We’re closing this thread. Everything that could be said has been said. Thank you

Original Post:
Today, we want to inform everyone that we have decided to defederate from https://exploding-heads.com/. We understand that defederating should always be a last resort, and individuals can certainly block communities. However, blocking alone does not prevent potential harm to vulnerable communities.

After carefully reviewing the instance, reported posts, and multiple comments from the community, we have concluded that exploding-heads is not adhering to the Lemmy or Citizen Code of Conduct. Therefore, we cannot, in good faith, continue to federate with an instance that consistently promotes hate, racism, and bullying.

Examples:
https://lemmy.world/post/577526 - Community Moderator Harassment
https://exploding-heads.com/post/92194 - Systemadmin Post
https://exploding-heads.com/post/90780 - Systemadmin Post
https://exploding-heads.com/post/91488 - Systemadmin Post
https://exploding-heads.com/post/93725 - Community Moderator Post

Again, deciding to defederate from an instance is not taken lightly. In the future, we will continue to review instances on a case-by-case bases.

As for our community, please refrain from posting or commenting with hateful words as well. Arguing back and calling people names is not the solution. The best course of action is to report the posts or comments violating our server rules.

Lemmy Code of Conduct
https://join-lemmy.org/docs/code_of_conduct.html
Citizen Code of Conduct https://github.com/stumpsyn/policies/blob/master/citizen_code_of_conduct.md

“We are committed to providing a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment for all, regardless of level of experience, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, personal appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religion, nationality, or other similar characteristic.”

    • @LudoEnglish
      17•1 year ago

      deleted by creator

      • @BuffaloxEnglish
        1•2 years ago

        I agree, Exploding heads admin admits they allow racism, which is actually illegal, so no question they should be defederated, even if it was just for legal matters.

        I have no idea why this is downvoted? Maybe people don’t know it’s true?

        https://exploding-heads.com/post/159228?scrollToComments=true

        @Wigglehard: (admin)

        certain levels of racism and offensive material is allowed

          • @MarrukEnglish
            6•2 years ago

            “You cannot forbid people to think in a way that does not correlate with your ideas.”

            Typical attempt to misrepresent the actual topic at hand.

            Yes, you can’t police what people think. But you absolutely can (and should) impose consequences when people express what they think in such a way that demonstrates that they’re garbage.

            For the umpteenth time: freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences. If you want to say hateful and offensive things, then expect people to not want to hear anything you say.

              • @MarrukEnglish
                3•2 years ago

                Yeah, because the correct approach to racists (and very telling how you lump all conservatives into a single category of people that would be blocked for saying hateful and offensive things; believe it or not, not all conservatives are garbage people) is to engage with them and listen to their arguments rationally. They’ve done such a great job of demonstrating how they’re receptive to the idea that racism is bad. /s

                The idea that we should tolerate intolerance because that way we can convince them to be better people is naive at best, but actively disingenuous seems much more likely.

          • @BuffaloxEnglish
            5•2 years ago

            No, racism is simply tribal behavior gone wrong, and racism IS discrimination, it’s just one form of it.

              • @BuffaloxEnglish
                4•2 years ago

                I don’t think minorities see it that way.

                  • @BuffaloxEnglish
                    2•2 years ago

                    I’m guessing you are white, as am I btw, and we wouldn’t just be considered a minority, we would actually belong to a minority in those places.

                    So in those places, protection of minorities would actually protect us against discrimination.

                    But generally whites in those areas are richer than average, and if you are rich, you don’t need as much protection against racism.

    • AtaraxiaEnglish
      11•2 years ago

      Nobody is forcing defederation on users. Users can move to another instance. If you have a hard time finding and instance that allows you to view their toxic propaganda then maybe you should join their instance.

        • @BouncyFerretEnglish
          2•2 years ago

          I have 50+ years experience being a cis woman in this world. I have fought tooth and nail from early childhood to not be dehumanized, objectified and controlled. I’m fucking tired of having to fight all the goddamned time to simply exist unmolested. I specifically seek out spaces where I don’t have to do that so I can actually relax and enjoy myself for a change. If you want to tolerate assholery, fine, go wallow with the pigs I don’t give a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut. But arguing against keeping this space clear of that bullshit directly affects me, and that I care about and will push back against.