Lemmy is a worse platform for women than Reddit was EDIT this link is an OLD POST that contains my thesis on the state of lemmy and is not the context of the much more recent comment in the screenshot. sorry for any confusion caused by this juxtaposition, my main goal with having this linked is to expose how nothing has improved
Oh hi, it’s the total stranger you accused of being a rapist in that dumpster fire of a thread. This is not an accurate retelling of what happened. The key difference is that while most other commenters were critical of the messaging in the post’s headline image (“Rapists are always a man”), you responded to them with personal attacks and bigotry.
Ironically, some of the only examples of sexism in the entire thread were from you, including:
If you think that quote is an example of sexism, you might be one of the reasons women would choose the bear.
If you believe in original sin and collective guilt for an immutable characteristic, then you are too far gone
fellas is it sexism to echo sentiments long spoken by recognized feminists including bell hooks and Judith Butler?
this site is so silly on occasion.
It’s weird to think that’s something is not sexism just because it’s said by someone who’s a recognised ‘authority’ figure.
Prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination on the basis of sex is not something you should eagerly hand wave just because it’s not your ‘side’.