Sometimes I wonder if I judge people too quickly. Then they show exactly who they are. Over and over again.
He then added: The crazy masked lady at FediCon last year expected speakers at the podium to wear masks, or else we didn't care about disabled people.
The podium that was more than 6 feet away from the audience.
Like, maybe just stay home if you have nosophobia?
There is a problem with men (tech men especially) on Mastodon.
It is not safe to be a woman. It's even less safe to be a POC woman. And to be a disabled POC woman? Watch out.
The guy accused of embezzling is "so nice, deserves to be protected at all cost". But the disabled woman trying to stay alive? She's the "crazy mask lady".
Check yourselves, and check your fellow men.
Because it's the same in society.
And that's why we choose the bear.
Techbros, I have this one easy trick for you so you don't get yelled at and blocked:
Don't be ableist, misogynist, condescending assholes.
That's it. That's all you have to do.
@uxMark
That's why we need more men to brave up & counter the misogynists & ableists in their midsts. They always call women who don't tolerate their crap - crazy/hysterical/paranoid/etc. They do not listen to women, especially outspoken ones who don't kneel down to their bullying BS - because they don't see us as equal, they see us as lesser than.
Far too many men do not step up enough. Far too many men are still OK letting more women & more disabled folks, shoulder the brunts for refusing to be silenced by misogynistic ableists.
#AllMen - Stop being so damn silent in public arenas. Do more than just react or conveniently choose to ignore women who are constantly taking hits from shithead men, with huge followings, working in tech or any other environment that is OK with misogynistic ableists.
We need a helluva lot more courageous "Cassandra Men".
Stéphanie
Mark Connolly
Ms. Que Banh
Tamtam