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[–]Jesus-Christ 7 insightful - 6 fun7 insightful - 5 fun8 insightful - 6 fun -  (9 children)

Nobody is trying to erase you.

[–]nonpenishaver 29 insightful - 4 fun29 insightful - 3 fun30 insightful - 4 fun -  (5 children)

You're right, nobody is "trying" to erase us. They literally did erase us. A sub of 65,000 women. Lol.

[–]Jesus-Christ 10 insightful - 4 fun10 insightful - 3 fun11 insightful - 4 fun -  (3 children)

The same can be said for anyone who's community revolves around a certain type of people though, lots of subs have been removed that have been predominately male but that doesn't mean they're trying to "erase men". I don't support Reddit and have hated it for a good couple of years but it's pretty ridiculous to assume that the site's trying to "erase women" when there are still plenty of subs that are predominately female. I don't disagree that Reddit has an agenda but I don't think trying to erase all women is one of them.

[–]coin_boi 19 insightful - 1 fun19 insightful - 0 fun20 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Can you agree that they are trying to erase a particular type of woman? or women that aren't buying into the narrative they want them adhering to?

[–]Jesus-Christ 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I don't think they're being specifically targeted just for being women, the arguement that they were banned for not buying into the narrative would make more sense to me as opposed to, "they're banning us because we're female". I believe Reddit is removing a particular type of people in general.

[–]slushpilot 11 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

r/GenderCritical was specifically the one place on Reddit where the fact that "sex is real" and "woman = adult human female" was openly promoted as a basis for understanding reality. If those facts can no longer be acknowledged on Reddit as simply and directly as that, then I don't think it's hyperbolic to call it "erasing women".

Yes, there were male-populated subreddits removed too. But I don't know of any that were specifically speaking to existence as a male in society and critiquing the law & culture around that. Maybe you know of some niche sub I'm unaware of, but r/GenderCritical was a flagship community.

[–]Airbus320 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Why don't you have a penis?

[–]Trajan 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

They kind of messing with the definition, which could be termed ‘erasure’. The thing is, feminists made this problem. They were in at the ground floor of identity politics. Although not all feminists are intersectionalists, all significant intersectionality thinkers are/were feminists. The social constructionist argument, so essential to feminism, is what lead to the idea that men can become women.

[–]Delia 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Feminist since 1972, this is what I fought for equal pay, rape crisis centre, women's refuges, more women in govt, maternity care, reproductive rights, disability rights, sex orientation rights..gender is a word I never use, I say male or female sex. Apart from the fact that transexuals needed human rights protection, it is an area I as a reform feminist, had little to do with not being transexual. Reform feminists worked with govt to change legislation in regard to women's rights which was successful.I would also like to add something, women are not responsible for all the issues in the world, eg we are not wholly responsible for gender identity. Men and women created our world. So please do not dump it on us, thank you.

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

I will apply that to anybody who identifies with the label. That some feminists aren’t on the social constructionist Marxist-inspired bus doesn’t erase the ideology’s evidenced role in the identity-driven tribalism we see today.

Clearly feminism is no more homogenous than socialism, yet there is a shared set of beliefs. Use the label, carry the baggage.