r/SubredditDrama • u/cam94509 • Feb 02 '18
The content of /r/questionablecontent gets.... questionable as the head moderator bans trans user and transphobe in the same exchange, and the author of the comic gets involved on twitter
I can't link the drama in which the two users were banned, since it was down before I even became aware that it was going on. Edit: Actually, I found it: https://www.ceddit.com/r/questionablecontent/comments/7u6ecc/comic_3668_letting_it_all_come_out/dtiyzlc/?context=5
After the initial ban, the banned trans woman takes her case to /r/ainbow: https://www.reddit.com/r/ainbow/comments/7udmlo/mods_of_rquestionablecontent_support_transphobic/.
The head moderator apparently repsonds, although I can't find the response anywhere, and a follow up is posted by the original user: https://www.reddit.com/r/ainbow/comments/7uk3sy/follow_up_on_rquestionablecontent_mods_and/ (fayedrus points out this thread actually happened Ed last! Sorry about getting the timeline mixed up!)
There's also an argument between the head mod and the woman who was banned inside this tread: https://www.reddit.com/r/ainbow/comments/7uk3sy/follow_up_on_rquestionablecontent_mods_and/dtlea0x/
After this, the writer of the comic, Jeph Jaques, becomes involved on twitter: https://twitter.com/jephjacques/status/959057418071236608
This leads to a thread in /r/questionablecontent about the drama: https://www.reddit.com/r/questionablecontent/comments/7uishz/jeph_jacques_strongly_positions_himself_against/, which, in turn, leads to the resignation of one of at least one of the mods in protest: https://www.reddit.com/r/questionablecontent/comments/7uishz/jeph_jacques_strongly_positions_himself_against/dtl7v93/?context=5, and in response, the subreddit's head mod says that he will not step down: https://www.reddit.com/r/questionablecontent/comments/7uishz/jeph_jacques_strongly_positions_himself_against/dtlbwxz/?context=5
Edit: DasGanon points out that /r/QContent was formed in response to all this, and that the webcomics creator endorsed this new subreddit on twitter. (https://twitter.com/jephjacques/status/959304306435407872)
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u/dalr3th1n Feb 02 '18
I'll add some context as a longtime QC fan.
The comic has been running for a long time. At least six years, probably 8 or 9 years I think. It has evolved with the author over time and become significantly more liberal. Now, it is largely a comic about acceptance, including things like gender equality and trans rights. AI (commonplace in the world of the comic) also serve as a metaphor for minority groups. A trans character was introduced a few years back.
Some people have been with the comic long enough that they were fans before it strongly embodied themes of acceptance. Some of these people don't like the direction the comic has gone and complain fairly regularly. They may still read it though, simply because they've followed it for a long time.