Got quite confused by this ban
Edit: context https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/98196510-49ce-40ee-8db5-a8914f7ad0b1.webp
And the comment I responded to:
I don’t know how to see who banned me, but I guess the mod thought that my response to the"normal woman" having a body type that is far more idealized than normal was racist since I said the body type probably was a minority among body types? English as second language so I might be in the wrong
Is the word minority so attached to race that it’s not used to talk about relative sizes in groups without clarification (if you understand what I mean)?
In that case I will not use it like that in the future, thank you for explaining, and try to be more clear about what I mean
Edit: clearing up and expanding on sentences
The term “minority” is a politicised word in the US, where the term “minority” is essentially liberal media-speak for “everybody who isn’t white and/or cis.”
Yes, but it’s contextual. If someone is a minority, it’s usually referring to being a part of a minority class, often one that’s either protected or used by bigots as a point of hatred.
Being in the minority, however, can refer to having relative uniqueness.
English is hard. I’m sorry it has such stupid rules, but here we are.
Yeah, I’m happy that there are so many in this post that helps me grasp why the post got misinterpreted and helpful tips on how to avoid (some) pitfalls in the future :)
I guess you could also say something like, “her body type is atypical” to avoid confusion. From your other comments here it’s pretty clear that’s what you meant. And I agree with you that video game representations of women in particular are often problematic, as they are mostly unrealistic, highly sexualised, and created that way for the primary purpose of being objectified by men.
In this case I think CLM is the closest assessment, because I think it’s obvious to a native English speaker that it could be interpreted both ways, so it should have been clarified before mod action was taken.