Content Warning for mentions of abuse, racism, SA
So I just found out about radnormal and let's just say this is a terrible label. And as a queer disabled person of color, this label pisses me off, and here's why.
Disclaimer: DO NOT HARASS OR TARGET ANYONE WHO IS RADNORMAL. I KINDLY ASK YOU TO BLOCK AND REPORT THESE PEOPLE.
For those who don't know, radnormal is an anti-radqueer and anti-contact label. You can learn more about radnormal through this Strawpage. I am very much anti-radqueer and anti-contact for paraphilias that can cause harm, but this label is not it. While the label is anti-ai, anti-racist, anti-xenosatanist, anti-censorship, pro-furry, and pro-queer (as well as having a few ideas I do agree with, such as keeping minorities safe, educating people on marginalized groups, accepting contradictory labels), it's also got a few stances I do not agree with, and here's why.
As someone who has had quite a bit of a challenge learning and accepting paraphiles, I find the anti-para stance of radnormal to be infuriating. Not only is it spreading misinformation, but it is also very paramisic to say the least, especially towards the big 3 of paraphilias. not all paraphiles are ticking time bombs for acting harm. But then again, radnormal is accepting of anti-contact paraphiles as long as they don't have a paraphilia that is considered harmful if acted upon (still not good).
Just a disclaimer: I do not have DID/OSDD, nor am I system, but I feel like a lot of anti-endogenic stuff id very exclusionist to say the least. Not tolerating endogenic systems and choosing to avoid them is one thing, but actively going against them in my opinion is not good. Also it just comes off as sysmedicalist.
Anti-Proship, Darkship, Lolisho
This one seems very hypocritical, considering that the radnormal label is anti-censorship (but then again, it's entirely possible to be anti-censorship without using any of these labels, I do not use any ship labels on myself). Also connects to the other stance below.
While the radnormal community claims they are trying to move away from it, that doesn't stop some radnormals from saying stuff that is enabling harassment.
As seen in this example, this just feels like an excuse to bully and harass people, and in my opinion, this feels disrespectful towards victims who do use fiction as a form of coping. Also the Strawpage mentioned that they are pro-aggressive the people they are against, which is just harassment.
Did I not mentioned that the coiner behind radnormal is racist? They made a graphic of someone lynching a representation of those they don't like. I know another user already pointed it out, but I think it should be restated that lynching is a form of public execution, which is not only considered cruel, but also historically (especially in the U.S.) was done on people of color, particularly black people.
I hope the creator changes themselves and realizes that they and the community are causing harm because this label is a disaster waiting to happen.
If there is anything else I missed regarding radnormals, type it down in the comments below.
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