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plapplapon Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

The article they posted was a satire on USA Today naming Levine, a man, as one of their Women Of The Year.

This quote from their article highlights the absurdity:

"Levine is the U.S. assistant secretary for health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where he serves proudly as the first man in that position to dress like a western cultural stereotype of a woman."

Really the only "intolerance" here is from those who can't stand their ideological beliefs being made fun of, and decide to retaliate via the platform's moderation system.

plapplapon Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

Why doesn't it seem factual to you?

plapplapon Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

Let's say she was testing the moderation system on a different topic. For example she'd posted the statement "Jesus was nothing more than a man", which resulted in her post being instantly censored and her profile slapped with a content warning.

Would you still be making the claim that she is "spreading hatred"?

I would still say she was making a factual statement that she was censored for. As we have evidence that this person was a historical figure and not just some figment of fiction. Only those with a particular ideological belief, i.e. most Christians, think there's more to it.

Fortunately that's not what happened, and such ideologues are not in charge of imposing those beliefs on others via Bluesky's moderation system. But it's clear that those who assert that some men are women are imposing their beliefs. Which is exactly what Sall demonstrated.

plapplapon Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

But this is strong disagreement you are talking about, not hatred.

And if you look at the history of what Sall Grover has had to endure regarding this issue - being harassed, threatened, dragged through the legal system - it's very obvious why she strongly disagrees with the idea that some men are women, and why she is so very outspoken in drawing a line in the sand on this.

plapplapon Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

I have studied sex chromosome aneuploidies in humans, so no, I don't think that.

Why do you ask?

plapplapon Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

There's nothing at all bigoted about pointing out that a man is a man. You just don't like this fact, so you've decided to label it as bigotry.

plapplapon Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

It's not hatred to point out that a man is a man. What a daft exaggeration.

plapplapon Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

She posted a factual statement to test the waters and was instantly censored for it.