*Trigger warning: This message contains information**about brain injury
and neuro-divergent conflation*
On 12/2/2014 4:44 PM, Paul Norman wrote:
Given that this decision involves an outcome far exceeding previous
precedents[1] based on allegations he was not given a chance to
respond to and involved activities outside the scope of the OSMF
Although I didn't think about initially, the decision is also flawed
given that it makes no reference to the repeated triggering
<http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Trigger_warning>. Issues with
conflating brain damage with neuro-divergent conditions abound - if you
doubt this, go to a schoolyard or certain gaming communities and listen
to the insults. These insults are typically associated with
discrimination events encountered by the neuro-divergent. This is not to
say that Alyssa was aware of the nature of her offensive comments -
although there are questions if it was part of a pattern before the two
occurrences recently on this list.
This is not to say that any such pattern is in scope for any moderator
action on OSMF communication channels like this list, particularly as it
would have involved in-person events without a record of events.
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