Just remember a few weeks ago people complaining about memes communities being overwhelmed with political content, so thought this one could use some promotion
Just remember a few weeks ago people complaining about memes communities being overwhelmed with political content, so thought this one could use some promotion
Sorry but if you sweep it under the rug then your moderation is derelict of it’s duty / irresponsible or indeed potentially lethal.
Plenty of women, non-white and gay (and also trans, autistic, etc. etc.) people do not enjoy constantly being bombarded with politics, even if it relates to their immediate struggles.
Most people just need a chill place to have fun and distract for a second from worldly problems. Please, do not deny them that and let everyone choose their level of exposure to the political content.
https://slrpnk.net/post/16850620
How is this funny (which I assume is the initial goal of the community it was posted in)?
I am well aware of the issues you mention, but I’m suggesting to have a space where those topics are not the focus.
As stated in the sidebar, there are enough communities on Lemmy to discuss those issues
Nice try but again just because you dont like it, doesnt mean your censorship will result in anything other than silencing marginalized people’s perspectives, while allowing the status quo to go unchecked. Everything’s political.
Attached image addresses noone specifically, but rather that dynamic and faux-enlightenment.
https://roguenegro.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dear-white-boys.jpg
https://roguenegro.com/2016/04/21/politeness-is-a-strategy-for-people-with-less-power-to-remain-safe-from-further-harm-by-people-with-more-power/
Lemmy.world top of the day (https://lemmy.world/?dataType=Post&listingType=All&sort=TopDay)
Out of the top 20 posts of the day, 11 are political.
Do you really think that having a single community that would not have political content can be considered censorship, and would impact the amount of political content available on this platform?
I skimmed though the article you linked, and I would agree we should avoid faux-enlightenment if applied to the whole platform. Here, it is only about one single community, which will definitely be dwarfed by the rest of the political communities.