LJ Strikeout '07: Support Freedom of Expression!

[ladybrighid3333_archive]

Ok...so sorry if you've all seen this all over your friends list, but compiling two different "action plans". I'm sorry, but i'm screening comments and logging IPs. >>; you will have to wait till your comment shows up.



roaring's compiled a listing of some of the facts,which link to more facts, etc., of what's going on, mostly in relation to the fandom people getting hit by this.
Click the banner above to see that.

this was taken from rosesatmidnight for the same program on a more personal standpoiont, though I edited it for my own words at the end. For the original go take action!
1. Change the end greeting to your username
2 You can tweak the last paragraph so it's yours.
3. Spread it to your friends list by posting it to your own journal or linking here.
4. Also feel free to comment here with the textbox at the bottom of this entry.

Change your user name, personalize your comments in the last paragraph, and email this to privacy@livejournal.com and post it to your journal or profile.

Dear LJ:

I was quite appalled to hear about your mass-deletion of communities and journals with what you deemed as 'triggering' interests. Some of us have survived Rape. Some of us have survived abuse. And some of us wish to speak up and help others. How can we do that if you're taking away what we use to help those in need?

Have you even researched this "Warriors For Innocence"? Now what about the countless others who will not benefit from this deletion? What about the countless molesters who will now be driven further underground?

What about the countless members who have survived abuse, who have survived rape, and are now, finally, proud to stand up and say that they have... only for LJ to tell them that they can't?

Now what will we do? Now what source will we have to share our stories and our knowledge with others, now that your once-valuable source has been so ruthlessly and thoughtlessly taken away?

You were once one of the voices that helped make us strong as a united front.

And now your silence in the fight deafens me. Your silence speaks volumes, as much now as it will ever speak. Your silence is like a slap in the face to those of us who have survived the rape, survived the abuse, and are now, or will soon, learn to stand again, learn to live again, learn to function again.

As the friend of several people who have survived abuse and rape, I, personally, hope that you never experience it. And if that does happen, I hope that this very same silence never crosses your path.

Respectfully,
ladybrighid3333

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[ladylamia.livejournal.com]

Name/Alias: ladylamia
Journal name: something sick & twisted we both need therapy for
Location(optional): usa
Comment(optional): i don't know if this is a hoax but it still has me frightened. first i thought, should i take out stuff like gay & queer from my interests? it's sexual sort of in nature. then it occurred to me that the title of my journal itself might put it in jeopardy? a funny comment between one character and another in a film.

if you want to delete based on content that is one thing, but just to go on listed interests? that seems extreme. i have been on lj since 2003 and am a paid user, but if i feel like i have to be censored - or that lj promotes censorship - then i will leave for good. it would be difficult for me as lj is a huge part of my life but i can't willingly be a part of something that promotes censorship.

[hellgirldeity.livejournal.com]

I actually added gay rights and gay marriage to my interests after reading the Cnet article. I just wish I had done it sooner. If LJ wants to delete my journal for it, let them. I may just be one user, but I'm a paid user. On a financial standpoint, they are only hurting themselves.

[ladylamia.livejournal.com]

love the icon!
yes, i feel exactly the same. i have been a paid user of lj for 3 out of my 4 years here and probably will be for the foreseable future. probably the next 5 years at least. i also pay for extra user pics, i mean, to delete paid users makes no sense, it is after all a business. the idea is to make money.