• Zagorath@aussie.zone
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    1 day ago

    Everybody in this thread is aware AtomicPoet doesn’t like being called ‘bro’, that’s the reason of the whole debacle

    Umm, no, they aren’t. Maybe they are now, after you made the comment I’m currently replying to, but I read your earlier comment and had to go back and double-check Hansae’s comment hadn’t been edited, because your response made no sense otherwise.

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      1 day ago

      Maybe I should have added a link to the previous post in the OP of this one.

      The events were happening in the span of a few days, I assumed most of the people would know of the context

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        1 day ago

        I assumed most of the people would know of the context

        Haha, nope. This is the very first post on the subject I’ve seen.

        And now I’m just really confused about how someone could be offended by the term “bro”. Personally I’d say it’s gender-neutral, but I can understand a woman, especially a trans woman, being opposed to the term. But that doesn’t seem to be what’s going on here. So it’s just…weird. It’s a friendly term of endearment.

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          24 hours ago

          I edited both the OP and the comment, so hopefully it’s more clear.

          The reasoning behind it is that ‘bro’ can be related to the ‘bro’ culture (think cryptobros), that is not known for good discussions but rather dismissive comments and attitudes.

          There is a more detailed explanation somewhere down the comments, but too lazy to find it now.

          I don’t really agree with that stance, but I can see why someone would think that.

          Edit: found this https://atomicpoet.org/@atomicpoet/posts/AyXynXKOmOfyjE7Wb2