Comment on The forbidden topics of hacker communities
hassanmckusick@lemmy.discothe.quest 1 year ago
Any speech which suggests that the listener may find themselves subject to a non-majority-conforming person in a position of power, or even that of a peer, will have crossed the line; one must speak as a victim seeking the pity and grace of your superiors to be permitted space to air your grievances.
What possible grievance do you have with intersex people?
Do people think before they say things anymore or is it just a race to put as many words on the paper as you can?
jasory@programming.dev 1 year ago
Pretty sure they are arguing that any discussion about “non-majority-conforming” persons is moderated or censored by the existing majority to the disadvantage of the minority.
hassanmckusick@lemmy.discothe.quest 1 year ago
considering they later conclude that progressive speech is allowed you must be right. I was thrown off because in real life the “majority-conforming” opinion is “I do not care what is in your pants”.