I just don't get some reactions to this warnings wank. I mean, I can understand being annoyed at the way the argument gets framed into such extremes. I can understand Oulangi's comment about "rape cred" (even if I don't like the phrasing and I don't think that's happening, at least I haven't seen it anywhere). What I can't understand is a) saying that it demeans RaceFail (which I've seen twice) to use words like oppression, privilege, etc. and b) acting as though both sides are being equally wanky, when there's nobody like cyatinite or aukestral on the pro-warnings side.

I don't particularly care whether or not that ban list is grudgy or an evil, evil blacklist - personally? I've already banned everyone I've seen say things I found offensive and/or cruel from my journal, even though there's a 0.001% chance of any of them ever trying to comment on my LJ. I don't even know whether people get notified when they're banned and they're all totally confused over who this nonentity is. If I want to ban you forever and think of you as "that jerkass who thinks etc.", I will.

I don't think the people who make posts like this a assholes (people who make comments like this are, though). I just feel like they're trying to be callous, which I don't understand.