People using terminology referencing abuse on this website with no trigger warnings (which I thought was a bit of a safe place) hurts me so much. I feel stupid and weak for not being able to handle what others should be able to handle (and there is one person in particular that I am annoyed with, but I am not comfortable with revealing their name).
I feel less of a want to use this website because of the fear of pain and frustration I feel towards myself (and maybe towards the people that use such terms, but I am not sure how much of the blame should really be put on them).
I admit, I’m a socialist enough to know Lemmygrad is home. But I’ve had to break free of my capitalist programming, and as a cis white hetero male, I say I get it, and I think I get it, and I think I get it better than the average Burger Don and Mel.
If I don’t, correct me and I’ll apologize.
It is certainly difficult to disentangle from capitalist propaganda (a lot of the claims they make are ridiculous in hindsight), and I am happy to hear that you did!