Here come the lesbians, here come the leaping lesbians...

Semantics · 07-30-2011, 07:23 PM

It seems like there's a lot of policing of threads by members recently based on how people identify and who can post where.

As in "I only want femmes to reply to my thread" and "why is a non-lesbian starting a thread about lesbians?"

And why so many accusations of thread derailments? Some of the best discussions happen because people expand on topics.

Both things seem very divisive and silencing. Can we loosen up a little?

dixie · 07-30-2011, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Semantics

It seems like there's a lot of policing of threads by members recently based on how people identify and who can post where.

As in "I only want femmes to reply to my thread" and "why is a non-lesbian starting a thread about lesbians?"

And why so many accusations of thread derailments? Some of the best discussions happen because people expand on topics.

Both things seem very divisive and silencing. Can we loosen up a little?

My thoughts exactly. Thank you.

tapu · 07-30-2011, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dixielady

My thoughts exactly. Thank you.

Dominique · 07-30-2011, 07:29 PM

I guess you are speaking to me Dixie, since you quoted me. I was giving the cliff notes of the thread, as I read it from the beginning and that was how the story unfolded. I didn't post until a few hours ago, and my post, as I said.....went right by like a helium filled balloon......

But since I am obviously not a poster of POWER......I have seen such posters remind butches, femmes whom ever, that the thread they are in is a butch, femme whom ever thread, please respect it....

I have never voiced such an opinion.

So lynch me now, and get it over with.

dixie · 07-30-2011, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow band

I didn't post until a few hours ago, and my post, as I said.....went right by like a helium filled balloon......

Posts come and go. People get on a topic and see certain posts that they want to reply to. Other posts sometimes get "lost" in the midst. It happens to everyone. It has happened to me more times than I can count. That's why you just keep posting, especially if you want to be heard. Eventually, those posts won't go unnoticed.

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Originally Posted by Yellow band

So lynch me now, and get it over with.

I seriously doubt that extent of dramatic action is necessary on this thread or any other. No one is out to lynch anyone, nor was I out to lynch you. It's conversation/discussion/banter. What I assume you wanted from your posts, hence your posting in the first place.

07-30-2011, 07:29 PM	#4
Dominique Member How Do You Identify?: Female/Lesbian/half the athlete I used to be Preferred Pronoun?: she/her Relationship Status: Dates Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: So proud to be a Pittsburgher Posts: 1,484 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,645 Thanked 3,730 Times in 1,166 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I guess you are speaking to me Dixie, since you quoted me. I was giving the cliff notes of the thread, as I read it from the beginning and that was how the story unfolded. I didn't post until a few hours ago, and my post, as I said.....went right by like a helium filled balloon...... But since I am obviously not a poster of POWER......I have seen such posters remind butches, femmes whom ever, that the thread they are in is a butch, femme whom ever thread, please respect it.... I have never voiced such an opinion. So lynch me now, and get it over with. __________________ As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be??

07-30-2011, 07:23 PM	#1
Semantics Senior Member How Do You Identify?: malapropist Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New England Posts: 2,169 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,367 Thanked 3,968 Times in 1,201 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	It seems like there's a lot of policing of threads by members recently based on how people identify and who can post where. As in "I only want femmes to reply to my thread" and "why is a non-lesbian starting a thread about lesbians?" And why so many accusations of thread derailments? Some of the best discussions happen because people expand on topics. Both things seem very divisive and silencing. Can we loosen up a little?