So it has become clear that some here in the community here have chosen to stay ignorant of their own discrimination by censoring honest critique of actual xenophobia on these boards and have been flagging my posts criticizing how it is inequitably being moderated. For those interested in discrimination against autism and why censorship of our opinions on community boards here if they make people feel threatened because of their own biases is discrimination. read below:
Topic summary
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Core issue: Allegations that community members and moderators are censoring critiques of xenophobia and inequitable moderation by flagging posts, framed as discrimination against autistic people.
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Argument: Suppressing autistic perspectives because they make others feel “threatened” due to their biases is characterized as discriminatory treatment.
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Reference: An external Wikipedia article on discrimination against autistic people is provided to contextualize and support the concern.
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Scope and tone: The message challenges perceived ignorance within the community and calls attention to how moderation is applied; no specific policies or moderator statements are cited beyond the claim of flagged posts.
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Outcome/status: No decisions, actions, or official responses are documented. The discussion remains open-ended, effectively inviting readers to review the linked resource and reflect on moderation and community behavior.
The world/universe operates on spectrums and continuums not binary universal yes/no, true/false switches. Speech that is blunt and honest about someone’s actions without softening is not necessarily an attack on that person as an Individual but disagreement about their ideas. Unfortunately, due to layers of subconscious social constructs most people are completely unaware they have internalized, our speech is disproportionately flagged as “inappropriate” when it’s never intended as a personal attack on the person themselves. Most of us realize everyone is an imperfect human including ourselves, it’s whether we choose to learn that sets us apart. This is where people with autism excel. We are often willing to learn and adjust as new information comes in and are often the first to change our opinions. When that new information goes against the existing social norms even if they are nonsensical we are often labeled as “rigid thinkers” by those who still call autism a “disorder” because we adhere to observed behavior rather than the popular social story. I am honestly really disappointed in what I have seen on here so far.
To be more clear, my disappointment is a general sense that many on here are completely unwilling to learn. It’s quite scary because learning is the only way out most of the social and ecological crises of our time.