Post by (Blu) AUTTtchi-Awsome - ME🍲U on Jun 12, 2021 11:58:51 GMT
ho boy. well to say first off this isn't intended as hate so please understand that. I am offended by this person trying to tell me I am being offensive when I am literally doing the opposite and I'm sick of people making arguments like this. Let me plain. PLEASE READ FULLY BEFORE JUDGING!
I am bi myself and for a long time I thought I was lesbian before that. I have some my little pony friendship is magic OCs. one is lesbian and one is bi to represent 2 different sides of myself in a way. I posted some artwork of them for pride month recently on Amino with their respective flag in the background. I used the "old" lesbian flag. then I got a comment from some irk trying to "inform" me that the flag I used was apparently offensive now coz the person who designed it has apparently said some phobic stuff.
I didn't know about this so I gave them a chance to plain nicely. I asked them what I could use as an alternative as I have only seen the flag I used for the longest time. Then they gave me a picture which was literally the same flag upside down. SERIOUSLY?! WTF! Not only that though he was very passive aggressive about it so he clearly didn't actually care about my "mistake" in a sympathetic way though wanted to be right.
I honestly thought this was a troll at this point so I looked it up to be sure and he was sorta right. turns out he used the wrong one coz the actual revised flag had less colours as well though it was still very similar. though then I got angry. Why do I have to change my flag because some irk said something bad while using it. That doesn't change what I meant by it and all the people who used it for reasons. Imagine if a murderer left carebear toys at the scene of every crime. do we have to ban carebears now? NO! OF COURSE NOT! coz that person was horrible doesn't change what it means to so many people. its how you use it. also isn't forcing me to do something YOU want instead of what I want because YOU don't like it the kinda thing this whole community is supposed to be stopping?!
In my opinion this is offensive to me. Especially considering the flag looks so similar to another flag which means something different. I have nothing against lipstick lesbians though I want to have my own flag not some twisted version of another. I have had to deal with this multiple times. I am also autistic and now I can't even say that word without people thinking im using it as some sort of insult though I am ACTUALLY AUTISTIC! I can't have a fat character because "fat people are ugly and you dont want to be ugly right?" or "that's a fetish" GAH! for goodness sake FAT PEOPLE EXIST!
as far as I'm concerned, making what I am using "bad" and forcing me to use something else because of it is a form of discrimination and i wont stand for it. I am literally thinking of using this flag on purpose now to spite these people. it means what I want it to mean. screw you!
I am bi myself and for a long time I thought I was lesbian before that. I have some my little pony friendship is magic OCs. one is lesbian and one is bi to represent 2 different sides of myself in a way. I posted some artwork of them for pride month recently on Amino with their respective flag in the background. I used the "old" lesbian flag. then I got a comment from some irk trying to "inform" me that the flag I used was apparently offensive now coz the person who designed it has apparently said some phobic stuff.
I didn't know about this so I gave them a chance to plain nicely. I asked them what I could use as an alternative as I have only seen the flag I used for the longest time. Then they gave me a picture which was literally the same flag upside down. SERIOUSLY?! WTF! Not only that though he was very passive aggressive about it so he clearly didn't actually care about my "mistake" in a sympathetic way though wanted to be right.
I honestly thought this was a troll at this point so I looked it up to be sure and he was sorta right. turns out he used the wrong one coz the actual revised flag had less colours as well though it was still very similar. though then I got angry. Why do I have to change my flag because some irk said something bad while using it. That doesn't change what I meant by it and all the people who used it for reasons. Imagine if a murderer left carebear toys at the scene of every crime. do we have to ban carebears now? NO! OF COURSE NOT! coz that person was horrible doesn't change what it means to so many people. its how you use it. also isn't forcing me to do something YOU want instead of what I want because YOU don't like it the kinda thing this whole community is supposed to be stopping?!
In my opinion this is offensive to me. Especially considering the flag looks so similar to another flag which means something different. I have nothing against lipstick lesbians though I want to have my own flag not some twisted version of another. I have had to deal with this multiple times. I am also autistic and now I can't even say that word without people thinking im using it as some sort of insult though I am ACTUALLY AUTISTIC! I can't have a fat character because "fat people are ugly and you dont want to be ugly right?" or "that's a fetish" GAH! for goodness sake FAT PEOPLE EXIST!
as far as I'm concerned, making what I am using "bad" and forcing me to use something else because of it is a form of discrimination and i wont stand for it. I am literally thinking of using this flag on purpose now to spite these people. it means what I want it to mean. screw you!
to make it clear. im not against people who want to use the other flag if they want to. its up to them. though thats it. it should be their choice NOT SOMEONE ELSES! see my point? So am I the behind here? honestly I need some advice and opinions on this.