• iheartneopets@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    The undercurrent of misogyny is so so rampant on Lemmy, worse even than reddit was. Posts like this bring it right out. I can’t believe how many upvotes some of these red-pill-ass comments have. It’s really discouraging to see and often makes me too nervous to speak up on women’s issues here on Lemmy, lest I be absolutely brigaded.

    At least the bear can’t use a keyboard and thus wouldn’t be able to try and bully me into shutting up on the internet, so there’s another instance where I’d choose a bear over a random man.

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        2 months ago

        Goodness gracious, it’s almost like you’re commenting on the thread almost a day later and maybe the comments are a bit different now, as opposed to earlier.

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            2 months ago

            No, but deciding to comment is a choice you made, not something out of your control like something appearing in your feed.

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      At least the bear can’t use a keyboard and thus wouldn’t be able to try and bully me into shutting up on the internet, so there’s another instance where I’d choose a bear over a random man.

      Absolute mood.

    • Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz
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      2 months ago

      I agree there is sexism, but were you on Reddit for those first few years? This place is a Disney movie compared to how Reddit used to be.

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        2 months ago

        I actually mentioned that in a comment above. Reddit used to be just as bad, if not worse indeed, but that doesn’t excuse Lemmy by any means. I do hope that it’s a good indicator that Lemmy will get better with time, though.

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      2 months ago

      Lemmy is a lot less women-friendly, queer-friendly, trans-friendly than the rest of the fediverse. That really needs to change.

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      2 months ago

      Lemmy is a lot less women-friendly, queer-friendly, trans-friendly than the rest of the fediverse. That really needs to change.

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      2 months ago

      The undercurrent of misogyny is so so rampant on Lemmy, worse even than reddit was

      Surprised if true