Remember to always keep in touch with each other on other platforms. Never make this environment your only means of contact with those you care about within the community.
And never trust your friends in the community enough to pass on your personal information. There are people with bad intentions everywhere. And as the sentence already said: Better safe than sorry.
@sandminerva @Jasmine if it's out of bigotry sure but all triggers deserve to be respected to the best of our capability.
@sandminerva @PaperGal @Jasmine I think it depends on the context, really. Even with therapy, it won't always cure the traumatic response. "DNI X" isn't always just for their benefit, but sometimes for yours as well - they may be afraid they will be triggered and lash out at you accidentally, for example.
Also, it may be that they can interact with MAPs but due to their trauma it's really uncomfortabel/harmful to them mentally, so even though they have no issue with MAPs as a whole, they want a safe space where they won't feel those feelings. And that's valid.
@Jasmine Well I'm not sure what are all the things people say DNI about, but if it's like “DNI MAPs” or something then that's prejudiced and doesn't deserve to be respected.
@WaterBaron map: csa is bad, let's not trivialise it. I've been a victim of csam and so I am kinda sensitive about....
Anti: kiddy diddly doo! You fucked kids today? Lololol you're sooo icky and yucky. I bet you're thinking of child cunny rn!!! Hey look at this link to child porn! Gross right?
Something I’ve noticed is that antis have harassed and spread private information of minor MAPs far more than adult MAPs (Not saying that they should be doing it more to adult MAPs, they shouldn’t be doing it to anyone at all). It’s ironic how they claim that their whole motive is to “protect minors” yet they have endangered many minors instead.
@Demon boomer.
Transgender Girl, I'm just kinda vibing and lurking. 15 Y/O