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I guess I’ve just been lucky and sheltered while on Lemmy. I see bigotry here and there, but because I hang out in queer spaces, I don’t see overwhelming bigotry get much traction. The worst I usually see are tankie or liberal assholes, probably because of mods not tolerating anything farther right than that for a second.
Another factor might be that I’ll throw hands(through language of course) against trolls. I’m not sure if I have thick skin in the sense that I don’t feel the offense, but I do have armor inside and out.
It’s hard to get under my skin because they’d need to somehow understand how to be bigoted against my relevant identity better than I do. I was obsessed with following hate groups and fascists for years, learning how that think and why they think that way. I understand bigotry better than they do, and enjoy finding the most powerful bigotry so I can beat it in the future.
I know most people can’t do that, so I go on the offensive whenever I see it not directed at me. Trolls probably go for people that won’t tear their attacks apart like I do, so they either don’t start harassing me or give up before it gets out of hand. I was always vulnerable growing up, so I guess I invested into becoming capable of fighting back against harassment and bullies, at least through language.
I guess I’ve just been lucky and sheltered while on Lemmy. I see bigotry here and there, but because I hang out in queer spaces, I don’t see overwhelming bigotry get much traction. The worst I usually see are tankie or liberal assholes, probably because of mods not tolerating anything farther right than that for a second.
Another factor might be that I’ll throw hands(through language of course) against trolls. I’m not sure if I have thick skin in the sense that I don’t feel the offense, but I do have armor inside and out.
It’s hard to get under my skin because they’d need to somehow understand how to be bigoted against my relevant identity better than I do. I was obsessed with following hate groups and fascists for years, learning how that think and why they think that way. I understand bigotry better than they do, and enjoy finding the most powerful bigotry so I can beat it in the future.
I know most people can’t do that, so I go on the offensive whenever I see it not directed at me. Trolls probably go for people that won’t tear their attacks apart like I do, so they either don’t start harassing me or give up before it gets out of hand. I was always vulnerable growing up, so I guess I invested into becoming capable of fighting back against harassment and bullies, at least through language.
valid! respect for admitting your experience might be different from others’ 👍