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There's still the username. And the proper response to that situation is, "Oh, oops, I didn't realize, let me edit my comment, thanks for bringing it to my attention."
If I can figure out a way to view who downvoted, I will be tagging them to call them out and name and shame. I find it completely inexcusable. If they didn't know they were in the wrong, they wouldn't be afraid to show their faces and explain themselves.
I really want to down vote you because of your aggressiveness and off topic ranting but I'll ask instead what about their username should tell me the user's gender?
Clearly, this must be a man 🤡🤡🤡
My app shows me cupcakezealot as the username. Must be a woman 🤡 🤡 🤡
Why the fuck are y'all using these shitty apps that don't display either profile pics or usernames properly? Literally worse functionality than just using a browser.
Don't get mad at me for your choice to use a shitty product that takes away basic functionality and causes you to be ignorant about people's identities.
"Um, actually, you're being unfair to people using text-only browsers."
No one is mad at you for the app they use. People are upset with your shitty behavior. No one that downvoted you did so because of transphobia or whatever bullshit reason you want to come up with. It's because you're a miserable keyboard warrior and likely troll.
People like this do not handle being disagreed with very well, do they?
Simply cannot accept their imaginary version of events isn't what actually happened.
Their username is cupcakezealot, is it not? Why would anything else be displayed?
No, her display name is "katy✨"
If you weren't using an app that removes basic functionality, this is what you'd see:
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Well, I am, so 🤷
Not my fault you choose to use it and then are ignorant of stuff everyone else can see. Make better choices.
Aren't ML users just the nicest people?
If you go around misgendering people, then no, we are not, and I'm in fact quite proud to not be "nice" about that.
Let me put it to you this way. If I see someone with a clearly female profile pic and display name getting called masculine terms, I'm going to aggressively call that shit out. So you can either:
Stop using a dumb app that removes your ability to see shit
Don't default to masculine terms for anonymous users
Don't get upset when you are called out for misgendering, just own up to it
Block me because you want to go around misgendering people and not getting called on it.
First, I didn't misgender anyone, second, I pointed out that a large chunk of Lemmy users don't see either of those things.
You're the one that took the ball and ran with it.
Defending misgendering and criticizing people for calling it out is in no way better than doing it yourself. I don't know why libs on here always play this, "Um, actually, I didn't say that, I just defended someone else saying it," bullshit. I do not care.
My god, I’m beginning to think you’re a parody account. No one can be this arrogant and smug about something so petty and unimportant as what app one uses.
My app, and clearly a lot of mobile apps, show the @, which is like the legal name, so cupcakezealot@lemmy.blajah.zone, it does not show the account display name, which is Katy, until I click on the profile. This is most likely due to screen size and for readability. Same with the profile picture, do not see it until I click on the profile.
Which brings me back to the question I've been trying to get an answer to as to why someone would go out of their way to install an app that reduces the websites functionality.
In any case, the proper response should be, "oops, it was a mistake, thanks for letting me know" and not fighting me on it or downvoting.
To accomodate different instances and different infrastructure I would assume. My app lets me turn the display name and the profile picture on and off, but again the size of the photo and the dual display name and @ takes up a lot of screen space and it’s easier to have them off.
Respectfully disagree
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Mine does not display it like that, I have it set to a larger print though, and the full display name and the @ appears.
As I explained before, I don't give a shit about your profile picture or display name, it does nothing but take up valuable screen space. I want to see your username and comment, that's what I came here for.
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You're telling me that picture "takes up too much screen space?"
I think y'all are out of your minds but you do you ig.
Still doesn't excuse or explain responding negatively to correcting misgendering.
They're responding negatively to you and the way you're choosing to engage with people, not your point.
Really, because I was responded negatively to when I was just calling out misgendering.
I have no clue what your last reply to me said since you're blocked, but I assume it was more random, flailing personal attacks. Good luck with that.
Yes, because you did it in a shitty way but apparently you're one of those people who can't be wrong, every other person is wrong.
Dude… you might want to seriously think about leaving lemmy- or at creating a different account and staring over with one where you can show more respect for people.
This place might not be for you if you can get so easily upset by other people’s choices.
Imagine whining about this person being disrespectful when you're wasting this much time and energy excusing misgendering xD that person screwed up, you don't have to be a dick about it. They were blatantly, obviously misgendering. What are you trying to accomplish by defending that?
I didn’t excuse shit, so I’m not going to get trapped up in bullshit false accusations.
Dude is whining about what apps people are using and obnoxiously demanding that people not downvote them or else explain why.
I don’t give a fuck what they’re defending or arguing for. They’re being ridiculously petty.
I downvoted you. It’s because you don’t know how to discuss topics like an adult without arrogantly insulting people.
News flash: Despite what you seem to think- no one here is beneath you. You’re just a random person on the internet- just like everyone else.
I did vot you down and I'm also the guy who started all this.
You're not wrong. You're just an asshole. That's why people vote you down.
Then edit your comment.
You're trying to own me by intentionally misgendering some other random person. I hope you feel good about yourself. All you're doing is proving my assumption about you correct and vindicating me. You showed me everything I did here was 100% correct and justified and I would do it again.