Comment on Uber is letting women avoid male drivers and riders in the US
mcv@lemmy.zip 2 weeks agoI wouldn’t mind if they’d implemented this the opposite way: if a woman, driver or passenger, encounters a creep, they could report that in the app and then the creep would automatically be banned from riding with women. That way decent men aren’t affected and women keep more choice in drivers/passengers, and only the creeps are singled out.
sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
You’d prefer that women are assaulted or harassed first?
mcv@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Quite the opposite.
sneakypersimmon@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
How else do you think women would be identifying creeps in your scenario?
mcv@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I think this rule a massive improvement, but I also think it’s very restrictive. Women can only choose to avoid all men, rather than just the creeps. So female drivers who need more passengers might feel forced to accept all men, and female passengers who can’t find a ride, might be forced to accept a ride from any male driver. Which might still be a creep.
I think it’s better to weed out the creeps. I think that’s ultimately better for everybody. Make it harder for creeps to get a ride or passenger, instead of making it harder for women.
Maybe both should be an option.