c/neurodivergence isn’t being moderated at all lately. Three months ago there was the great post from NoOnesLazyInLazyTown@beehaw.org concerning ableism against people with NPD, and the amount of toxicity I saw in that thread was shocking. Some great people pushing back on the ableism and hate there, but I couldn’t believe those hateful comments were being left up, or the sheer volume of them.

Yesterday I posted a new article I wrote also concerning NPD, hoping I would get the same kind of positive response I’ve gotten from Beehaw in the past when talking about neurodiversity. But instead I saw nothing but hate, personal attacks, and vicious toxicity. This isn’t the kind of discourse I come to Beehaw to see, and I don’t think I’m alone.

Looking at the community history, it looks like the post volume has dramatically reduced since immediately before that first NPD post. I’m not surprised people are avoiding the community, I don’t intend to use it anymore either if what I received yesterday is going to be the norm.

The modlog of this community hasn’t been touched in 7 months, and the only comment removal visible at all is tagged with the removal reason “stupid comment”, which I frankly find quite ironic.

Can we please have some actual moderation on this community? If there is absolutely nobody else who can volunteer their time then I’d even be happy to do it Myself.

  • Grail (capitalised)@aussie.zoneOPEnglish
    6·
    5 months ago

    *You, I use capitalised pronouns.

    And please stop spreading lies about My opinion of Trump. I don’t claim him as one of us, I don’t want to be associated with him, and I don’t think he deserves help. I can respect a respectful disagreement, but lying about Me and nisgendering Me isn’t kind.

    • apotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.orgEnglish
      22·
      5 months ago

      Can Grail elaborate on why Grail uses capitalised personal pronouns? On one hand, I want to respect Grail’s pronouns and am open to the fact that maybe I am simply uninformed on the topic or something to that effect. On the other hand, I am hesitant to refer to someone with capitalised personal pronouns since that has historically only been used for deities and royalty and comes with a hefty, hefty subtext of power. Can Grail elaborate?

      • goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org
        13·
        5 months ago

        I’m also curious. I tried reading their medium post on it and it didn’t have an answer other than we people capitalize gods pronouns in Christianity

        • Radiant_sir_radiant@beehaw.org
          2·
          5 months ago

          ISTR some essay about OP not identifying as a lesbian anymore for reasons I didn’t quite understand, but considering themselves a goddess now. I must stress though that I only skimmed the text and couldn’t be bothered to reread it for this post, so if you want a reliable source you should find it on OP’s website. There are links to it all over the threads in question.

        • apotheotic (she/her)@beehaw.orgEnglish
          14·
          5 months ago

          Grail just linked the medium post which I already read, unfortunately. But, scrolling to the comments, I see that Grail has mentioned that Grail identifies as a divine being, a goddess. I don’t think its possible for me to, at this point, understand Grail’s gender identity. Out of respect for Grail I will just forego pronoun use entirely when interacting with Grail.