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sparkles @sparkie.bsky.social

describing someone as a rodent is like, textbook dehumanization. youre describing a human as a not-human, and moreover as something considered a pest or vermin (which is unfair, rats are dope). check out this handy article and ctrl+f animal if youd like to learn more :)

aug 29, 2025, 2:26 pm • 1 0

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sparkles @sparkie.bsky.social

im only like, passingly interested in any of this but its like maybe the clearest-cut example ive seen on this website all month

aug 29, 2025, 2:27 pm • 1 0 • view
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Mark @markandmindy.bsky.social

You haven't been here long enough… There's a poster who calls himself the genderless rodent and they go around to threads and tell people not to talk They tend to block me so I don't even know if I can find them, but their handle is genderless rodent

aug 29, 2025, 2:28 pm • 0 0 • view
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Mark @markandmindy.bsky.social

That was a misunderstanding… I was no Way calling the counselors rodents no no no I am referring to a PDX poster I could see how that would sound insulting … I hope you understand my explanation

aug 29, 2025, 2:29 pm • 0 0 • view
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Mark @markandmindy.bsky.social

I'm blocked but this person has a screen shot of the generated rodent, hence me using they them bc they make it clear they have no gender. bsky.app/profile/real...

aug 29, 2025, 2:31 pm • 0 0 • view
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sparkles @sparkie.bsky.social

oh! lol yeah thats a rodent

aug 29, 2025, 2:55 pm • 1 0 • view