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"I will never suggest Lemmy to people" - 196 users on the Fediverse's harassment of women (lemmy.nz)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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https://lemmy.nz/post/18610200/13255360

This user describes how most of the women-centered communities on Lemmy were shut down due to harassment of their members.

Another user adds "We need a safe space, but most of the women I know on here don’t have the time or energy to moderate it. And there’s so few of us, it feels like it’s not worth the effort anyway."

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[–] GrammarPolice -1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Not exactly the point. Spaces reserved for a specific community of people alone tend to be breeding grounds for extremist viewpoints and toxicity

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Not sure you can call half the population a 'community' but OK. Women come from all walks of life and ideologies as I'm sure you'll have to imagine.

Also, even in the majority of women-centric spaces in the internet, men are still allowed s long as they aren't assholes. The only purpose would be to make a specific spot where women can post without fear of being harassed.

[–] GrammarPolice -3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

If you've participated in any women-centric sub on Reddit you'll know what I'm talking about. Try r/Askwomen, r/FemaleDatingStrategy or r/feminism. The toxicity on those subs is over the roof.

Something similar might happen if women-centric instances (not even communities) are created. Kinda like a hexbear-esque situation.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have for years and haven't seen any of the toxicity you're talking about, except towards men showing up being right cunts. I'm guessing that's how you encountered it, too.

[–] GrammarPolice -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Nope, there's toxicity there and it's widely complained about on Reddit (including women themselves) - especially concerning the first two subs i mentioned. Have you considered you're one of the toxic participants?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Hint: reddit is also full of misogynists, kinda what it's known for. People discussing the toxicity of women centered subs tend to fall into that category.

[–] GrammarPolice 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

No! This isn't the facts. Misogynists exist yes, but there's multiple complaints of mod and user behaviour concerning r/Askwomen and r/FemaleDatingStrategy. All you need to do is to search Reddit and you'll see multiple complaints.

Even women have complained. Why not try to be a bit open-minded?