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ladybrighid3333_archive ([personal profile] ladybrighid3333_archive) wrote2007-05-29 11:35 pm

LJ Strikeout '07: Support Freedom of Expression!

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.



[livejournal.com profile] 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 [livejournal.com profile] 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


Edit: Or if you feel uncomfortable sending it. Fill in, Copy and paste the text in the text box below into a comment here.

shanaqui: River from Firefly. ((Fran) ...)

[personal profile] shanaqui 2007-05-30 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
A question? Why is that email address the one to send it to? I just want to be sure my thoughts are going to the right place.


In the meantime:

Name/Alias: Nikki
Journal name: [livejournal.com profile] shanaqui/[livejournal.com profile] edenbound
Location(optional): UK
Comment(optional): I am disgusted at the way this affair has been treated. We were given no warning, even those of us that are innocent. You have made all of us, even those who are not paedophiles and don't even write "shota". On that point alone I could say a lot -- fiction is fiction, people don't write about things because they intend or even want to do them. And in the rare cases you have deleted journals that may be relevant to the sudden purge, it may be that in this mass deletion you are getting in the way of some official investigation into such journals and giving those who are guilty the heads up, allowing them to slink away. I was intending to buy a permanent account when they go on sale, but unless this issue is dealt with, I will not be, and as much as I like the service in other respects, I will not be renewing my paid accounts.