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mugthol@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

I’ll try to explain why women want and need a women only space here.

It is actually quite easy and has mostly to do with how many men there are on Lemmy compared to women.

Let’s say I post a question on WomensStuff. I might get 10 answers from women and one answer from a very nice and respectful men. So, no harm was done, right?

Well if you allow everybody to participate you will quickly get a lot of “not a woman, but …” type of answers. The 10 original comments made by the demographic that was actually targeted will be quickly drowned out.

This is how every post is on here. That is just how it is but that’s ok. What we want is just one small part of Lemmy where we can talk among ourselves without being overshadowed. Just accept that because our lovely mods will not back down.

If you’re tired of seeing our posts, no worries! Just block the community or asked to be banned. No harm will be done and we can continue with our nice supportive community.

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Logical@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Not a woman but- No that actually makes a lot of sense :)

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Reachtea@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Everyone knows creating segregated groups ends well

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- Olhonestjim@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Sounds like someone has never been with a woman enough to understand she needs time with just the girls. If they’re in the house chatting, you can either leave, or shut up and bring snacks. Either way, give them space.
  
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- rockstarmode@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  You’re being obtuse. Men’s and women’s clubs work just fine IRL. Sports, social, and charity are just a few examples in my local community which are thriving.
  
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- mugthol@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  If you take that away after reading my comment I cannot help you. WomensStuff is ONE community out of hundreds, just block it and move on with your life.
  
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- SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Lemmy is like a house party, where everybody has the freedom to talk to whomever they so choose. Segregated groups, creating segregated groups. If one butts in to a conversation, the participants are free to ask one not to participate, and are free to walk away if one insists. (In this metaphor, the WomensStuff community doesn’t even mind if you listen in.) For a house party, though, the host is well within their rights to not invite anybody, or even ask guests to leave. That’s a very strictly segregated group.
  
  What’s been the ripple of evil from allowing house parties, or companies to pay only a select group of employees, private clubs, family dinners et cetera? Has the existence of the chain of women’s-only gyms destroyed men’s lives?
  
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Olhonestjim@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
I really appreciate reading those posts, but I have mistakenly replied and had to preemptively delete my post several times now. I wouldn’t mind a ban that would allow me to read without making that mistake again.

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- mugthol@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I saw a comment on a post in the community once from somebody like you who asked politely to be banned. The mods were glad to help and it was a very wholesome exchange!
  
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ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Just block the community or ask to be banned

Yup, that’s what I did. It leaves… bad taste in my mouth when it goes to my main page, the topic is interesting, I go to read it, and then I see someone silencing the participants with a very smug “You’re not a woman, so please kindly fuck off from here, flowers and smiles”.

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- TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Yeah… No. I’ve posted on that sub not knowing the community rules and had a mod thank me for my insight and then politely inform me of the rules.
  
  You know what I did…? I apologized for not reading the rules before posting and then took my leave. It’s perfectly fine if you’re not a whiny little dweeb about it. People deserve private spaces, especially considering I don’t own or contribute to the cost of that server space.
  
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  - ThirdConsul@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    
    Yeah… No
    
    I’m not sure what you disagree with? Me blocking the thread to not see it on my page as per what previous commenter suggest? Or that I should’ve participated without reading the rules like you did?
    
    I’m also not sure why are you calling people whiny dweebs or whom.
    
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