submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [M] to c/emoji@hexbear.net
 

Hey all. I'd like to open an official discussion regarding the upturning of the prior Hexbear party line on an :israel-cool: emote proper with the unambiguous Zionist flag.

I want to preface this by saying this is not in a 'ceding the issue' way. Over the past year I've been trying to engage in self-crit w/rt the chauvinism I've internalized growing up in a Liberal Zionist household, and my personal viewpoint on it did a 180 some months back, so I want to reopen this discussion proper in my personal capacities as Self-Appointed Emote Czar.

The reason it's taken long enough beyond that is prior to July, I was essentially half-engaged with the site in order to finish out my degree. After that, it’s been mostly inertia of confirming with the admins and other /c/Judaism mods, as well as having to be rigorous about my job search personally giving me little free time to coordinate this.

I do not want to center myself in this conversation more than I inadvertently already have, so I will leave my own opinion on the issue as a comment rather than explaining further here.

The consensus we've roughly come to is to open up the discussion in an official manner for a day or so. After that, I'll weigh the discussion in an entirely vibes-based manner (sorry Dean Norris enjoyers) and we'll alter Hexbear party line on it accordingly.

lea-bounce

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[–] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I really just think the fact an anti-semite was very excited to get the emoji gives me pause.

When did this happen ?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I could swear there was a poster two weeks ago basically complaining for an israel-cool emoji that was really on the border of anti-Semitism, but maybe I'm misremembering that one. Still, see my main post, I think including armed fighters burning a flag is more anti-zionist and less likely to attract anti-semites

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)

    Not just on the border quite literally anti-semitic. It is in the mod log. I have said my piece. All the people calling for my banning over this bullshit can frankly go fuck themselves I am done here.

    https://hexbear.net/comment/6386227 specifically check the part about "caring for a group that overwhelmingly supports genocide" referring to us listening to concerns of Jewish comrades that didn't like the thought of a burning star of david as an emoji even if it was the Israeli flag. This argument is almost identical to the one Z_poster was making but with the added step of essentially saying "most Jews are genocidal". I never accused Z of being anti-semitic just a total fucking asshole that constantly stirred up shit and was frequently hostile to anyone they disagree with.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yeah shit like that post is why I think an IRL flag burning by Hamas or other resistance fighters is the correct emoji

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago*

    That would frankly be better than most of the flag burning emojis in general. Though I don't think it would be too easy to find a lot of instances of people burning the danish flag by anyone cool for example.

    Actually I stand corrected lol

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