nickjr wrote:ZΕL wrote:I remember reading a statement from Rainbow Dash on their tumblr about why they didn't want to make official LGBTQ+ stamps for CS, despite having been the one to make a set that was very popular in people's signatures a while ago.
IIRC it came mostly down to worries that people would start drama about some orientations and identities not being included, or not having the wording they'd prefer (in a community that is currently experiencing rapid changes in what's seen as appropriate vocabulary), and other possibly hateful reactions.
I think the biggest issue here is not that it would be seen as "too political" for a site like CS, but simply that it is very difficult to satisfy everyone. Even with something as seemingly simple as "I support LGBTQ+ rights" you'd possibly run into trouble because is it LGBT? LGBTQ? LGBTQIA? MOGAI? I've seen so many arguments from all sides about which is the correct or best name for the community, many of them contradicting each other and often based on personal preferences. Which is simple when you're just putting it in your own signature or profile, but less easy when you're trying to design a stamp for the whole site to use.
The current "I support human rights and equality" stamp was probably the closest they got, because it's vague enough not to upset people within the groups it's directed at. And I don't mean that in a negative way - because it is perfectly valid for people to not want to use specific labels and terms, or have them be used towards them.
Personally I do love the idea of at least having a sticker type stamp with the rainbow flag item, though (you could even slap text like "support" or "pride" on it or something).
Oh yeah, that makes sense; terminology is always a big issue... Also reminds me of different interpretations of "people-first" language ("autistic person" vs "person with autism") and how there's no consensus for what that means in English, much less across different languages -flops onto floor-
I took a class called Language and Gender just last semester... I should've remembered that terminology is a huge deal because of how it categorizes people and lumps people together (which is exactly what the + is doing in the various names of the community) -sweatdrops and crawls into corner- oops
re: Tess's post that you linked to
I couldn't tell if she was speaking as an admin or as a user there lol or maybe both
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