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Banned for 'homophobia' after complaining about mods misogynistic post title

lemmy.ml cumrags lend your critical support for genocide - Lemmy

1. Which mods/admins were being Power Tripping Bastards?

https://quokk.au/u/Deceptichum

2. What sanction did they impose (e.g. community ban, instance ban, removed comment)?

74 year community ban for 'homophobia'

3. Provide a screenshot of the relevant modlog entry (don’t de-obfuscate mod names).

4. Provide a screenshot and explanation of the cause of the sanction (e.g. the post/comment that was removed, or got you banned).

here's the exchange that resulted in the ban:

5. Explain why you think its unfair and how you would like the situation to be remedied.

I'm gay, trans, and an anarchist. I thought the post title was misogynistic, objectifying, and not a good example something that should be in a 'queer friendly' space.

Not everyone is okay with sexual degradation humor, misogynistic comments, etc, even if it's about people you disagree with. Pointing that out in this case got me called a homophobic tankie and banned within minutes of making the post.

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Ok y'all need to stop with the rage bait comments or I'm locking the thread. Discuss the mod actions only please

PTB.
Entirely unsurprising for that mod in particular, they've equated communists to Nazis and said "tankie fucks deserve to get their heads bashed in." Extremely aggressive 100% of the time whenever they encounter a Marxist, or even like in the OP an anarchist that happens to disagree with them.
- The people who built Auschwitz and the people who liberated Auschwitz are exactly the same, actually. My brain is Very Huge and Pulsating
- I would argue it’s because you’re on lemmy.ml, and people who are obsessed with stuff like this think it really means something instead of being one of the more popular instances.
  
  I'm a Marxist-Leninist, I say that openly. The target of the OP calls us "authies" and "tankies," and seems to have an on-site hostility mindset when it comes to Marxists.

PTB 100%. It’s not hard to see the association between being anti-misogyny and being pro-queer. It’s not conflating the two as being the same thing. Mod reasoning seems intentionally dishonest

I mean, the guy is very vocal about virulently hating “tankies” and has horseshoe theory brain worms, which means that you’re a (“red”) fascist, which gives him license to boot you for just existing.
- Hahaha ML chuds don’t boot people for existing?
  
  Not really, no

I think your comment is pearl clutching and not homophobic (both you and the mod), but I also don’t think it warranted removal.
- fwiw I wasn't saying the mod was homophobic based on that comment.
  I just thought that it was unnecessarily sexually degrading and misogynistic, thus not a good fit in a 'queer friendly' space
  
  I don’t see how it’s misogynistic. Definitely sexually crude, but there’s nothing gendered about the insult, as compared to words like cunt or dickhead. Both men and women can use cumrags (or be used as one).
  Wondering if this was a spin on the word comrade being close to cumrag as well.

I feel like the mod was looking for an excuse here. I am not sure this is misogynistic per se, but definitely using a slur for "bottoms" (of any gender) to malign your ideological enemies is problematic and probably reinforcing patriarchy and toxic masculinity.
On the other hand people in here going all "of course I'm not surprised they're sexist, since they're anti-ML" is some weak kick-them-during-the-pile-on shit given how there's hordes of patriarchy-lovingly homophobic Marxists (in fact I'd argue that's most of them, comparatively)
- hordes of patriarchy-lovingly homophobic Marxists
  sadly I am familiar with the trope, mostly from other spaces than here though. plenty of 'old guard' Marxist parties irl do suck in that exact way for example.
  that is why I don't have much tolerance for 'patriots' of any affiliation and call shit out when I see it.

Lol, I love a good pearl clutch-off. ESH, but more PTB due to the ban.

This guy is also abusing the moderator privileges to harass people reporting his rage-out

Deceptichum struck me as a walking purity test who'd aggro at their own reflection. Looks like you showed them the mirror.

@Deceptichum@quokk.au is usually on the level, so I'm curious why they triggered a 74 year ban
- Oh I’m sure someone who immediately resorts to “you disgusting piece of shit” is usually on the level.
  Like, what the fuck? That’s an insane overreaction to someone pointing out that “cumrag” isn’t super friendly.
  “Homophobia,” ok. Ban me from the silly meme community too, then.
  
  I see many posts and comments by them, that aren't just rage, so I'm inclined to not make a rash judgement.
- That's just how piefed handles permabans, always sets them to ~~75 years~~ the rest of the century (which since it's almost 2026 that means 74 years until 2100) instead of how lemmy does it. I'm pretty sure every permaban on piefed will expire in 2100 lol
  
  ah ok. the "choose a random number" method of infinity. I guess it would be more difficult to set up different types of ban, instead of just allowing the default for "permaban" to be "fuck it, if the MF ain't dead by this time, they deserve to be back on this site"

The ban was simple, you posted something disgustingly homophobic.
I already hate you red fash. That was the final straw, notice how no one other tankie fuck received the same punishment you did?
- I'm an anarchist, my post was pointing out the misogyny I saw in your post title, literally using a quote block with a paraphrased version of your own post title to make it more obvious.
  
  You are a tankie (that's what liberals call good leftist)
  
  You are a tankie, hanging out in a tankie bar. Call yourself whatever the fuck you want but you hang out with genocide deniers, authoritarians, and red fash. You deserve zero respect if that's your company.
  There was no misogyny. But your implication that it was certainly homophobic by conflating the subjects. Hence you and only you getting banned. Zero tolerance for that shit, you understand?
  Now go and share this on your Matrix room or whatever so the rest of you .ml fucks can come and brigade some more.
- attention mods: calling this nerd a huge loser and an idiot isn't "rage bait," it's me being rude to someone who deserves it, and your defense of them makes you huge losers as well
  
  for what it's worth, I have absolutely no reason to like this guy and I still wouldn't call him an 'idiot' because it's an ableist term.
  the mods are just trying to ensure that any
  is somewhat on topic and not just people trading insults
  
  you can insult someone without using ableist terms.
  
  Yeahnah, this isn’t chapo hexbear.
- Looks like quite a few people here are having a problem seeing the homophobia in that comment. I could definitely use an explanation.
  "Cumrag" isn't a great term. I've heard it from strangers when walking down the street in immodest clothing, from guys I don't want to date, and online when dudes I disagree with find out I'm a chick. I definitely associate it with misogyny, so I see Diva trying to gently inform that people might find it offensive.

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