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Topic: The whole community here is the good thing about this site

Author: skateman479
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3 May 2025 - 10:07 am

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skateman479

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3 May 2025 - 12:07 pm

I agree, we should love and respect everyone.

And giving attention to one's specific issues while also belittling cis individuals and "blue text" (like, just say males) seems counterproductive, does it not? I've seen so many people bullied on here or spoken down to just because they don't fall into the specific minority umbrella being discussed often here. Respect everyone, it's not difficult.

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3 May 2025 - 12:31 pm

Including everyone helps keep a welcoming environment for all Neopians!
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Indeed

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3 May 2025 - 12:36 pm

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3 May 2025 - 12:50 pm

littlekayleebug +1!

I agree and ideally would like gendisc to have more harmony between everyone, but it has to go both ways and part of that is trying to understand WHY ppl have their hackles up rn and what struggles they're facing in the real world, the conversation won't get anywhere if some empathy can't be shared and ppl's lives are viewed as ideology or agenda

willing to have a calm discussion if ur open to it- no one should feel excluded or bullied but very hurtful things have been said

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3 May 2025 - 1:04 pm

I rly don't like seeing this back and forth anger and resentment towards one another but the 'specific minority umbrella' u mentioned is feeling hurt and fear constantly in the real world, this needs to remain a welcoming space and folks on here have called it a mental illness, treating their lives like a "debate" - that is not respect, tolerance or love, that is not showing a willingness to understand - so we want to safeguard this place from such harmful rhetoric that is affecting ppl's rights

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3 May 2025 - 1:11 pm

idk if I can get thru to y'all but after witnessing the arguments and seeing screencaps of the incredibly hurtful things said about trans ppl by specific users here, I rather try to have a discussion and educate so this can _actually_ stop because unless you're willing to put yourself in someone else's shoes who you don't understand and stop treating it like "a matter of personal opinion," "a debate," "agree to disagree," no progress can be made and the hostility will continue in perpetuity

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3 May 2025 - 1:11 pm

But Neopets isn't the real world. The site rules spell it out quite clearly: https://www.neopets.com/settings/about/rules

This category should not be a place for inherently divisive topics, no matter which side one may take. We all have our beliefs, joys, and sorrows, but that doesn't mean that it's always appropriate to share them.

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3 May 2025 - 1:19 pm

That's the thing, it shouldn't be so divisive. Ppl want to share things and be themselves and it isn't hurting anyone, folks just gotta stay in their lane. If you don't get it or want to get it, just ignore and stick to topics that you want to interact with. TNT is clearly okay with ppl discussing their identity and experiences here- if it bothers you simply look away, bcuz ur just increasingly the hostility by trying to shut ppl down about it

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3 May 2025 - 1:23 pm

incredibly well put, plushgator :"3

i hope your message gets through to someone at least- knowing the regular trolls on this board, it'll just get ignored

people's lives aren't meant to be divisive, and the only reason they ARE divisive is because people insist on being jerks about it. there shouldn't be "sides" to people's lives. period. trans people are people, just like you and me. they exist in the real world, no matter how badly folks want to "escape" from it on neopets.

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3 May 2025 - 1:24 pm

Another thing is that there is a heated debate on even whether such topics are appropriate for children, seeing as how there are children who use this site. I would have zero qualms about certain topics having their own Neoboards section, but I think it'd be truly best for everybody if the General Discussion remain a relatively neutral zone.

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gumbasian_usul27

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3 May 2025 - 1:25 pm

*psst* Nobody is dehumanizing you or claiming you aren't people

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3 May 2025 - 1:26 pm

thing is though, it shouldn't even BE a debate in the first place. trans folks aren't hurting anyone. hate is taught, y'know?

queer people exist, have always existed, and will continue to exist. shoving discussion of queer people into their "own neoboards section" continues the stigma

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3 May 2025 - 1:28 pm

i see the children argument a lot and like... do kids genuinely still use this site?? it feels like the userbase is mostly adults at this point

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3 May 2025 - 1:31 pm

Maybe it shouldn't be a debate. But that doesn't change the fact that it simply is, whether you or I like it or not. And there are jerks in every group. I hate conflict so much but I also hate just standing by when people are labeled trolls just for calling for everybody to treat each other with decency

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3 May 2025 - 1:33 pm

the only way we are able to keep trans people from becoming a debate is to educate the people who often make it a debate, in the hopes that they realize maybe their time isnt best spent arguing with trans folks over their identity

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3 May 2025 - 1:36 pm

*psst* Nobody is dehumanizing you or claiming you aren't people

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users in this thread have quite literally said trans people are "a mental illness," that is very very dehumanizing and hurtful to read, and should not be tolerated. If you can't understand that then idk what else to say and should step away

wrt topics being appropriate for kids, I wish the neoboards were like this when I joined at 13, I would have felt welcome and safe after a long day of being bullied relentlessly in school

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3 May 2025 - 1:36 pm

You can be here. Nobody is saying that you as human beings do not belong here. Folks just don't care much for legitimatly threatening rhetoric leveled at them for the high crime of having different opinions.

bluberrie3 does raise a valid question though. However, not being a member of the Team I doubt I'd have access to user age stats, and new users can still arrive at any time.

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littlekayleebug

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3 May 2025 - 1:40 pm

there we go again with the opinion argument- hate for other human beings isnt really an opinion.

you can have opinions on things like "i dont like oranges," or "i prefer bikes over cars," but when it comes to people's lives, its not like that.

its THEIR life, it's not YOUR business what they do with it. as long as they arent hurting anyone- and trans folk are not hurting anyone by being themselves- its nunyabiz. end of story

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3 May 2025 - 1:43 pm

Um people with mental illnesses, real or perceived, are indeed still people. And still deserve support.

And here we go again with the hate argument. I don't hate you. I have never said that nor anything that would imply it. So please do not twist my words. I only seek decency and goodness between all.

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