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First off: yes, hating MAPs doesn& #39;t make you a fanpol, and pro-shippers are not obligated to be pro-MAP or engage with MAP discourse in any way https://twitter.com/jackaltox/status/1305032769404370946">https://twitter.com/jackaltox...
First off: yes, hating MAPs doesn& #39;t make you a fanpol, and pro-shippers are not obligated to be pro-MAP or engage with MAP discourse in any way https://twitter.com/jackaltox/status/1305032769404370946">https://twitter.com/jackaltox...
However, if pro-shippers are going to say things like & #39;being a pro-shipper means being against harassment,& #39; then they are obligated to denounce any and all harassment coming from within their community, including that against MAPs
Again, this is not because I expect them to necessarily be pro-MAP, but because I expect them to be anti-harassment.
Because that is what they& #39;ve told me they are over and over again. If they can& #39;t stick to that, then they should admit it was a lie.
Because that is what they& #39;ve told me they are over and over again. If they can& #39;t stick to that, then they should admit it was a lie.
Right now, there are deep biases in the community that are stopping that from happening, and there needs to be a discussion about that. Anyone trying to dodge that discussion by saying pro-shippers don& #39;t need to be pro-MAP is missing the point.
I& #39;ll also add: the pro-shippers who say they don& #39;t engage in MAP discourse need to actually not engage in MAP discourse.
If MAPs make you uncomfortable and you halfheartedly make comments about them, that *will* manifest as an bias against MAPs, whether you intend it to or not.
If MAPs make you uncomfortable and you halfheartedly make comments about them, that *will* manifest as an bias against MAPs, whether you intend it to or not.
And if you really *must* say something about MAPs, then you should be extra careful to make sure what you& #39;re saying is actually true, and listen if people tell you that you& #39;re wrong.
Right now, many pro-shippers do the opposite. They make horribly misinformed comments about MAPs and dodge criticism by saying that they don& #39;t want to engage in MAP discourse.
