lj_refugees | Incoming!

Incoming!

LJ's Russian overlords have changed the TOS - and the new official version is only in Russian. The short synopsis: They're making a lot of changes tied into Russian law about online content. Adult content ratings, liability for comments on your blog, etc. Oh, and they've hyped up the advertising.

Lots of people talking about backing up their journals and moving to DW; some are going to IJ. Many journal deletions and lockdowns.

So, new people... welcome? DW has been slow but it's very friendly, and it's run by fannish people who want us to enjoy our time here.

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If you're not going to spend time on LJ, then whether their rules cut down on gay content isn't going to affect you.

I am one of those who revels in Harry Potter slash. (I am rather indifferent to the hate I get from some areas for that; as a Pagan, I ran across Christians who wanted me dead long before I got into explicit fanfic.)

I don't argue for shutting down Christians who disagree with it, but I don't believe they should be given space to talk in places that they didn't create. If they want a no-explicit-gayness fandom space, they can make one for themselves.

In Russia, there's no "common carrier" status as there is in the US; a site owner or forum host can be held legally responsible for the contents of comments - so the solution is to screen everything and only make public those comments that don't break any Russian laws.

As far as the other points...
1) I celebrate the vibrant diversity of human sexuality, which in my religion is holy; this includes people's identities and expressions of their truest selves, whatever they have found those to be;

2) I've asked people why I shouldn't fret about my teenage children being threatened or attacked by local police... and been told, "but... your kids are white." I have no love nor trust for police that think skin color is probable cause.

3) I don't see a lot of difference between Christianity and Islam, except that recently, it's been Christians who've been more directly offensive and intolerant toward the people I care about.

4) Anyone who doesn't hate the current president is either ignorant or fascistic, as he's going out of his way to destroy a lot of the security that made America a good place to live, with a few exceptions for people who are rich, white, and male.

5) Nobody's silencing you. But nobody's obligated to pretend you haven't used a simple "LJ rules have changed; Russian law now applies there" post as an excuse to rant about politics and make declarations about whom you hate.

/applauds

Hear, hear.

Well said.

elf said:

1) I celebrate the vibrant diversity of human sexuality, which in my religion is holy; this includes people's identities and expressions of their truest selves, whatever they have found those to be;

Let me friend you right now.