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[–]SharpTomorrow 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (12 children)

Unfortunately I think you're right, but I also feel like GC spaces should accommodate some level of "moral impurity" on feminist issues to really reach/help liberate the most women.

Either GC is a radical movement or it isn't. That's all. Compromise led libfems to become Islam apologists and defend gender theory.

[–]OrneryStruggle 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (11 children)

I think radical feminism is a radical movement, but my impression of "gender critical" both on reddit and here is more that it is a discussion space which centers the tenets of radical feminism, not that it is a space exclusively for radical feminists. I'd be interested in such a space but I always viewed GC as being more of an anti-censorship women's sub than a strictly radfem sub.

That's why I don't have a problem with women participating who aren't knowledgeable about radical feminism, as long as they are participating broadly following the sub culture and rules.

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    [–]OrneryStruggle 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (9 children)

    Late response but I'm saying that "GC subs" both here and on reddit after the sub reached 15-20k people were never really 'radical feminist' subs to begin with. I know they are based in radical feminist ideals, but in practice, many or even most of the posters are not radical feminists, and mods/regular users frequently encouraged women to join GC who were not radical feminists.

    Did I ever say radfems should be silent about how bad Islam is? I simply said women who are religious shouldn't be banned from participating, since there is no requirement that one be a radical feminist to participate here.