I am moderating the subreddit r/Above_Purity for discussing purity culture, their stance on GRSM (Gender, Romantic, and Sexual Minorities) issues, and other related topics in the purity cults. We are hoping to inform and create a dialogue about the harm these groups do, and of course I’d assume many of you here would like to do that as well. Please join us if you think you’d be interested!
Posted Jul 26, 2019, 2:13 AM UTC
Sounds great! Subbed.
Thanks! Please feel free to add any suggestions you have to our sticky. We’re brand new so we’re hoping to get going in the next few days and any user input will help.
Maybe instead of setting up "weekly" threads at the start of the sub, you can let it go on for a while and see what kinds of posts are regularly popping up. I don't think it will need a "weekly" thread, but if it does, it might not be a subject you can predict at the outset, you know?
I feel that most of us here that snark come from a background we are trying to process and we escaped/escaping. I will always be there to discuss the harm of my past
Subbed!
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Joined.
I’ve heard Dear Mr. Atheist mention the GRSM acronym. This is my first time encountering them elsewhere. The new acronym makes a lot of sense to me.
Yeah I prefer it as it’s simpler and more inclusive. I’d only seen it on the GRSM-related communities before I saw him use it too, but his audience is wide so hopefully it spreads.
Yes. I also thought it was more broadly inclusive as well. I’m not an atheist, but I like to watch Dear Mr. Atheist - a secular humanist. Secular humanism is, to me, what Christianity should be in terms of treating all people well with love and respect (outside of those who do things like commit murder of course). He criticizes the bigots who hide behind Christianity.
Have you ever watched Telltale? He's big on the idea that atheist and religious communities should be working together to fight extreme religious groups. He's done some videos with Mr. Atheist too.
I think I’ve seen one video that he did with DMA. I’ll check him out sometime, thanks.
Except for the God part, it's a lot closer to what Jesus actually taught than what fundies like to think he taught. I'm convinced fundies don't actually like Jesus. Most seem waaaay more interested in combing the OT for excuses to be hateful. If that's your jam, then Jesus must seem like quite the party pooper.