Meme-ing our way through

[HaH]

Shouldn’t marginalised groups call out problematic stuff when and where they see it?

[Oro]

Yes. and you did. But it feels like it’s becoming a discussion beyond the meme at this point. The meme was hurtful to you and others, it should be flagged and Lily should identify if it should be removed.
Do you agree?

eta: I have no authority here!

[HaH]

No, I don’t agree.

[Oro]

Okay. Like I said, I have no authority. I’m just, like you, a member of this forum trying to figure out how to make it as good a place for everyone as possible.
What would you like to do instead of the above?

[HaH]

I’m not ignoring you, but I can see that anomalily is writing a reply so I’m waiting.

[anomalily]

Hey folks! I just got flagged to be pulled into this discussion.

I think it is best to remove the meme, which was already done by the person who posted it. In the future, feel free to flag the meme if you like if you don’t want to get into a back-and-forth.

I agree that this extended discussion about how best to flag and discuss content that is racist, homophobic, or fatphobic is best not had here on the meme thread which people do not come to for debate.

A comfortable alternative place for people that want to have this discussion, is this thread about how to develop better forum standards, and ongoing discussion that has been coming up.

On the fringes of violation

Friends, forum owners, moderators and posters… How can we as a team better flag and respond to posts that are not cool. Hurtful. Ist but not trying to be ist. As an example, I recently complained about my male partner in a way that easily led into midandrist tropes. In this case, I was the journal owner and not emotionally in danger and felt confident speaking up. But if it had been me stating the tropes, on a forum where the loudest voices don’t seem to be het cis men, then maybe no one would…

[Bracken_Joy]

Providing the sacrificial thread redirect meme in the form of my all time favorite stupid pun (why is camping so exciting? Because it is in tents) Why did I tell this pun to everyone I met when I was a child? I’m not entirely sure, but it certainly explains a lot about me.

[katscratch]

It looks like camping memes are at the first day of a very tame music festival.

[Gdogg]

Puns are fun, language is fun, etc. it’s still cute.

[Bracken_Joy]

Memories of a bygone era

[madgeylou]

hopefully this isnt a repeat

[Marcela]

I’m not sure why I’m so bothered by the dog’s shoes being on his front paws instead of his back paws.

[Meowkins]

[Meowkins]

[HaH]

@meerkat

My apologies, that hadn’t even occurred to me and I will try to be more mindful in the future.

Thanks meerkat

[Bracken_Joy]

[turtlegirl]

There was just something delicious about that high school pizza! mine was usually combined with French fries for health reasons.

[Bracken_Joy]

Honestly wasn’t sure where to share this. But I found the “help us to help you” tips useful

[BiblioFeroz]

Thanks to everyone working hard to help us be better humans on here :-).

[Bracken_Joy]