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Announce Post #3052: Zero Tolerance Re: Pejorative Speech
As part of our inclusivity project, where we are working on reviewing instances in Lusternia that evoke or reinforce OOC prejudice, we are also taking steps to ensure there is no discrimination present in our community.
To this end, and based on observations we have made both recently and in the past, we would like to make something very clear: discriminatory language of any kind is not permitted in Lusternia.
Such language includes using specific pejorative terms and hate speech (often referred to as 'slurs'), but it also encompasses the deliberate misgendering of other people or referring to them as "it". If you are unsure what language would fall under this banner, we recommend looking into pejorative terms, as there are many that sadly remain in common parlance.
Use of these terms is never permitted, whether you are in public or in private, and whether or not you have the consent of those to whom you are speaking to use those terms.
Thank you.
To this end, and based on observations we have made both recently and in the past, we would like to make something very clear: discriminatory language of any kind is not permitted in Lusternia.
Such language includes using specific pejorative terms and hate speech (often referred to as 'slurs'), but it also encompasses the deliberate misgendering of other people or referring to them as "it". If you are unsure what language would fall under this banner, we recommend looking into pejorative terms, as there are many that sadly remain in common parlance.
Use of these terms is never permitted, whether you are in public or in private, and whether or not you have the consent of those to whom you are speaking to use those terms.
Thank you.
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The intentional use to degrade/demean is what we're aiming to avoid and remove. If you are intentionally saying things to people with the intent of hurting them, there will be zero tolerance.
If it's something that occurs by pure happenstance, accidentally or unknowingly, then what will happen is you'll be informed of what the issue is, why it's an issue, and asked not to continue doing so. If people tell you that they find something offensive and hurtful, then we expect you to stop using it in reference to them or in a place that they could hear it and become offended. You and your friends may not find something offensive, but it is important to remember that not everyone thinks and feels like you do. It's important to remember that.
Thank you for understanding, please just be excellent to each other and we won't have any issues.