Open 'n' Clean
Oct. 12th, 2006 09:03 pm![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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transI am starting a new community Open 'n' Clean. It is built on a vision that I hope some people will like. Read on if you want to find out more.
What is Open?
Open here means to be open to all people, whoever they identify themselves as, and whatever they like. Obviously, it is expected that 'non-conforming' people will be using this services more than others for obvious reasons, but it is actually designed as a forum/place where everyone with an open mind can participate. You just have to abide by this spirit. Therefore: no racism or homophobia of any form, absolutely no manhaters or womenhaters. And no attacks on other people/labels too. No denying anyone's right to identify as everything, because our idea is that, everyone here should be free to show who they truly are and then get to know others for what they truly are, forming great friendships over time. 'Bigotry' kills - literally!
What is Clean?
What I intend here - is just the 'opposite of dirty'. So many places that people can have fun and hang out at these days are 'so dirty'. What do I mean? Like an excess of sexual themes, an endorsement of escapism and mind-altering substance use, allowing ruthless attacks on people, endorsing unhealthy body image etc. What's wrong with that? You have to understand that not everyone is comfortable with the above things. Also, the above NEVER creates a happy reality for everyone, it creates a mess of confusion, jealousy and hurt. So why should we need that to have fun? There are already few outlets for 'clean fun' out there, and many of them are not free of bigotry, which often closes the door for 'non-conforming people'. So this is one place which is open to all.
The Vision
What I envision is a place free of all those hurting things of 'bigotry' and 'dirt' (and any other injurous behaviour), where people can have fun and make friends meaningfully. I am not going to attack anything else that is out there, I am just trying to make this dream here come true. So I welcome you to join us if you believe in this dream, I don't care what else you do outside there, you just need to be in the spirit of this place when you come in here.
Come to http://community.livejournal.com/opennclean/ to read/join this community.
What is Open?
Open here means to be open to all people, whoever they identify themselves as, and whatever they like. Obviously, it is expected that 'non-conforming' people will be using this services more than others for obvious reasons, but it is actually designed as a forum/place where everyone with an open mind can participate. You just have to abide by this spirit. Therefore: no racism or homophobia of any form, absolutely no manhaters or womenhaters. And no attacks on other people/labels too. No denying anyone's right to identify as everything, because our idea is that, everyone here should be free to show who they truly are and then get to know others for what they truly are, forming great friendships over time. 'Bigotry' kills - literally!
What is Clean?
What I intend here - is just the 'opposite of dirty'. So many places that people can have fun and hang out at these days are 'so dirty'. What do I mean? Like an excess of sexual themes, an endorsement of escapism and mind-altering substance use, allowing ruthless attacks on people, endorsing unhealthy body image etc. What's wrong with that? You have to understand that not everyone is comfortable with the above things. Also, the above NEVER creates a happy reality for everyone, it creates a mess of confusion, jealousy and hurt. So why should we need that to have fun? There are already few outlets for 'clean fun' out there, and many of them are not free of bigotry, which often closes the door for 'non-conforming people'. So this is one place which is open to all.
The Vision
What I envision is a place free of all those hurting things of 'bigotry' and 'dirt' (and any other injurous behaviour), where people can have fun and make friends meaningfully. I am not going to attack anything else that is out there, I am just trying to make this dream here come true. So I welcome you to join us if you believe in this dream, I don't care what else you do outside there, you just need to be in the spirit of this place when you come in here.
Come to http://community.livejournal.com/opennclean/ to read/join this community.