone likes to auto correct them constantly. (Hell I was in the thread awhile back with them trying to help them come up with a method so that their preferences could easily be seen by others because they were throwing a fit about a mod “misgendering” them by not remembering to capitalize their pronouns (The Post))

    In regards to my gender: frankly I don’t give a damn. I don’t have strong opinions about my gender and I present how I please, which wanders about the gender spectrum‡. Personally I feel that agender-genderfluid is basically my label in that regard. Just don’t refer to me in a dehumanizing way and we’ll be fine. I reflect that by not having pronouns in my bios or usernames.

    ‡ The gender spectrum itself is complex and multi-axial but that’s the short and sweet of it.

    IDK man, I’m just here to have a good time and not have to dodge abusive trolls and tip toe through the daisies for people who throw a fit when they get hit with my default way of referring to people (they/them).

    Y’all are decent folk around here but I do feel there’s a decent amount who need to step outside and touch grass (myself included)

    • BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 months ago

      Interesting take. I haven’t seen any poor behavior from drag at any point and, unless I’ve missed something, drag seems to be a fine and well-contributing member of this community.

      Grail, on the other hand, I have no doubt is a troll. Aside from their consistent behavior, they were heavily involved with mindtraveller (if anyone remembers them) who was also very clearly a troll. Granted, they may also just be heavily narcissistic. Regardless, I refuse to entertain claims of divinity. The assertion that someone must be referred to as a god/goddess/superior being of any form is an assault on my and others’ freedom of religion, spirituality, or lack thereof.

      No individual is inherently above or below another, nor will I be intimidated into referring to them as such - be it by them, mods, or anyone else.

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        drag seems to be a fine and well-contributing member of this community.

        idk I can respect drag’s neopronoun but I’d imagine drag would get much less hate if it wasn’t for shit like this

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          I don’t really see this as encouraging suicide. Drag explicitly stated that another option is preferable. Could’ve been worded better, sure, and it’s in very poor taste, but… I cant say I disagree…

          Is nazis dying suddenly a bad thing now?