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Aral Balkan

“As of 2020, various countries have laws which criminalise lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people. In order for software and content to be distributed in those countries without breaking the law, and possible reprisal, it is necessary to be able to tag software and content which contains LGBT references, so that it can be hidden in those countries.”

Like, seriously, fuck you for ever writing this.

How the fuck does someone write something like this and think, yeah, this is fine?

7 Dec 2021 at 9:48 | Open on mastodon.ar.al
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Aral Balkan

This crap sickens the hell out of me.

Folks who enjoy certain human rights in the West being oh-so-very understanding of systems used to oppress people elsewhere (while it just so coincidentally happens to benefit their wallets) isn’t being “culturally sensitive”, it’s normalising oppression. It’s lacking a fucking backbone. It‘s privilege, front and centre.

With apologies to Desmond Tutu, the people being oppressed in those countries do not appreciate your “cultural sensitivity”.

7 Dec 2021 at 9:52 | Open on mastodon.ar.al
Aral Balkan

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.”

– Desmond Tutu

7 Dec 2021 at 9:53 | Open on mastodon.ar.al
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