Five days ago, drag was banned from !politicalmemes@lemmy.world for using neopronouns. A comment explaining drag’s pronouns, and a comment saying “drag” isn’t a nickname, were removed with the reason “trolling”. Drag understands why someone would think that using different pronouns than most people is trolling - transphobia. However, drag is confused how on earth not liking a nickname is a violation of any rules anywhere.

Context of the removed comments:

Drag would like to pre-empt any further accusations of trolling by asking a question: If drag were a right wing troll, and you chose to freely accept drag’s pronouns, wouldn’t that completely neuter the trolling attempt? Trolling is about trying to make others upset. You don’t have to get upset when someone uses unusual pronouns. If you aren’t transphobic, then it’s impossible to troll you that way. And drag promises: drag wants you to not be transphobic. Drag is not trying to upset anyone. If you do what drag wants you to do, then you get what you want too. This is a non-issue, there’s only a problem if you want there to be.

EDIT: DRAG DID NOT TELL ANYBODY TO USE DRAG’S PREFERRED PRONOUNS.

  • catloaf@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    They didn’t insist anyone use it, they only explained it. This doesn’t merit removing comments, let alone a ban.

          • Dragon "Rider"(drag)@lemmy.nzOP
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            1 day ago

            That’s drag insisting someone not use a different set of gendered pronouns. If they’d edited the comment to they/them, drag wouldn’t have complained. They decided to misgender drag on purpose and got their comments removed.

            You implied you have proof of drag insisting others use drag’s neopronouns. Where’s that proof?

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                1 day ago

                saying “i don’t want/like this” is not “absolutely insisting constantly” and if that’s SERIOUSLY the best you have for examples i think you know exactly what i mean.

                it costs you nothing to not be an asshole, you’re going through a lot of effort seemingly just to make someone feel bad.

                • Blaze (he/him)@feddit.org
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                  1 day ago

                  I’m very supportive to use correct pronouns for 3rd person.

                  This user seems to want to take use neopronouns 1st and 2nd person too.

                  What is the issue with “I” and “you”? Everyone defining their own pronouns for those two, while they are gender neutral, seems confusing.

                  Maybe I’m missing something.

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                    1 day ago

                    no one should have to reconcile their preferences for you to take them seriously.

                    i don’t know why bill is a common shortening of william, but i don’t refuse to call bills by their chosen name.

                    the other thing is you can just choose to not interact, like genuinely no one is forcing you to do anything here.