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[–]censorshipment 21 insightful - 7 fun21 insightful - 6 fun22 insightful - 7 fun -  (4 children)

Reddit Admins would likely permanently suspend the mods for not censoring "transphobia" and then let TRA mods take over via the redditrequest subreddit. I've seen the AHS crew publicly discussing taking over subs that way.

[–]ThiccDropkickGay 29 insightful - 1 fun29 insightful - 0 fun30 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

If that happens the sub might as well just be closed. I know there are good trans people out there and it’s not fair to demonise them, but that doesn’t change the fact that every. single. fucking. time a subreddit gets a majority-trans mod team, they ruin the community’s spirit, ban all discussion that upsets them and turn it into yet another circlejerk about how ‘valid’ and magical they think they are.

[–]censorshipment 17 insightful - 7 fun17 insightful - 6 fun18 insightful - 7 fun -  (2 children)

Indeed, but keep in mind... there are legit ("cis") LGB folks on Reddit who are TRAs, and they want trans-friendly mods/spaces. I mean, it's really no different from straight "allies" moderating LGB spaces and banning homophobes except this is straight "queers" moderating LGB spaces and banning "transphobes" 🙃

Also, there's only one mod of askgaybros. If the sub is brigaded, and he can't handle it, it'll fall into the wrong hands.

[–]reluctant_commenter[S] 17 insightful - 1 fun17 insightful - 0 fun18 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

there are legit ("cis") LGB folks on Reddit who are TRAs, and they want trans-friendly mods/spaces.

I really wonder how many of these "cis LGB" trans rights supporters are actually straight people buying into the "LGB is a fun lifestyle!" type of benevolent homophobia, as opposed to being actually same-sex-attracted...

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think your suspicion has a lot of merit. For the same reason that trans take over and moderate all online communities. Their "LGBT" identity exists almost entirely or entirely online, and it becomes a hobby for them. A second life. Almost like playing the SIMS or something like that. It's the exact opposite of a "lived experience." It has been a long time since I've visited r/LBL and I think I will continue to stay away for a while for my mental health, but I have had the impression there that for a non-negligible amount of those women, their lesbian self-identification is like an online hobby, which is why their words don't match their actions. I remember I was called "privileged" for leaving a very good life, my husband, moving out, separating our assets, losing my (his) family, and living openly as a lesbian. In what way is that privileged? They're the ones getting all the perks of the white picket fence life, not being discriminated against or harassed, often with biological children, etc. As if I don't understand how difficult it is to come out late in life. I know how difficult it is. I did it. But they deemed it easy for me and difficult for them. They doth protest too much. Yea, it might be a protracted and difficult process, but when you don't really even seem to want to leave but make a hobby out of complaining about your situation, I start to not trust you.