
Originally Posted by
Unboxxed
Hi Everybody,
Something has been on my mind for a very long time but I haven't said anything until now.
Probably is it assumed that to be MGTOW, one is politically conservative. Likely that is the case for most, but we may have members who classify themselves as otherwise. To be liberal in the sense of the word does not have to mean one is feminist or supports their goals, my analytical mind tells me, although I would be hard-pressed to elaborate on that distinction for you. I would have to allow such members to explain themselves on that, if they chose.
While we talk about politics here, liberal and conservative, and our strong opinions about it, of course we are quite good in our expression, avoiding veering off into the ranting language that is so often the trademark of lesser websites.
Except for one word that crops up every now and then:
libtard
A portmanteau of liberal + retard.
It could be just me, but I see that pejorative on many websites where their posters are uncultivated in their expression. I don't want us to approximate those websites. I want us to be better.
If it is just me, well that is what has always held me back from making this post.
But, I've decided to come out of the closet on my feelings I get each time I see that word on our site. I flinch every time I read it. It doesn't fit here. It doesn't fit.
There may be other words that make me flinch that don't come to mind at the moment, but this one is certainly one.
It's not just a concern for any possible members here but also for the quality of our site, as seen by fellow members as well as lurkers.
As Admin, I can block any word from appearing in our posts, automatically replaced by asterisks once posted. However, that would retroactively block it on all past posts, rendering those comments mysterious as readers would wonder what is the word that was blocked and it would deprive the authors of those old posts from correcting it right away. I don't want to do that as a first-choice solution.
Heck, if blocked I wouldn't even be able to post this message to type out the very word I'm talking about.
So, I am asking all of you who use that word to please avoid using that word on our site, moving forward. Really, it's unhelpful in any decent discussion. Just say "liberals" and that will be enough for us to know in the context of your (well-stated) comments what your views are.
Not everyone will see this message or see it right away so it may happen that as time goes by I might contact any members via PM to point them to it. We'll have to see.
Thank you for your understanding.
Unboxxed