Re:Twitter accounts dropping “.eth” from usernames
by hatefulmoron on Friday April 08, 2022 @06:33PM
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This goal of "protecting trans/NB people" is accomplished by signalling your support for normalizing trans people indicating their pronouns. If you think that describing it as "signalling" sounds weak or trivial compared to "protecting", it's because it is.
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Re:Twitter accounts dropping “.eth” from usernames
by Dylan16807 on Saturday April 09, 2022 @04:10AM
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The real protection factor is almost the opposite of sending a signal. It's about trying to drown out the "I am trans" signal that happens when pronouns are listed, by making it blend in with the background. That way someone who finds pronouns important can list them without becoming a big target because of it.