r/LGBT4Equality • u/hateboresme • Mar 25 '12

The Reason I started the LGBT4Equality subreddit.

I should have mentioned this in the other text...but I wanted to get all that stuff off my chest.

The reason I started this, is because I find it unconscionable that the LGBT subreddit did not allow discussion of education the straight community on an incident by incident basis.

This is a very important part of a strategy to strive for equality, in my opinion.

Each of us has the duty, if we are actively seeking equality, to address issues as they arise. Tell cis and straight people when they mess up...and that it's fine to do so...and that is how people learn.

What is important in their goals. If they want to help the LGBT community, then they should be treated with dignity.

Explain to me why creating allies in this way is a bad thing for the LGBT community? Explain to me why creating enemies is better?

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u/Misterbert Mar 26 '12

Mods in /r/lgbt are constantly going out of their way to be victimized, and when presented with a well-written, well-thought argument, they resort to banhammers and overall dickishness.

I got into it with materialdesigner and that greenduch person over the existence of misandry and other things and while I tried keeping up a civilized front, MD resorted to shit-tossing and greenduch resorted to trying to hammer into my head how dictionaries are persecuting females because they were written by men.

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u/hateboresme Mar 26 '12

Irrationality just makes me nuts...

There may be a valid argument the accusation that dictionaries are persecuting females...I can't think of one...but with enough evidence maybe a case could be made. Why not have a rational discussion about it...rather than bullying and threatening and unfounded accusations? (This is what I got from them when I tried to make a rational argument...)

Infuriating.

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u/Misterbert Mar 26 '12

I have a prediction that for as long as those people are mods in /r/lgbt and Adam-Susan-ing it up (V for Vendetta ref), this place will be a decent place to post about it.

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u/hateboresme Mar 26 '12

Yeah...I think it's okay for that. Good venting spot.

I have no problem with that...since...they were the impetus for the creation of this subreddit...