I made some off-hand comments on a post on 196 and didn’t realize they’d be taken the wrong way. I made a few more comments to help clarify my idea but caught a blanket ban from blahaj.zone with no warning or message.

https://lemmy.world/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=588349

I’m mortified :( It’s never been my goal to make others feel bad online. I had a quibble with the wording on a meme and clumsily worded my idea of “Our differences shouldn’t be minimized because they make us special” was seen as transphobia/TERF rhetoric.

But with no prior warnings or even a message from a mod to ‘cool it’, I got banned from the entire instance. I love these communities (feel free to look at my 2.5 years of comment/post history) and I would like to be able to continue to participate.

So, is there a formalized method of ban appeal beyond messaging mods? Their instance has like 12, so I don’t want to spam them and have it seen as harassment.

  • Blaze (he/him)@piefed.zipEnglish
    302·
    17 hours ago

    I’m as trans-positive as they come, but ‘being able to give birth’ is actually a meaningful difference.

    That’s true, but from a categorical standpoint, all trans women are incapable, which, at the very least, is a distiction with non-zero significance.

    https://lemmy.world/modlog?userId=588349

    Hm, good luck with that ban appeal

    • Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      19·
      17 hours ago

      Oof yeah I saw those comments in the wild…

      I don’t blame them for dropping the banhammer considering their instance rules and how strictly they enforce them (even if I don’t necessarily agree with some of the enforcement).

      • Triumph@fedia.io
        1513·
        16 hours ago

        Yeah, blahaj, don’t bother. There’s an elevated amount of odd positions that are popular there, and don’t you dare question them.

            • dzsimbo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
              152·
              13 hours ago

              Was OP being shitty with their comment?

              I guess birthing is a hot topic or maybe even a dog whistle in the anti-trans community. Just from OP’s deleted comments, I’d say they weren’t hating.

              • mech@feddit.orgEnglish
                1·
                5 hours ago

                Yes. Blahaj is not a place to debate whether trans women are real women.

              • curbstickle@anarchist.nexusEnglish
                710·
                13 hours ago

                Was OP being shitty with their comment?

                Yes.

                Whether it was intentional or not. I mentioned elsewhere that there are cis folks who can’t have children. So that comment was shitty to a wider group than just trans folks. Its also pretty common terf stuff.

                It also broke the rules for both the instance and the community.

                • dzsimbo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                  8·
                  12 hours ago

                  Thanks for the reply. I see I am going against the grain here, so apologies if this comes through as hard-headed, but I still don’t get the violation.

                  Was the problem that OP was talking in general about the importance of being able to give birth? It doesn’t seem to diss trans or sterile people, just mentions that it can be important. Or is OP saying it is important, and that’s the problem?

                  • curbstickle@anarchist.nexusEnglish
                    39·
                    11 hours ago

                    It doesn’t seem to diss trans or sterile people, just mentions that it can be important. Or is OP saying it is important, and that’s the problem?

                    The comment was made in that it suggests trans women are not women. As well as cis women who can’t have children not being women, though unintentionally.

                    The comment was a specific callout to separate trans women from women in general. Intention is irrelevant, a distinction was made, though despite being about trans women, it was a distinction with no bearing or value on the definition of a woman.

                    Its a very common talking point for terfs, as well. It is not a new or original attack on trans women, but it is what it boils down to - an attack on trans women.

                    One that doesnt make sense after a bit of thought is applied either.