The fact this has 40 up votes right now makes me feel like lemmy is losing a diverse user base
Feel like it’s worth pointing out that user has over 360 comments, and they created that account 5 days ago.
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stoneparchment@possumpat.io 4 months agoThe fact this has 40 up votes right now makes me feel like lemmy is losing a diverse user base. Like, where are the women to down vote this obviously shitty take?
Let’s list some reasons why these women could have done this that aren’t “women are sluts for clown daddies”:
Like, yeah, some of them might be individuals who have bad taste in men or are shitty people themselves. I’m even certain that some of them are! But damn, can we take the perspective of the woman for one second? It’s not a good look to find yourself agreeing with incels on the internet
The fact this has 40 up votes right now makes me feel like lemmy is losing a diverse user base
Feel like it’s worth pointing out that user has over 360 comments, and they created that account 5 days ago.
That’s a good (and reassuring) observation!
Still, even if it’s a bot/troll/etc. post, if we don’t call it out when we see it, the culture of the community slowly shifts towards “bigotry is acceptable here”…
I’m gonna keep pointing this stuff out when I see it whether the user is acting in good faith or not :)
halowpeano@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Or they’re shitty tech executives and are shit people, which has nothing to do with gender.
stoneparchment@possumpat.io 4 months ago
Sure, notice that I included this possibility in the last paragraph.
Also notice that that possibility doesn’t reinforce the perspective that “women are sluts for clown daddies”
ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee 4 months ago
I’m a man and I’d probably slut it out a bit for a clown mommie
stoneparchment@possumpat.io 4 months ago
Aight you got me there
I, too, am down to clown tbh