Difference between revisions of "Queering the internet"
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Marginalized communities: | Marginalized communities: | ||
| − | - have different needs than the mainstream | + | - have different needs than the mainstream |
| − | - the mainstream tend to generalize from a small sample set of the minority | + | - the mainstream tend to generalize from a small sample set of the minority |
| − | - how can we build awareness and understanding to support and welcome a greater diversity of people? | + | - how can we build awareness and understanding to support and welcome a greater diversity of people? |
What is Queer? | What is Queer? | ||
| − | - non-binary | + | - non-binary |
| − | - non-conforming | + | - non-conforming |
| − | - LGBT | + | - LGBT |
| − | - the gray area, the interstices | + | - the gray area, the interstices |
| − | - to queer is to bring in non-represented voices | + | - to queer is to bring in non-represented voices |
| − | - the wide range of sex and gender expression - kink, poly, sex workers, any taboo | + | - the wide range of sex and gender expression - kink, poly, sex workers, any taboo |
| − | - an umbrella term for any non-mainstream gender or sexual identity | + | - an umbrella term for any non-mainstream gender or sexual identity |
| − | - inclusive of non-Western identities, like two-spirit or hijra | + | - inclusive of non-Western identities, like two-spirit or hijra |
| − | - avoid putting titles on others; prefer recognizing their own identities | + | - avoid putting titles on others; prefer recognizing their own identities |
| − | - we have a plurality of names | + | - we have a plurality of names |
How to queer the internet? | How to queer the internet? | ||
| − | - who puts things online? | + | - who puts things online? |
| − | - how do we talk about the work we do, or the folks we work with? | + | - how do we talk about the work we do, or the folks we work with? |
| − | - prioritize consent | + | - prioritize consent |
| − | - prioritize open-ended identification | + | - prioritize open-ended identification |
| − | - fight the segmentation and categorization that the internet likes to use for monetization | + | - fight the segmentation and categorization that the internet likes to use for monetization |
| − | - do you even need gender and sexual questions? can’t the behavior give better data about our preferences? | + | - do you even need gender and sexual questions? can’t the behavior give better data about our preferences? |
| − | - how do we prevent the assumption that every user is white/cis/het/male? | + | - how do we prevent the assumption that every user is white/cis/het/male? |
| − | - boxes can be harmful when they misrepresent people, but can be beneficial when they correctly represent people. | + | - boxes can be harmful when they misrepresent people, but can be beneficial when they correctly represent people. |
| − | - Allow “hiding” for safety; sometimes, it’s not safe to correctly represent yourself | + | - Allow “hiding” for safety; sometimes, it’s not safe to correctly represent yourself |
| − | - Ask more specific questions, like “gender for insurance purposes” | + | - Ask more specific questions, like “gender for insurance purposes” |
| − | - Recognize the behaviors and interests of a user or a community, rather than enforcing behaviors and interests | + | - Recognize the behaviors and interests of a user or a community, rather than enforcing behaviors and interests |
| − | - build accessibility; support people with different sense data, different physical ability, etc. | + | - build accessibility; support people with different sense data, different physical ability, etc. |
Queer culture looks like | Queer culture looks like | ||
| − | - trigger or content warnings | + | - trigger or content warnings |
| − | - group consensus of community rules | + | - group consensus of community rules |
| − | - group enforcement of community rules | + | - group enforcement of community rules |
| − | - collaborative rather than heirarchical | + | - collaborative rather than heirarchical |
| − | - community justice, community moderation | + | - community justice, community moderation |
| − | - recognition of trauma, or of shared experiences | + | - recognition of trauma, or of shared experiences |
| − | - accountability and solidarity | + | - accountability and solidarity |
| − | - humanization; awareness of non-verbal reactions to our actions | + | - humanization; awareness of non-verbal reactions to our actions |
| − | - self-identity over assigned identity | + | - self-identity over assigned identity |
| − | - make space for different perspectives, rather than demanding everyone frame themselves in the mainstream narrative | + | - make space for different perspectives, rather than demanding everyone frame themselves in the mainstream narrative |
| − | - consent | + | - consent |
| − | - respect the different knowledge and expertise of all participants | + | - respect the different knowledge and expertise of all participants |
| − | - questions about personality and priorities allow people to self-select | + | - questions about personality and priorities allow people to self-select |
| − | - make it normal to be a non-mainstream kind of person | + | - make it normal to be a non-mainstream kind of person |
| − | - inclusive terminology | + | - inclusive terminology |
| − | - identify people by their non-identity qualities, like interests or fashion sense, rather than identity qualities, like assigned gender or body shape | + | - identify people by their non-identity qualities, like interests or fashion sense, rather than identity qualities, like assigned gender or body shape |
| − | - safe and secure: protect users from persecution and harrassment both on the platform and as a result of using the platform | + | - safe and secure: protect users from persecution and harrassment both on the platform and as a result of using the platform |
| − | - show impacts on different populations in ways that people outside that population can understand | + | - show impacts on different populations in ways that people outside that population can understand |
| − | - if you misbehave or get backlash for some reason, try to understand it instead of getting defensive | + | - if you misbehave or get backlash for some reason, try to understand it instead of getting defensive |
| − | - if you are hurt or offended, try to educate instead of fighting back | + | - if you are hurt or offended, try to educate instead of fighting back |
| − | - acknowledge how much you don’t know | + | - acknowledge how much you don’t know |
Latest revision as of 22:06, 16 November 2017
What does it mean to be on the internet as a diverse community?
- non-male dominant - queer inclusive - Build off of the exclusionary resources of the patriarchical technological history?
Marginalized communities:
- have different needs than the mainstream - the mainstream tend to generalize from a small sample set of the minority - how can we build awareness and understanding to support and welcome a greater diversity of people?
What is Queer?
- non-binary - non-conforming - LGBT - the gray area, the interstices - to queer is to bring in non-represented voices - the wide range of sex and gender expression - kink, poly, sex workers, any taboo - an umbrella term for any non-mainstream gender or sexual identity - inclusive of non-Western identities, like two-spirit or hijra - avoid putting titles on others; prefer recognizing their own identities - we have a plurality of names
How to queer the internet?
- who puts things online? - how do we talk about the work we do, or the folks we work with? - prioritize consent - prioritize open-ended identification - fight the segmentation and categorization that the internet likes to use for monetization - do you even need gender and sexual questions? can’t the behavior give better data about our preferences? - how do we prevent the assumption that every user is white/cis/het/male? - boxes can be harmful when they misrepresent people, but can be beneficial when they correctly represent people. - Allow “hiding” for safety; sometimes, it’s not safe to correctly represent yourself - Ask more specific questions, like “gender for insurance purposes” - Recognize the behaviors and interests of a user or a community, rather than enforcing behaviors and interests - build accessibility; support people with different sense data, different physical ability, etc.
Queer culture looks like
- trigger or content warnings - group consensus of community rules - group enforcement of community rules - collaborative rather than heirarchical - community justice, community moderation - recognition of trauma, or of shared experiences - accountability and solidarity - humanization; awareness of non-verbal reactions to our actions - self-identity over assigned identity - make space for different perspectives, rather than demanding everyone frame themselves in the mainstream narrative - consent - respect the different knowledge and expertise of all participants - questions about personality and priorities allow people to self-select - make it normal to be a non-mainstream kind of person - inclusive terminology - identify people by their non-identity qualities, like interests or fashion sense, rather than identity qualities, like assigned gender or body shape - safe and secure: protect users from persecution and harrassment both on the platform and as a result of using the platform - show impacts on different populations in ways that people outside that population can understand - if you misbehave or get backlash for some reason, try to understand it instead of getting defensive - if you are hurt or offended, try to educate instead of fighting back - acknowledge how much you don’t know