... but the ways in which various marginalized groups are more likely to have their content deemed "inappropriate for children" just for existing infuriates me.
This.
I'm a member of a couple marginalized groups. Just discussing the realities of my disability could be considered "harmful to children" because it has to do with bodily functions. I wouldn't be able to discuss my religion, because it's not Evangelical Christianity. I wouldn't be able to discuss the realities of aging, or my gender dysphoria, or my marriage, or.... I wouldn't be able to read about the struggles that my non-white friends have, or that friends who are transitioning have, or ...
I refuse to let my life be reduced to that which is "appropriate for sheltered children". (If I wanted to be an ass, I could go through any medically accurate site, like WebMD, and make it sound like three quarters of the content was inappropriate for children.)
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This.
I'm a member of a couple marginalized groups. Just discussing the realities of my disability could be considered "harmful to children" because it has to do with bodily functions. I wouldn't be able to discuss my religion, because it's not Evangelical Christianity. I wouldn't be able to discuss the realities of aging, or my gender dysphoria, or my marriage, or.... I wouldn't be able to read about the struggles that my non-white friends have, or that friends who are transitioning have, or ...
I refuse to let my life be reduced to that which is "appropriate for sheltered children". (If I wanted to be an ass, I could go through any medically accurate site, like WebMD, and make it sound like three quarters of the content was inappropriate for children.)