Greetings. I had intended this t9 6e an intr9duct9ry p9st in which I w9uld preemptively descri6e in detail the list 9f heavy t9pics and relevant tags and triggers that I will 6e using this pr9file t9 discuss, such that th9se wh9 stum6le up9n it w9uld 6e pr9perly warned 9f c9ntent that may cause distress and harm, h9wever while signing up I n9ticed a num6er 9f initial pr96lems which I must instead raise awareness 9f. First am9ng these is the assumpti9n that 9ne's preferred text c9l9ur is related t9 their 6l99d c9l9ur (TW f9r #hem9ism & #hem9n9rmativity), in that changing mine t9 the 6right red hue I prefer als9 set my 6l99d c9l9ur t9 'rust' (TW: #slurs) 6y default. Setting aside the fact that 'rust6l99d' is an incredi6ly 9ffensive slur that is der9gat9ry t9 6urgundy-6l99ds and sh9uld n9t 6e used, the presumpti9n that th9se wh9 enj9y the c9l9ur 9f red and related shades must 6e 9f th9se castes assumes a very narr9w w9rldview (n9 9ffense meant t9 th9se with literally narr9w views due t9 disa6ilities 9r ch9ice 9f eyewear) where 9ne's 6l99d determines their aesthetics, likes, interests and etcetera (which reinf9rces a #hem9n9rmative viewp9int) 6ut als9 c9mpletely disregards th9se wh9 identify with castes 9ther than the 9ne they were 69rn with. That y9u can still select a different c9l9ur 9f 6l99d after assigning y9ur text c9l9ur is at least a small c9ncessi9n, 6ut the damage has already 6een d9ne in such an instance. It d9es n9t help that the selecti9n als9 d9es n9t acc9unt f9r th9se 9utside 9f the spectrum, including th9se 9f yell9wgreen and 'candy red' (a phrase with s9me der9gat9ry c9nn9tati9ns, 6ut still prefera6le t9 the tag 9f 'mutant' 9ften applied) 6l99ds as well as a wh9le h9st 9f 9ther rarer c9l9urs. Denying pe9ple the a6ility t9 pr9perly express themselves and instead f9rcing them int9 neat little 69xes reinf9rces harmful ideas a69ut castes and the hem9spectrum as a wh9le, and we really sh9uld 6e m9ving past chaining 9urselves like such. I, myself, must designate my 6l99d as 'an9nym9us' in spite 9f the fact that I make n9 secret 9f its hue, and the insinuati9n that anything n9t c9nsidered 'n9rmal' 6y the standards 9f this site's administrati9n sh9uld 6e hidden away fr9m pu6lic eyes is simply insulting. There is m9re I c9uld g9 int9, such as h9w the metric 9f sweeps al9ne d9es n9t acc9unt f9r th9se 9f trans-m9rtal status living f9r centuries 9r even e9ns in dream6u66les where age ceases t9 6e such a c9ncrete num6er (which p9tentially c9nstitutes #ageism f9r assuming 9ne singular view, as well as f9r n9t acc9mm9dating individuals which ass9ciate with a different age 9r time peri9d than the 9ne in which they reside), 9r h9w the 'kult' and 'kull' metrics reinf9rce 9utdated and harmful ideas 9f p9pularity c9ntests and ranking pe9ple 6ased 9n psued9scientifical metrics 9f any kind, 9r the quadrant-6ased rating systems 6eing incredi6ly #quadr9n9rmative and p9tentially muddying the waters 6etween plat9nic enj9yment 9f a p9st versus r9mantic yearnings which create unsafe and undesira6le envir9nments f9r all inv9lved - 6ut f9r the sake 9f 6revity, I will leave 9ff here. Th9se interested in a part tw9 are invited t9 watch the #kankridiscussi9ns tag 9r discuss in the replies.
Vernacular difference 9r n9, I think that it 6eing a slur s9mewhere is evidence en9ugh that it sh9uld n9t 6e utilized anywhere. I, f9r 9ne, am 9ffended 9n 6ehalf 9f all 6urgundy6l99ds when I see it utilized, and w9uld n9t wish that up9n th9se wh9 d9 find the phrase insulting and 9ffensive.
Wo+uld yo+u mind making a tldr o+r abridged versio+n?
I find that truncating 9ne's speech can end up with a l9t 9f am6iguity and uncertainties which harm the 9verall messaging, 6ut at the same time c9nsider that there are th9se wh9 struggle t9 read large quantities 9f w9rds at a time 9r wh9 suffer fr9m lacking attenti9n spans (I d9 n9t think less 9f them f9r it, 9f c9urse.) T9 that end: This p9st was initially g9ing t9 6e an intr9ducti9n t9 my pr9file as a wh9le, 6ut when signing up I enc9untered numer9us pr96lematic features (regarding #hem9ism, #assumpti9ns9f6l99dc9l9ur, #ageism, #slurs, #p9pularityc9ntests, #quadrantam6iguity & h9w they reinf9rce t9xic p9wer structures) that I simply had t9 highlight. Expect an actual intr9 p9st s9metime s99n.
I find it upsetting that yo+u fo+rgo+t to+ mentio+n dyslexia fo+r which I asked fo+r the abbreviated versio+n.
Y9u are unf9rtunately c9rrect. In my haste, I failed t9 pr9perly c9nsider all the disadvantages pe9ple may p9ssess that w9uld 6e 6enefitted 6y less ela69rate p9sts. F9r that, I ap9l9gize and endeav9ur t9 d9 6etter in future. I am #listeningandlearning.
I feel as if yo+u failed to+ include it so+ yo+u had an excuse to+ bitch + mo+an + call my request unreaso+nable.
9f c9urse n9t! Frankly, I'm a little insulted y9u think s9 little 9f me. Y9u kn9w I take disa6ilities very seri9usly, and strive always t9 ensure I d9 n9t cause th9se p9ssessing them harm fr9m unintenti9nal ign9rance and insensitivity. T9 that end, an even m9re summarized thesis statement f9r my p9st a69ve: Assuming 9ne's 6l99d c9l9ur and 9nly all9wing selecti9n 9f very narr9w 6l99d types reinf9rces #hem9n9rmativity and causes harm.
That co+nfirms that yo+u're my Kankri. It's go+o+d to+ hear fro+m yo+u. Well... I suppo+se to+ a degree it is in fact go+o+d.
Ins9far as any individual can 6e descri6ed as '6eing y9urs', 9r '6eing mine', 9f c9urse. I think it is imp9rtant t9 6e wary 9f utilizing such p9ssessive language, as it risks undermining 9ne's independence and agency - which may 6e especially imp9rtant t9 th9se such as I, wh9 insist up9n n9t requiring c9ddling 9r culling. H9wever, I will c9ncur it is pleasant.
Yes I mean we are o+f the same o+r similar timelines.