Especially when it's indiscriminately used in discussions about things like genocide or whether a person is valid or not. It's very insulting and feels like a form of orientalism. I feel like the members here take it for granted because support for Palestinians and antipathy towards Israel is high. It really doesn't make it okay.

I'm not saying get rid of the emotes, but have some cultural sensitivity when applying them.

Thank you.

  • congressbaseballfan [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    This is a healthier form of discourse than what we’ve been seeing on this site lately. Concise, thoughtful, not self-important, and fosters dialogue rather than infighting. Thanks for pointing this out comrade.