@glitteringAcuity says: "DIRECT EXAMINATI9N TESTIM9NY! my questi9n and starement [sic] is "DIRECT EXAMINATI9N! why are y9u c9nstantly disrespecting tr9lls' First Imperial Indictment Privilege t9 free speech? READING 9NT9 THE REC9RD! asking pe9ple t9 restrict when they w9uld p9st certain su6jects, 9r t9 als9 include a warning when they d9 s9, is cens9rship." READING 9NT9 THE REC9RD! #TWCens9rship #TWC9ntarianism #TWStatusQu9Vi9lati9n #TWIsThisH9wTheseW9rkThisIsStupid #TWTheW9rdStupid #TWVagueAllusi9nT9TheC9ncept9fSex " I have n9thing against a tr9ll's right t9 free speech, and t9 frame y9ur argument in this way is disingenu9us, frankly. The right t9 free speech can 9nly 6e granted 9r taken away 6y a g9verning imperial 69dy, which y9u will find that I am n9t. T9 imply that I am engaging in acts 9f cens9rship implies that I have any legal 9r auth9ritative p9wer t9 rem9ve an9ther pers9n's g9vernment-granted rights. In d9ing s9, y9u paint me as an 9ppress9r class and 6est9w up9n me an am9unt 9f privilege that I d9 n9t p9ssess as an 9ffspectrum tr9ll. I am sure y9u d9n't mean t9, 6ut this attitude t9wards caste-atypical tr9lls such as myself plays directly int9 hem9casteist rhet9ric that depicts us as scape6leat6easts f9r anything wr9ng with s9ciety, simultane9usly influential en9ugh t9 enact great 9ppressive evils and inferi9r en9ugh t9 6e inherently deserving 9f unjust persecuti9n. S9, n9, me asking pe9ple t9 6e a little m9re mindful 9f the 9nline experiences 9f the pe9ple they share a platf9rm 6y *p9litely* requesting a limitati9n 9f NSFW matters is n9t cens9rship. It is simply me enc9uraging pe9ple t9 c9nsider 6etter curating their Chittr feeds f9r themselves and 9thers. #AndT9Y9urTags #N9 #ItIsnt #6utIAppreciateY9urValiantEff9rtN9netheless #Cens9rship #C9ntrarianism #StatusQu9Vi9lati9n #VagueAllusi9nT9TheC9ncept9fSex #Superflu9usTagging #KankrisAsk69x #QnA #Asks https://f9rms.gle/eYYh1W66k9t2PiAS7
OBJECTION! your argument that as an "off-spectrum" mutant you are incapable of exerting oppressice force over others is self-infantalizing. furthermore, as someone who is literate & bothers to actually utilize fundamental rhetorical tools (& is capable of doing so), unlike the vast majority of users on this platform, you *are* in a privileged position. &, as i am someone who does not see caste, your accusation of treating you as a scapebleatbeast is entirely unwarranted & ad hominem. POINT OF ORDER! also, to my underst&ing, isn't being oppressed a good thing on beforus? culling & whatnot SIDEBAR OUTSIDE EARSHOT OF THE JURY! your appreciation of my valiant effort to provide "trigger" warnings is appreciated.
First thing's first, I appreciate y9ur ackn9wledgement 9f my literacy and use 9f rhet9rical t99ls. H9wever, f9r s9me9ne wh9 claims n9t t9 see caste (a th9ught-terminating cliche 9ften empl9yed 6y mid- t9 c99l-hued tr9lls t9 distance themselves fr9m their 9wn culpa6ility in warm6l99d 9ppressi9n, 6y the way), y9u are awfully quick t9 address me as the #MSlur. Y9u 9ught t9 directly examine y9ur reliance 9n der9gat9ry hem9caste epithets. Furtherm9re, I'm g9ing t9 gently push 6ack 9n y9ur claim that 6eing a6le t9 string t9gether an argument makes me privileged in any meaningful way am9ng Chittr users. This a6ility 9f y9urs and mine makes us an underrepresented min9rity, which necessarily means that we have significantly less 9f a v9ice 9n this platf9rm. Take a l99k at just a69ut any 9f my p9sts and y9u will invaria6ly find s9me9ne 6ragging a69ut their struggles with reading c9mprehensi9n as a means 9f shutting d9wn my argument. I d9 n9t d9u6t that y9u are a victim 9f this phen9men9n as well. Surely y9u w9uld agree with me that y9u and I cann9t claim t9 h9ld the p9wer t9 9ppress pe9ple wh9 will n9t even take the time t9 read a measly few paragraphs. Lastly, n9, 6eing culled 9n 6ef9rus was decidedly *n9t* a g99d thing. T9 6e culled 9n 6ef9rus means t9 6e r966ed 9f 9ne's aut9n9my t9 make even the m9st 6asic 9f decisi9ns f9r 9neself. It means 6eing treated as n9 6etter than a wriggler 9r a pet, s9me helpless, vapid thing that cann9t fend f9r itself and must rely 9n the supp9sed altruism 9f a "superi9r" 6eing. *That* is infantilizing. And d9n't y9u dare accuse me 9f d9ing that t9 myself. If y9u want t9 keep this dial9gue 9pen, I ask that y9u c9nsider the way y9u talk t9 me a little m9re carefully. 9therwise, I will 6e making great use 9f the 6l9ck 6utt9n in the near future. #Literacy #ReadingC9mprehensi9n #Th9ughtTerminatingCliches #N9tSeeingC9l9r #SlurUsage #Hem9casteism #CullingMenti9n #6ef9ranCulling #CultureClash #UnjustAcccusati9ns #6l9ck6utt9nMenti9n
POINT OF OFDER! how is mutant a slur? referring to someone having a "mutation" is objectively more polite than referring to someone having a "deformity"; the terminology is medical. OBJECTION! also, yes, being better at arguing than someone is a tool of oppression; that is explicitly the entire purpose of my profession. an individual affected by the ilteracy crisis failing to underst& power structures at play is no less affected by them as an axis of disempowerment. SIDEBAR! also, no, i can't recall ever being directly told that. perhaps i am privileged for my conciseness RE: BEING CULLED ON BEFORUS! that's so much weirder than actual culling. but sure actually i will grant that it sounds pretty miserable. one of many ways Alternia is the superior planet, & i extend my sympathies in your general direction (not in your specific, targeted direction, because that would make me complicit in your weird system of """culling""" individuals, & i am too principled for that).
I will assume y9u are asking in g99d faith. Mutati9n is a medical term; mutant is n9t. The f9rmer insinuates that there is s9mething a69ut an 9therwise "n9rmal" tr9ll that happens t9 deviate fr9m the expected n9rm, while the latter is a term that 9utright states that 9ne's entire existence is an a6errati9n. I firmly reject the n9ti9n that there is s9mething wr9ng with me 9r my 6l99d c9l9r just 6ecause 9f its rarity. 6esides, s9mething 6eing a medical term d9es n9t exempt it fr9m 6eing 9ffensive. See als9: the hist9rical usage 9f the a6leist #RSlur t9 refer t9 pe9ple with #Neur9divergences. If y9u still disagree, the least y9u can d9 is n9t use the #MSlur in my presence. I d9 n9t c9nsent t9 reclaiming it and I ask that y9u respect that. And sure, may6e *y9u* are privileged f9r y9ur c9nciseness. I can c9ncede that p9int t9 y9u. H9wever, that gives y9u an advantage 9ver me when it c9mes t9 navigating interacti9ns, d9es it n9t? Y9u can claim the 6enefits 9f 6eing 69th literate and 6rief, putting y9u in an upper echel9n 9f Chittr s9ciety that very few users can stake claim t9. Theref9re, I d9 n9t, in fact, h9ld any privilege 9ver y9u. As far as culling 6ef9rus g9es, I thank y9u f9r n9t targeting y9ur sympathies t9 me. That w9uld, indeed, c9me acr9ss as an act 9f #Culling, and I appreciate h9w quickly y9u caught 6ut d9 y9u really think Alternia is superi9r? I mean, really. The systematic, empire-sancti9ned murder 9f tr9lls deemed unfit f9r s9ciety isn't s9meh9w 6etter than treating them as incapa6le. N9r is it necessarily w9rse. They are equally as cruel s9luti9ns f9r a pr96lem that sh9uldn't even exist, 6ecause the Empress and her ilk sh9uldn't 6e r966ing tr9lls 9f the right t9 live in the first place. #SlurUsage #Hem9casteism #CullingMenti9n #AlternianCulling #6ef9ranCulling #CultureClash #Discussi9ns9fPrivilege #9ppressi9n9lympics #SlurUnreclamati9n #G99dFaithArguments
RE: USAGE OF THE TERM MUTANT! i still disagree, but you asked politely, so i will endeavor to avoid using the letterjumble "m*tant" in your vicinity, no matter how much effort it takes. RESPONSE ON THOSE GROUNDS! well, not *no* privilege over me. for example, as a decedent (i'm inferring based on your listed place of residence being within the dreambubbles; correct me if this is misplaced) you are literally a member of the silent majority. &, as an unemployed individual, you have the privilege of time & can oppress me (& other persons with upwards mobility) by having no urgent responsibilities to interfere with posting or messaging on social media, & therefore having an easier time monopolizing an argument (not to be callous towards your lack of concision). DIRECT(?) EXAMINATION TESTIMONY! yes, i do *really* think Alternia is superior. i'm not in the habit of perjuring myself. additionally, your assertion that they are "equally cruel" is made with an awful lot of confidence for someone who has not lived within this (superior) culture. by stating that the two societies are *equally* bad, you are speaking over my lived experience as a citizen of a mighty & empire. the Empress should absolutely get to do whatever the hell she wants that's the whole point of having an Empress