there are people who say "I'm not an anti" but whose beliefs and actions align exactly with everything antis do and say, just as there are TERFs who claim not to be TERFs. a lack of self-identification with a term doesn't mean the term is inapplicable 100% of the time
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Replying to @fozmeadows
So now you're moving the goalposts. It's not who self identifies as an anti. It's who you believe is an anti.
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Replying to @Lecteronthelam
so in your mind, self-identification is the only way for a label to apply to anyone? a sexist isn't a sexist unless they claim to be?
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Replying to @fozmeadows
You are the one who defined antis by self-identification, yes?
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Replying to @Lecteronthelam @fozmeadows
I mean, if it were me - and it's not - I'd define bad actors in fandom by their behavior, not some belief system.
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Replying to @Lecteronthelam
you mean bad actors like, say, someone who insults a stranger right off the bat for making a post they disagreed with, then proceeding to demand said stranger conform to their preferences?
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Replying to @Lecteronthelam
you insulted me by saying I only care about fiction affecting reality if I can use it to dunk on someone. explain to me how that's not a hostile opening statement.
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Replying to @fozmeadows
it was adversarial for sure, but not ad hominem. it was based on your self-serving recitation that omitted any kind of counterpoint. i'm sorry (i guess) if you took that personally rather than as a moment to reflect on whether you could have been more considered.
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Replying to @Lecteronthelam @fozmeadows
ad hominem would be me going into your bio and trying to cut down your credentials. maybe
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I'd argue your credentials are relevant to the conversation; if you're purporting to be someone versed in social media and fandom discourse and your first move is to act like a troll, I'm going to think 'that person probably knows way less than they think.'
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Replying to @fozmeadows
i wasn't purporting to be anything. you went to my bio.
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Replying to @Lecteronthelam
you say that like checking the bio of the stranger in your mentions to see if they've got any relevant expertise or just to figure out, you know, WHO THEY ARE is a gross violation of privacy or somehow Not Done
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