Yeah, I’m afab agender, and I’ve got it blocked too. Nothing they’ve done to me, just because of past women’s spaces saying I’m not woman enough to be there. Like, I was never really taught how to do my hair or makeup because neglectful mother, but I keep running into women that get angry because I see it as a hobby? I’m just too old for gatekeeping, and have zero desire to prove that I “deserve” to post in a restricted community.
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UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I’ve just blocked the community entirely, because apparently I’m not a woman based on… idfk.
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
Feathercrown@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
They do explicitly allow agender individuals
faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Eh, I’ve heard that before elsewhere, and it’s always turned out to mean they only accept agender folks if they’re femme enough. I worry that I would, once again, be too masc for a group that ostensibly supports me.
I already feel like the world would be better off without me, and I’ve already had other groups say I’m the bad kind of agender. Like, I used to say I was a tomboy, but then I got kicked out of the college women’s group because its an offensive term?
Feathercrown@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You know when conservatives ask why supposedly tolerant groups are actually very intolerant? This is that, but like actually legitimate. It baffles me that these groups can operate like this and not realize the harm they’re doing.
stoy@lemmy.zip 4 weeks ago
Man here, I just doublechecked my blocks, and sure enough, respectfully blocked.
domdanial@reddthat.com 4 weeks ago
Yeah I didn’t know about the rule when I replied to a post. I was thanked by the OP, then had my comment deleted by mods (based on username only).
Blocked the community, why shouldn’t I if I can’t even participate?
PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
More power to you and all, but this sounds like getting mad at the radio DJ. Not everything has to be two-way communication, sometimes it’s fun to watch others’ interactions.
sniggleboots@europe.pub 4 weeks ago
yeah but they picked the shitty radio edit and didn’t even wait to the end to start announcing the next song, they stink!
hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
I find it interesting that their objections are about the evidence used for bans, rather than claiming they were banned in error.
It’s certainly not how I would respond if I were falsely accused of bring a man.
domdanial@reddthat.com 4 weeks ago
I wasn’t saying they are wrong, just that the community is getting exactly what it wants. Less contribution and visibility on an already small platform.
I commented on a post about putting lotion in a zip bag, and my comment was about putting mayo in a squeeze bottle. Not exactly gendered discourse.
Kind of like a community that only accepts input from say, black people. A question about favorite pizzas being thrown out because my username doesn’t confirm I’m black, it’s just a little weird.