Cleo of Topless Topics @toplesstopics@eldritch.cafe

#introduction Hiya! I'm an oldbie #contentcreator on #youtube, #vimeo, #twitch, #twitter and many others, and you can find all my content and other links at www.toplesstopics.org !

My main focus in my videos & #livestreams are #activism topics like #civilrights, #feminism, #blacklivesmatter, #lgbtq, #socialjustice, #censorship, and that sort of thing,

but I cover a lot of other topics like #parenting, #videogames, #art, #progressive #politics and more!

Hoping to find like-minded creators!

more importantly, every single crowdfunding platform seems to have a "no adult content" clause--which we all know includes female nipples, so I have no idea how we'd raise the money to pay for the hosting for such a site.

but I'm running into a few roadblocks with this--one, figuring out security levels. I'd like anyone to be able to register to SEE the posts, but to post their own content (and comments) they'd need to go through some kind of authentication process (like linking to their other social media accounts) so we can make sure they're not just an idiot pornbot or hater who will deliberately flood our platform with banned (nazi, antivaxxer, explicit porn, etc) content.

Sooo I'm looking into starting our own video host and social media instance (either mastodon or friendica) called the #outcastcreatorcollective, basically a "safe space" for "outcast creators" (topless equality activists, sex workers, nudists, lgbtq, body positive, etc) to post without the constant threat of being banned at the drop of a hat--but WITHOUT having to share space with white nationalists, antivaxxers, etc.

still so fucking furious that the Normalizing Nudity channel on Youtube gets away with FULLY NAKED, UNCENSORED videos featuring buxom women, while I posted clips from MY OWN VIDEO for his channel (that was up for over a year amassing over a million views, until my hater army got it removed) that WERE censored got banned IMMEDIATELY!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcZWQSE5AedwUs-qAJXTaPA

if it was just nudity, I'd call it something like "the #normalizenudity place." But for something more encompassing, idk. Maybe The PRogressive Place, but it sounds a bit kitschy

(another idea I had, so we progressive creators can really help each other out, is to have sort of "watch parties" where we all meet on social media at the same time now and then, maybe discord or matrix, and share links to each others' content that the rest of us then share)

And what should we call such a place, that's welcoming to #nudists, #mentalhealth advocates, #queer activists, evidence-based scientists and doctors, #racialequality activists, and more?

(the "no hardcore porn" is simply so that those who support nonsexual nudity without wanting to see porn every time they search for something don't have to deal with that, like they do now when searching somewehre lke say twitter)

So what do you think? Would you expend a little more effort to sign up for a platform that's a little less mainstream, if it means having more control over your data and not having to share space with nazis and antivaxxers?

it's hard to explain to people who are used to only using user-focused but fascist and personal-data-harvesting platforms like twitter (and facebook especially), I barely understand it myself,

but the intention is to set up a place that SPECIFICALLY ALLOWS nonsexual nudity, as well as other progressive topics, while NOT allowing nazis, antivaxxers, actual hardcore porn, etc

-anyone can sign up to view the content, but to post your own content to the progressive space mastodon server you have to be approved, so we don't get flooded with trolls

then have a separate peertube instance for the progressive space creators to post our videos, that we can then link to on mastodon (and our own websites)

people can search within the mastodon and peertube instances by topic etc, follow specific users, and can also find the content thru general mastodon & peertube searches

Also sexual education and positivity--discussions ABOUT sexual activity etc but not video and audio of the actual acts.

The idea is still in germation (and @tio of TROM is pretty anti-mainstream-social-media so I have to go back and forth a lot sharing ideas) but I wanted to ask your feedback as we work it out.

What I'm thinking currently is we make our own Mastodon instance devoted to this progressive community

Sooo I'm talking to the owner of http://videos.trom.tf where I've been uploading my heinous female nipples for a while now about maybe setting up a separate peertube instance specifically focused on #normalizenudity creators like myself and
https://www.nakedwanderings.com
etc.

I'm thinking it should go beyond just #normalizenudity though, and also be a "safe space" for body positivity, mental health awareness, lgbtq activism, racial inequality, and other progressive ideals.

https://play.anghami.com/episode/1045204403 I still greatly distrust NFTs, but this is an interesting conversation about trying to use NFTs and crypto for #sexworkers to reliably get paid for their work, when every "respectable, mainstream" financial transaction platform bans us/them.

This is literally insane. according to #stripe, if you have what they consider "pawrn" (nonsheexual female neepples) uploaded ANYWHERE ON THE INTERNET, they refuse to let you use their platform ANYWHERE, including on an AUDIO-ONLY PODCAST.

stuck at home with link today because his kindergarten is closed for some reason. asked him to play quietly in the living room for a few minutes so I could record a vlog in my bedroom. nine minutes into the video he burst into my room to announce he had "accidentally" pooped and peed on his bedroom floor and the dog had eaten it. *imitates pulled trigger to temple*

I mean, they made their choice. #letsgodarwin #antivax #naturalconsequences

The hilarious part is that liberals are furious with Zuckerberg for accepting money hand over fist to allow Facebook to widely spread antivax and other conspiracy propaganda, while MAGA are mad bc they falsely believe FB is censoring said propaganda.

The only acceptable response to #Facebook's vileness. #zuckerberg #fuckzuck #conspiracytheories #propaganda #disinformation #internetprivacy #censorship #antivax #liberals #maga

I put up this video the other day talking about my childhood full of being #bullied and how it shapes my fears that my own children will be bullied or, worse, turn into #bullies themselves. It was unexpectedly #emotional--guess I've got some #trauma I haven't worked out yet. https://www.toplesstopics.org/bullying/