@bright_helpings@mspsocial.net
2021-05-11 09:51 UTC
@lienrag@mastodon.tedomum.net It is not acceptable to not describe images of jokes. It excludes people.
This is a general problem: Abled people don't expect disabled people to participate in jokes and memes and shitposts, but we do. We don't want to be excluded from fun stuff our friends/peers are doing.
It doesn't ruin the joke to explain it; anyone who doesn't need/want to look at the description won't.
But even if it did, people matter more than jokes.
@guilevi@dragonscave.space
Replies (2)
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@hachx0@mastodon.art 2022-11-07 03:05
@bright_helpings@mspsocial.net @lienrag@mastodon.tedomum.net @guilevi@dragonscave.space I second this. The image description is optional and as a sighted person I can simply choose not to view it. It's an opt-in system.
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@lynneverson@masto.ai 2023-04-16 00:58
@bright_helpings@mspsocial.net @lienrag@mastodon.tedomum.net @guilevi@dragonscave.space good points, and I have often found that when I click on the ALT text that I find even funnier descriptions, it's like a second and sometimes better joke (I can see the images without issue, but I am a curious type). Some people are real wizards at bringing the funny in their ALT text.