Re: This title needs to go
Simter, please stop. I'm asking you as a user at this point, but I don't want to put my staff hat on.
You're trying to argue that you're not transphobic, yet you're talking about how transgender people want to be king or queen or whatnot...actually, what the hell are you even talking about? Haily grumbled about a title she didn't like because it misgendered her. How in any way does this make her anything but a disgruntled user? You'll see, too, that she apologized later if she came across the wrong way; I really don't think she did, in a big-picture sense, but still.
Please don't think of this, as I've said before, as something where a person made a complaint and got a bonus. Haily's rank change lasts only until she reaches the next one, at which point she goes back to forum default. And it's really small; playroom playgirl instead of playroom playboy. Are you seriously going to tell me that you have a problem with that? If you do, then -you, in fact, are the problem, not Haily.
If nothing else, I see this as a way to be more inclusive going forward. When the ranks were created, no harm at all was intended, and there was no thought to misgendering or racial slurs or anything like that. It was generally not something anyone seemed to worry much about. But Haily has brought to our attention that this is an area which might necessitate tweaks here and there. And you know what? That's a freaking good thing. Being willing to adapt is not a bad thing. Haily isn't asking for special treatment regarding rules or any extra privileges, and she wouldn't get them even if she did ask. No one else will get them either. This is literally a matter of perhaps reducing uncomfortable content. It's a slippery slope only if you want to make it one.
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