A message from a Hexbear user - Blåhaj Lemmy
lemmy.blahaj.zone
Hello Blahaj users, Unfortunately we have been discussing defederation. I would like for this to be sorted out, but our trans and disabled users deserve to be protected from transphobia and ableism. We know these are behaviors are perpetrated by a minority of Blahaj users, but they are tolerated here in the form of the 196 community. Of course, most Hexbear users are willing to re-federate once this bigoted community is removed. The admin Ada has been very helpful and I have faith in her to do the right thing for the safety of her community members. In the meantime, I would like to extend an invitation to all leftists here to make an account on Hexbear. As long as you are anti-capitalist, you will be welcome there. We are hyper-inclusive and are strict against all forms of bigotry. There has been much disinformation spread about us, so if you have good faith questions, feel free to ask. We are not “pro-Russia” as many of our detractors claim, we are anti-NATO, as they perpetuate the amerikan empire. Please ask us anything in this thread! We hope this defederation is temporary, or better yet, never comes. We do not wish to split two large queer instances just weeks after federating, but we must do what we think is right. Trans rights forever! trans-heart [https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/aec9b839-d11e-4611-9263-60a84384ac89.png]

i was trying to be tactful, respectful, and understanding by posting this thread for ppl to ask questions abt our beautiful hexbear. i didnt get any questions.

it took 4 hours for Ada, their admin, to respond. she locked the thread shortly after responding her reply above was disheartening, as she seemed willing to work with us previously. equating ableism to a dunk tank post is just vile. and claiming the transphobia in 196 is “a specific event that occurred around a month ago” proves she didnt read any of our concerns. i didnt know abt that event, im sure most of us here dont. our concerns are rooted in the chasers of 196 (non-trans ppl who fetishize trans ppl). someone replied to her saying we were “concern-trolling”. is it that unbelievable that we care abt not having bigotry in the same space as us. i want to grab some of these users by the shoulders, shake them, and yell, “WE ARE BEING GENUINE. WE ACTUALLY CARE ABOUT PROVIDING A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE SPACE FOR ALL PEOPLE, AND YOUR COMMUNITY IS ALIENATING TRANS AND DISABLED PEOPLE!!”

responses were not very positive of us

they think this is a bit! lol, lmao even! this whole thing has me jokerfication

this chain of comments particularly upset me “its a troll”. my pronouns are right next to my name, and “it” isnt one of them (even tho thats 100% a valid pronoun to prefer)

this one had me fully jokerfied

and the cherry on top warranted its own post https://hexbear.net/post/373453

  • Dr. WeskerEnglish
    27•11 months ago

    I feel like such a fogey. I’m assuming Vaush is some sort of internet personality? I get search hits for a YouTuber.

    • silent_water [she/her]English
      29•11 months ago

      yeah, youtuber - “anarcho-Bidenist” with an extremely toxic fanbase and infamous for being a pedo, a chaser, and racist. straight up defends saying the n-word. we normally don’t allow discussion of his stuff because giving him attention or brain space is a mistake but it’s relevant in the context of the 196 community

      • Black AOCEnglish
        28•11 months ago

        straight up defends saying the n-word.

        Also chased a Black youtuber(Professor Flowers) off the platform by slandering her as a genocide apologist, and utterly refuses to differentiate between white nationalism, regressive Black nationalism(the kind of horseshit that say, the Black Hebrew Israelites peddle), and actually revolutionary Black nationalism.

          • GarbageShoot [he/him]English
            16•11 months ago

            I think he also did actual sex pest stuff, but that was under his other name before he rebranded to escape the accusations.

            • @ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
              11•11 months ago

              from my understanding it was all online no? Not that it makes redeemable, but I don’t think he’s actually physically harassed anyone in person from what we know (wouldn’t put it past him of course)

              • GarbageShoot [he/him]English
                12•11 months ago

                I thought the incident that made him rebrand was in real life, but I might be confusing him for someone else.

                  • GarbageShoot [he/him]English
                    9•11 months ago

                    His fucking NATOpedia page never even mentions the incident or that he had any other pseudonym.

                    Looking at a few sources (including the Destiny sub, please forgive me), it appears that it wasn’t in-person but it was multiple victims and he defends his actions

      • Dr. WeskerEnglish
        25•11 months ago

        Eesh. It’s so bizarre to me the online personalities, that people will then claim to be followers of, and even attach a cutesy name to. It’s like saying, “Yeah, I’m Savillain. Yeah, I’m a Cosbologist.”

        • silent_water [she/her]English
          21•11 months ago

          it’s the commoditization of identity - corporate brands wanted people to identify with them so there was a mass push towards that, especially with advertising. with social media, “influencers” began capitalizing on parasocial relationships with their fandom as well as cultivating brand identity. the post-structuralist critiques are fairly interesting on this front.

          • Dr. WeskerEnglish
            18•11 months ago

            I just wanna go back to when it took reasonable technical investment to platform on the internet. I had such high hopes for accessibility.