they banned my sub too. r/PCOSwomen. Literally 2 posts and 4 members.

submitted by Coconaut from (self.GenderCritical)

After the PCOS drama I tried to create a spinoff, PCOSwomen. I couched it in the most precious woke language to make it unassailable. in the sidebar I talked bout he intersectionality of marginalized groups who had a medical disability and were born with ovaries. This bus was an intersectional affinity group and safe space for a vulnerable community.

never caught traction. it was only up like a week or so.

still got banned! The excuse, ban evasion, even though PCOS was never banned...

there's something going on at reddit HQ. They are complicit in cruel and destructive actions. it's not just the AHS woke folks throwing fits. there must be people high up at reddit who are pushing the same agenda.

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[–]LilianH 29 insightful - 1 fun29 insightful - 0 fun30 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

They are tagging anyone they deem "anti-trans" and tracking you about reddit to get you banned and stop you from creating subs etc.

[–][deleted] 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Yes. It’s like they’re branding you if you go on a so-called “hate sub” EVER!

[–]venecia 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

That's funny, because the admins have been telling us mods in a mainstream woman's subreddit that subreddit participation is NOT an acceptable reason to ban the user, and could result in us being removed. We are allowed to ban, say, a poster on T_D (before it got the axe) ONLY if they break the rules, not a moment before.

The idea was that nobody should be branded a bad-faith user simply based off subreddit participation. Back when reddit gave a shit about assuming good faith.

[–][deleted] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

They're full of crap, because in the threads where they mention PCOS, the activists specifically talk about how "GC posters go to that sub" and how they want to shut it down/ muck it up for that very reason.

[–]yamashita 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Hmm...so if we flood the TRA subs, what happens then?

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No idea. I don't plan on going back there regardless aside from viewing the drama going on.

[–]Coconaut[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

“In theory”, reddit admins would have written criteria for reasons that they would ban a sub, and only act if a sub met those criteria. AHS whiners could complain all they want, but it wouldn’t matter if the sub didn’t meet the criteria. “In theory”.

[–][deleted] 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That's fucked. The way they are hunting people down is absolutely insane. And cruel. I'm so glad I left that site for good now.

[–]yishengqingwa666 7 insightful - 5 fun7 insightful - 4 fun8 insightful - 5 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, Reddit can rot in its own greasy neckbeard swamp of losers. Let them rot.

[–]Thatstealthygal 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm assuming they base this on poster history, so if anyone had a GC post history anything they make is toast.

[–]Feather 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

there's something going on at reddit HQ. They are complicit in cruel and destructive actions. it's not just the AHS woke folks throwing fits. there must be people high up at reddit who are pushing the same agenda.

At this point I'm just assuming there must be at least one TiM near the top of Reddit who's driving this.

[–]0BCB9A795AE259 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Could anybody please briefly introduce me to the PCOS sub drama? I honestly struggle to imagine how such sub was banned.

[–]Coconaut[S] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

some TRAs started posting to police people's language. Like, "trans men get PCOS too, so instead of saying women with PCOS, say people with PCOS". That kind of stuff. Everyone at PCOS told them to stuff it. So TRAs complained to Reddit, who removed many of the mods and replaced them with trans women and natal men. So now it's an "inclusive" space where women need to self-censor their own words when discussing their bodies and the disease they struggle with.

But here's the thing - I don't think there were any trans men who were offended by the women-centered language at r/PCOS. I think it was the trans women who were incensed that there was a woman's space they weren't welcome in (because they didn't have PCOS), so they came up with an excuse to take it over. I've seen several posts from TiMs on the new r/PCOS where they see it as an opportunity to center their own experiences on hormones or side effects. It's really gross.

[–]0BCB9A795AE259 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Thank you. Holy fuck.

[–]weirdthorn 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

AHS-members use a masstagger and they are above the rules.