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[–]heidischallenge 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Someone made a post in GC saying she wanted to get pregnant but she didn't want to have a male child. Responses were like this: 1. don't get pregnant 2. abort if you find out it's male. 3. take your chances. mothers of sons wrote in about being able to raise a boy to be a good person

Some comments were really over the top. Those were screenshot and put on twitter. Proof that we are horrible people. Maybe the mods should have not allowed this conversation? Mothering male children is a valid feminist discussion.

[–]emissch[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

It's totally a valid discussion and expressing feelings of trepidation or disappointment over a baby's sex is valid too. Mods should have definitely managed those discussions better because it looks terrible.

[–]heidischallenge 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

i was a mod for 3.5 years and it's not an easy job. I really resent you not having read the original post and criticizing the job we did. that's incredibly rude.

[–]emissch[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Wow, ok. the original thread is gone unless it's in some backup file somewhere. All that was left were those screenshots. I get that it's not an easy job, but it seems weird to be that "resentful" over criticism. Mod criticism is part of the job on Reddit. Sorry if that's upsetting for you.