It’s not voluntary. Comments are deleted if you don’t reveal your gender.
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ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
What I find interesting here is that this all self identification and self reporting.
There’s no mechanism in Lemmy to force a user into such identification, so it is all voluntary.
Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com 4 weeks ago
Comments are deleted if you don’t reveal your gender.
How would you do that? Isn’t gender a social construct based on self-identification rather than your physical body that can be fluid & vary from day to day? Isn’t a woman anyone who claims to be?
Some activists even say there is no such thing as a “male body”
A penis is not a male body part. It’s just an unusual body part for a woman.
ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Well, if the user that started that community is an alt of who I think it is, that… that would track.
misterdoctor@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yes, the users at WomensStuff are banking on Lemmy users reading the rules and then adhering to them because it’s a respectful thing to do.
Unfortunately, many men on Lemmy have found this too burdensome a cross to bear.