I’m not going to argue about Hexbear’s rules or their decision to lock a post and remove comments because they don’t want to reignite one of their old struggle sessions.
That being said, how the hell do you remove all comments from users clarifying their positions and defending themselves against accusations yet leave up a comment that says
“crawl back to your misogynist hellspace over on incelgrad”?
And there’s no excuse that the mods didn’t see it, because they removed a comment that was a direct reply to it.
I’m pinging @thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net since you’re a mod on both that post’s community and this community.
I’m not saying it should be taboo, I’m saying it’s something that should be treated seriously, not as a jab, trash talk, or unsubstantiated statement.
Again, I’m not trying to criticise Hexbear’s culture and I’m certainly not bothered or annoyed when people make fun of other instances or insult them, etc. I’m just saying that accusations of bigotry especially are serious and should be treated seriously. You can call people libs or a bunch of names, sure, but calling them racist, for example, is a serious accusation.
I hope you understand where I’m coming from. I just think bigotry should not be taken lightly.