Replace "oppressive" with better term #31
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"Oppression" is a broad term that may not be wholly appropriate
for a code of conduct or moderation policy, and could easily be
misconstrued.
For instance, users could claim that they are being oppressed by
having their comments moderated, as they may feel they are being
targeted for their beliefs as well. It could also be interpreted
as meaning that only content that attempt to silence others fall
under this policy.
Using the social justice definition of oppression, this runs the
risk of being misconstrued as only applying to those with certain
beliefs or qualities, while others cannot be moderated using this
justification because of their "oppression status" -- this is too
subjective for a CoC which should be easily understood by as many
members as possible.
For these reasons, replace the one instance of "oppression" with
a more specific and broadly accepted description of behaviors
that are unacceptable ("prejudiced and dsicriminatory").
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Could see replacing it with systematic oppression. It doesn't mean the same On Sat, Nov 21, 2015, 10:50 PM Nelson Gomez [email protected]
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We also already talk about discrimination. On Sat, Nov 21, 2015, 10:51 PM JB Rubinovitz [email protected] wrote:
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Institutionalized Oppression: Institutional Oppression occurs when established laws, customs, and practices systematically reflect and produce inequities based on one’s membership in targeted social identity groups. If oppressive consequences accrue to institutional laws, customs, or practices, the institution is oppressive whether or not the individuals maintaining those practices have oppressive intentions. Think this definition is helpful to leave here. |
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That's still only a partial definition and omits three other paragraphs. "Institutional Oppression is the systematic mistreatment of people within a social identity group, supported and enforced by the society and its institutions, solely based on the person’s membership in the social identity group. Institutional Oppression occurs when established laws, customs, and practices systematically reflect and produce inequities based on one’s membership in targeted social identity groups. If oppressive consequences accrue to institutional laws, customs, or practices, the institution is oppressive whether or not the individuals maintaining those practices have oppressive intentions. Institutional Oppression creates a system of invisible barriers limiting people based on their membership in unfavored social identity groups. The barriers are only invisible to those “seemingly” unaffected by it. The practice of institutionalized oppression is based on the belief in inherent superiority or inferiority. Institutionalized oppression is a matter of result regardless of intent." — http://www.pcc.edu/resources/illumination/documents/institutionalized-oppression-definitions.pdf |
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Thanks! On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 2:08 PM, Nelson Gomez [email protected]
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"Oppression" is a broad term that may not be wholly appropriate for a code of conduct or moderation policy, and could be misconstrued in a variety of ways.
For instance, users could claim that they are being oppressed by having their comments moderated, as they may feel they are being targeted for their beliefs as well. It could also be interpreted as meaning that only content that attempt to silence others fall under this policy.
Using the social justice definition of oppression, this runs the risk of being misconstrued as only applying to those with certain beliefs or qualities, while others cannot be moderated using this justification because of their "oppression status" -- this is too subjective for a CoC which should be easily understood by as many members as possible.
For these reasons, replace the one instance of "oppression" with a more specific and broadly accepted description of behaviors that are unacceptable ("prejudiced and dsicriminatory").