I can’t believe I’m here so soon after pitching by last bitch the other day!
However, I believe it to be warranted!
I submitted several OPs today that were never published or were closed.
Two of these were on the same subject and were deemed “homophobic”.
First one is here:
Article source is here:
Hair salon tells some LGBTQ+ customers to “seek services at a local PET GROOMER”
Second one was not only deemed homophobic, but was also labeled with the ever popular “inflammatory” which seems to be the all purpose reason for burying my shit. This one is here:
and was sourced from here:
https://jezebel.com/hair-salon-says-trans-customers-should-visit-local-pet-1850633535
Both of these articles are simply “reporting on” what was said by some RWNJ and contain no editorial type of commentary that is supportive of what the RWNJ said. As I outline below they actually did the exact opposite and expressed some dismay with what was said by the RWNJ.
The first article is from a site that I’m not all that familiar with, the pictures and layout were nice so I went with it. Text of the article does include the following:
In response to Geiger’s intolerant Facebook post, the Polestar LGBT+ Community Center of Traverse City shared in a statement: “Studio 8 Hair Lab’s recent comments comparing members of the queer community to animals are not welcomed in Traverse City, Period.”
and
It continued, “Hate has shown time and time again to be a losing business strategy, and we must not allow this blight to take root in our town. Statements like the one from Studio 8 undermine the hard work that has been put in to make Traverse City the absolute best that it can be.”
as well as
According to D.C.-based Data for Progress, 65 percent of voters believe businesses should not be allowed to turn away customers of a particular race, religion, disability, or sexual orientation because of the business owner’s personal beliefs.
If one were to the frequently referenced MBFC it could be seen that this site is rated least biased.
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/buzzloving-bias/
The second article is from Jezebel. Given that the ever referenced MBFC rates this site as far left, as can be seen at this link here:
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/jezebel/
anyone actually considering the contents of the OP article should not conclude that it is homophobic and inflammatory.
On top of that this one states:
Less than two weeks after an atrocious Supreme Court decision all but ruled that discriminating against someone based on their sexual orientation is protected free speech, a small business owner in Michigan has said she’s banning trans people from her hair salon.
and
“Around the country, there has been a backlash to the movement for liberty and equality for gender and sexual minorities,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in the dissent. “New forms of inclusion have been met with reactionary exclusion. This is heartbreaking. Sadly, it is also familiar.” As Jezebel’s Susan Rinkunas wrote at the time:
Advocates had warned that this case was about much, much more than LGBTQ rights. Sotomayor underscored that fact in chilling detail, noting how businesses wouldn’t even need a religious objection to refuse people based on race, disability status, and more, because this case was brought on First Amendment grounds.
So, if the moderator(s) reviewing these articles weren’t so driven into a tizzy by the mere sight of my name on an OP submission and if they had the ability to review the contents of the article instead of just looking at the subject matter and the parts I excerpted into the OP there should be no fucking way that any reasonable person would classify them as homophobic or inflammatory.
As is frequently the case with my OP submissions the subject matters I focus on are edgy and controversial and the subject matter can be offensive to some. This leads to many community members and moderators jumping to conclusions about then content of the articles used in these submissions and with how far off base some of these conclusions are it is quite evident that a good portion of people don’t even read the fucking articles before melting down into their fucking tizzy fits!
In my whine the other day I was assured that there was no target on my back. I believe that the handling of these two OP submissions aptly demonstrate that to be incorrect. My reputation precedes me and some are unable to seperate that from the actual content of the articles I select for the OPs.
In the future I simply request that y’all start paying some god damn attention!
Lastly, I would really like some type of guidelines as to what is inflammatory. I see lots of shit that’s left to stand that could very easily be regarded as such. And yet this catch all excuse seems to be a frequent go to when my shit gets buried, and despite asking several times about what is inflammatory I’ve never received any type of response as to how this type of judgement is reached. Some guidance would be appreciated.