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by rootlocus
3162 days ago
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> These sentences correctly show that this change disproportionately affects some (minority) communities. The letter didn't say anything about what makes the LGBT "disproportionately" affected by this change. What I read was > We’re writing you today both as adult creators and concerned individuals about free, legal, expression. We’re deeply disappointed in your handling of clarity with regards to adult content on your platform, and the mixed messages we have been receiving. Which seems like a reasonable concern. Followed non sequitur by: > Not only that, the most vulnerable among us – disproportionately queer, trans, disabled, people of color and those whose first language is not English – are literally scared for our lives. Why is Patreon having a fuzzy stand against pornography disproportionately affecting the LGBT community? |
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First of all, they say the vulnerable among them are disproportionately LGBT. They do not say that it affects an LGBT creator differently from a straight creator all else being equal.
Given that there are massive mainstream porn companies that cover most of the non-queer market, it stands to reason that the creators on Patreon are disproportionately queer. Thus any change on Patreon, postivie or negative, will affect queer performers disproportionately by that fact alone.
Changes that are not intrinsically discriminating, can have discriminatory effects.
If you will further grant that LGBT people suffer discrimination outside of Patreon, they will be over represented among the most vulnerable creators by that fact. Thus they will be disproportionately represented amongst the vulnerable content creators on patreon, affected by this change.
Let's take this to another area. Homeless youth shelters. Let's say a politician somewhere campaigns on closing down local homeless youth shelters.
You could say: Closing down these shelters would hit the most vulnerable among us – disproportionately queer, trans, disabled, people of color and those whose first language is not English - hardest.
Because, in fact, all these groups are strongly over represented among American homeless. Drastically in some cases:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness_among_LGBT_youth_...