Nanukurk

The mod author is a rabble rouser. From the Nazi sword mod, changing all money to shekels, the straight pride parade mod, and recently the Starbucks soy latte mod, it's telling that all over the mods, the author's profile, and the comments from both the author and fans, the intent is to be as cantankerous as possible without being outright vulgar as to get their kicks in on people. The internet has been around long enough that most adults can see through the "not here to offend, and I don't necessarily believe in this" kind of thing. It's like they're advocating in the second-person perspective. It's telling that on one hand both the author and their fans were parroting "not trying to be offensive, if you're offended that is your fault," then they all got a sore spot when the mod was taken down, and in the Soy Latte mod the author stickies a childish and obscene comment. Not only is the intent clear by the author's own patterns, but also the comments that persist on their mods. And now there is this thread, so on the one hand the argument "wow triggered" and then in the same breath, "wow this triggers me." This is why the author is a rabble rouser. In the end it only highlights divides within the community and draws toxicity from the depths to the surface. The argument comes down to are they allowed to practice their art, no matter how offensive the content and deceptive they are about their intent. Obviously they'll find their platform if they're not allowed to express themselves in one area, but there is the issue - when you join a community, you are then a part of someone else's experience. Most communities have rules regarding how much of someone else's experience you can infringe upon. So if by nature, you're a rabble rouser, you're going to inevitably cross over from your own experience into someone else's and probably violate the rules of that community, especially "in good faith"-rules. Nexus does have rules on uploading inflammatory content, not just as a good faith rule, but also because Nexus must abide by UK laws, which are more strict on the topic of offensive material than most people may be used to. These are both in the terms of service and file submission guidelines. However, it is not a matter of opinion on what is considered inflammatory when the subject matter itself is a full-tilt reaction to LGBTQ pride. For more on the subject of "straight pride" you can begin researching into the subject on Wiki, and see how it is a reactionary counter-culture movement, not one founded on the principles of oppressed peoples. LGBTQ pride is about community in the face of oppression. There was no Stonewall for heterosexuals. That is the difference between the two pride celebrations. It's actually curious that people here are bringing up pride "parades" as well, when the concept of a straight pride parade was created by the hate group SHFA in 2017. Again, a simple google search can alleviate any genuine confusion, but I suspect there is less genuine confusion and rather more nefarious intent behind one side of the divide on this than something along the lines of "I don't know why this got taken down." An example is how some people here need to remind both themselves and others "be careful what you say." I believe most people can read between the lines. A common tactic is appealing to authority, making it about expression and freedom, when the reality is the person is not interested in freedom of expression. If we can ask ourselves how will criminals abuse our laws, then we can also realize people use the argument of freedom of expression as a shield for contempt. What is happening is not a desire for inclusion by the author and their fans, no matter how much they may parrot that concept. Not only does the pattern of their behavior reveal the ugly truth behind their actions, but the subject matter speaks for itself. They're trying to be adversarial. It is not about freedom of expression, when the expression is ridicule and mockery of oppressed peoples. It is not about fairness and inclusion when the movement they adopt is counter-culture and antagonistic. I don't believe for one second that I'm convincing anybody on the other side of the divide on this matter. My intent on this post is to show them that they're not so clever, and either they need to up their game or just come out of the closet (and I don't mean about their sexual orientation). It's no secret that the Nexus, just like any large community, has a bunch of hatemongers pretending they're anything but. Now, Nexus also has rules about backseat moderating, including a rule against the argument of "well someone else got away with it (can post one form of pride mod but not another)," so while we can discuss the merits to a degree, there is a line that crosses over into trying to overrule admin actions. So I'm not here to say one decision was right or not. I'll repeat what I said a few sentences back, I'm just here to say "stop with the coyness," to those that play devil's advocate or feign some kind of altruism for their fellow heterosexuals. If you guys want to be offended, be offended that someone is using our sexuality to kick down at a community that is actually repressed, not just playing at it for social media points.