#coomergate

@Locksmith Yeah for me, I started with #Gab, then fiddled with #Friendica but got turned off because the only posts I could find, and I tried like two instances (including squeet.me IIRC) were ada for escort services Once #Gab federated I made alts on a few #Mastodon instances and settled on #QOTO and GLC as my main alts. When I decided to leave #Gab over #Coomergate, #QOTO became my new home. The rest is (recent) history.

@Are0h Sorry I got heated, that was harsh. I just don’t appreciate it when people assume that I’m some sort of “uncle tom” or something (tap dancing I suppose, take that as you will) just because I’m popular with white folks. Especially considering that you know little about me or why I’m even here in the first place (I joined #Gab primarily to argue with racist alt right Nazis, then moved to the #Fediverse after Torba’s instability and borderline bigotry was revealed during #coomergate).

In my experience, white people writ large will be friends with you if you’re not racist, and that’s one thing I’ve noticed when comparing how me and my BIPOC friends who don’t dislike whites as a group are treated by whites and able to associate and have friendships and relationships with whites, vs those who are not. In general, don’t be racist towards whites and many of them are willing to be friends with you. People are more than their skin color, or even the instance in which they reside; they are individuals with unique beliefs and sensitivities. I try my best to treat everyone in this manner, and many seem to appreciate that. An attitude to seek understanding isn’t very common on the internet; I wish it was far more popular.

@coldacid @PorkCow @mimiheartskoo Oh I thought we were still talking about #Parler. I know all about #coomergate. It was actually why I left; Torba deviated from his “free speech” mission for his site, and proved himself to be power hungry, arrogant and spiteful. All around unstable.

@cowanon@neckbeard.xyz I did tho

Y'all missed the #coomergate toots didn't you?

@Lainyboy@neckbeard.xyz @alex @Faggot I hashed this out during #coomergate but porn is free expression, it's not speech

@alex I'm pretty sure he's not listening to God. I got that feeling back during #Coomergate. Somebody who was really in sync with the Holy Spirit wouldn't have acted so vindictively against others.

@alex
The guy's as snowflakey as they come. We (including Disco, who waa a mere intern at the time) were friends for quite awhile initially, but once #Coomergate came around and we had a disagreement, not only did he block me, he took the time out to block me from a Dev account!!

This guy holds a grudge like an alcoholic holds onto a beer bottle after not drinking for six hours.

So a bunch of y'all seem super confused about why I'm here and why I left #QOTO so here goes.

As many of you may know, I've been on #QOTO for a long time, originally using it as a SFW account, where I wouldn't retoot posts with explicit content, and talk about politics only minimally (although this would go on to change when I would toot during work in the summers while listening to talk radio and such). However, after my frustrations with @a's actions in regards to angrily condemning porn users in a ploy to get more users and attention during #coomergate, I left Gab for #QOTO, using it as my main instance and joining mstdn.social, using that for my SFW account.

For a long time, things were going smoothly. While many were angry that I used to be a Gab user (strangely ignoring the fact that I left it, strongly condemned the rhetoric of Andrew, and refuse to continue to recommend it), and I continued to have haters come at me, but things were great. I was exposed to a larger group of users from broader perspectives, which in many ways meant being on #QOTO was a far better experience than being on #Gab.

Where did things go wrong? Well, not too long ago I made a joke that referenced how chromosomes determine if someone is male or female, which led to backlash from many users (one of whom was and still is an admin at #QOTO), and the thread lasted for around two whole days. In the aftermath, users have apparently been report-bombing the thread, most of whom (from what I have heard from the #QOTO admins) are from hackers.town. I have no idea who these people are, because they have not reached out to me.

Yesterday the admins made me aware of the fact that this is still a problem, and one mentioned that this could negatively impact #QOTO's reputation in the #Fediverse, causing instances to ban it (as mastodon.technology had already done) for being some sort of haven for right wingers, despite the fact that I am one out of very few conservatives over there. After some consideration, I have decided the best things for all parties is to move to gameliberty.club; #QOTO is not far right (it doesn't even lean right lol) and I won't let my presence there cast that appearance on it.

In closing, I have two things to say:

1) Thanks to the admins who have been standing by me since I joined #QOTO, and have all the way up to this moment have been communicating with me and are still willing to support me. I will continue to support them and recommend it as a good #Mastodon instance to join.

2) If you have an issue with me, and me alone, and you aren't a scaredy-cat, just come at me bro. I don't care if it's in the DMs or in public, but don't harass other users and blame them for what I say if you have a problem with any of my posts. I will be glad to expound and clarify, all you have to do is ask.

#QOTOJournal

@Jojothegoodperson @11112011 I think that made it better. (But of course Torba had to ruin things w/ #coomergate, that's why I left.)