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Hey, we miss you! Come join us at Ovarit for NEW communities about detransition, veganism, and more! by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

Ovarit is like reddit but run by feminists. It exists as a counter to the censorship of feminists but the women there can discuss anything they feel like. Kinda like how reddit was created by libertarians and designed around libertarian principles, but hosted all types of subject matter, not only things related to libertarianism.

Hey, we miss you! Come join us at Ovarit for NEW communities about detransition, veganism, and more! by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

I don't know how a vegan circle on ovarit is any harder to accept than a GC space on saidit. If it exists there it's because it was a popular request. All the circles being added now are at the request of the current members.

Women getting banned from saidit too

by Maeven to /s/GenderCritical from (self.GenderCritical)

GC: Do you believe women who voluntarily prostitute themselves should go to jail or be charged? by Genderbender in GCdebatesQT

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

Prostitution is even more dangerous than those dangerous slave labor types jobs. There's nothing more dangerous. They are being killed, injured by johns and pimps and they are dying of drug overdose and suicide, deaths of desperation.

The solution is finding real jobs for these women not trying to create a legalization scheme that just emboldens the sex traffickers.

GC: Do you believe women who voluntarily prostitute themselves should go to jail or be charged? by Genderbender in GCdebatesQT

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

No. I do not want women punished for their own exploitation.

I seriously doubt any woman is making a substantial income on prostitution, because if women could earn enough to save they could escape and most want to escape. The sheer amount of abuse and danger involved with johns and pimps make it so. But her income is irrelevant. That's hush money to keep her quiet about the abuse. If someone is given $1m hush money by her rapist, she still didn't do anything wrong.

GC: If biological sex is just about roles in reproduction, does that mean someone doesn't have a biological sex and isn't a man or a woman if they don't reproduce? And that in the times they do things that don't lead to reproduction, they have no biological sex? by Nohope in GCdebatesQT

[–]Maeven 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They do understand. The shifting arguments make that abundantly obvious, if you're familiar with underhanded debate tactics. It's never about convincing their opponents. It's about exhausting them into capitulation. If you can confuse your audience, sow doubt in their minds and make them afraid of contradicting what you're telling them, you can control them.

Shadow banned from AL. I’m just mad. It was just a picture of me and my girlfriend, I’ve never said anything on there sus. They banned her too and my other friend and her girlfriend as well because afterwards they all tried posting the same picture and it was all banned. by [deleted] in Lesbians

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

It's a script, all automated. Yeah it is creepy.

Desert Island, Lesbians edition (aka ‘Lost’ but make it lesbian) by Innisfree in Lesbians

[–]Maeven 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Julie D'Augniby challenges Kirsten Stewart to a duel over a bruised fig. Kirsten Stewart loses the fight, and then her life for lack of antibiotics to treat the wounds. Julie is cast out of the group.

Ellen Page and Eleanor Roosevelt have a passionate affair, that ends abruptly upon their rescue.

Anne Lister beds several women, before convincing Kate McKinnon to stay on the island and live together in wedding bliss.

Sarah Paulson died of a broken heart after being passed over by Anne.

Ellen (Degeneres?) goes looking for Julie after a number of confrontations with the main group leave her feeling unwanted and burdensome.

Virginia Woolf and Audre Lorde leave the island in a mysterious fog after a night of loud, passionate poetry.

Lea DeLaria, Gertrude Stein, Jane Lynch and Jodie Foster memorialize the missing and fallen after their rescue.

I picked more than three, because I didn't really want to imagine them all dying/dissappearing.

[Spoilers] If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) —Film of the Week by piylot in Lesbians

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

There used to be a lot of overt homophobia among straight feminists. They would kick lesbians out or try to distance themselves from lesbians out of fear of being perceived as lesbians themselves.

Shadow banned from AL. I’m just mad. It was just a picture of me and my girlfriend, I’ve never said anything on there sus. They banned her too and my other friend and her girlfriend as well because afterwards they all tried posting the same picture and it was all banned. by [deleted] in Lesbians

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

If you ever posted on truelesbians or anything else deemed phobic, they have your account tagged and consider that sufficient reason to ban.

I've been just permanently banned from r/feminism for saying that in humans sex is a binary, and that intersex people aren still either male or female. I'm a biologist. by BioFem in GenderCritical

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

Welcome! I hope we can make common cause together with all kinds of women. There's a lot of concerning trends these days among the left and in regard to gender roles and gender ideology specifically and that affects all of us.

So it appears there are people on twitter who think biology is a white colonial notion imposed upon the rest of the world to make us believe in the "European" notion of male and female. We were all stupid and ignorant before whitey came along. A thread. by Susiesmum in GenderCritical

[–]Maeven 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is the most offensive "accidentally racist" theory I know.

So apparently, using sites like WomenAreHuman and This Never Happens to show how the Trans ideology is harming Women is "Cherry-picking" by Kai_Decadence in GenderCritical

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

You're not going to persuade everyone. Sometimes the best thing to do is walk away.

My last straw for being a progressive trans-supportive gay man by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

You're not all alone in this. There are other gay men with similar views to yours. There are some here on /s/LGBDropTheT and I even see some calling themselves gender critical now. I am following some on Twitter.

Why are lesbians more compliant with TRA than gay men? by rouge_tropical in LGBDropTheT

[–]Maeven 25 insightful - 2 fun25 insightful - 1 fun26 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I think infiltration has been their MO for everything. And its why they are paranoid about maintaining ideological purity. They're afraid of infiltrators because they know how easy it is and because that hold on power is more tenuous that in looks. They can only maintain power through fanaticism and suppression of people with independent thoughts.

Lesbian flags? by reluctant_commenter in Lesbians

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

I like the pink and orange design because it's supposed to include masc lesbians and the lipstick lesbian one doesn't. It's annoying that it came from the QT crowd but whatever, I don't care who created it nor do I care who created the lipstick one.

Labrys without the triangle is cool too, but can't always use it. Too "terfy".

Out of their own mouths: "99% of trans women I met on line were batshit crazy" by Chunkeeguy in LGBDropTheT

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

The ones that I knew were all very obviously mentally unsound. And the first one I met had a huge sex toy collection displayed out in his living room. Just such an obvious pornsickness going on there.

If any TRA decides to physically harm JK Rowling or worse, they will effectively end their own movement. by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

Yes that's the one. #FreeAlecMckinney was trending when I posted that.

TRAs still trying to shut down r/detrans. Forced them to remove long-time mod, DetransIS by Terfenclaw in GenderCritical

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

Self-censorship seems like giving them what they want

A blue check saying that WOC are masculine so it is RACIST to believe transwomen are not women and only RACISTS feel that way... This makes me feel amazing as a black woman! by throwawayfuckreddit in GenderCritical

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

For the same reason they always tokenize "trans women of color", it's to blur the line between trans activism and black activism. The same way they use the LGBTQ to latch themselves onto and speak for/over the gay community without ever helping gay causes.

A blue check saying that WOC are masculine so it is RACIST to believe transwomen are not women and only RACISTS feel that way... This makes me feel amazing as a black woman! by throwawayfuckreddit in GenderCritical

[–]Maeven 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

What this idiot is describing are features that differ as much between black and white men as they do women.

The truth here is that sexual dimorphism looks a bit different in Europeans, Asians, Africans, etc. Hair growth patterns are more dependent on race, ethnicity and genes than on sex. End of fucking story.

The other side to this is that the culture idealizes hairlessness in women and this is unhealthy for all of us. We should not need to subject ourselves to excessive hair removal regimens. They are only further distorting our image of what women should look like.

If any TRA decides to physically harm JK Rowling or worse, they will effectively end their own movement. by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

There was a school shooting in the news recently. A TIF opened fire in retaliation for school bullying.

Some extremists on Twitter are calling her a hero.

Can muslim women be GC feminist too? by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

Religious criticism will crop up. I'll say that I am very critical of patriarchal religion, which means basically all organized religions. I do not single anything out. There are harsh practices used against women in every culture and usually when that culture has a strong central religion, the religion itself adopts and encourages the practices.

I also understand that the women who are religious (or other things that we criticize) are really just trying to survive and live in a world hostile to women. In my own ways so have I.

There are always ways that we can find to incorporate pro-female sentiment into deeply held beliefs. I'm very proud of the Marian sect of Christianity in their wholehearted embrace of a female religious figures. I am not religious but I have spent time among women who are, and there is beauty in their beliefs too.

As you consider the arguments, I hope you can consider whether or not you see truth in it. If it has truth, let it help you reflect on your relationship with your creator and your faith and strengthen them. As this is only what truth can do. If it is untrue. Please forgive us, we are imperfect creatures and while our efforts here are well intended, we make many mistakes too.

Someone said "let's not just talk about TRA's all the time." Can we finally talk about this? Or are we still too afraid of this, too? by vitunrotta in GenderCritical

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

This is very important!

Islam bashing was cranked up by conservatives to a truly ugly extreme and linked to support for violent overthrow of countries which the right has always wanted to invade anyway, because of realpolitik. Once it became a reality, the liberals were forced to go in the opposite direction and suppress criticism (more realpolitik).

Someone said "let's not just talk about TRA's all the time." Can we finally talk about this? Or are we still too afraid of this, too? by vitunrotta in GenderCritical

[–]Maeven 22 insightful - 2 fun22 insightful - 1 fun23 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Men pointing fingers at other men to deflect from their misogyny is all too real.

Western men will say "aw look at those women who have no rights to go outside, look at the women forced to wear hijab. See, don't you know how much better you have it?"

Muslim men will say, "See, those women who have no financial or social support system to depend on, see how they work full-time jobs and then can't raise their children right. See how they are objectified and pimped. Don't you know how good you have it?"

There is no difference here. Just men who see women as chattel and have a different idea of what they want from us.

Sudden rise of trans characters in media? by RedditHatesLesbians in LGBDropTheT

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

I've seen Netflix and Hulu promoting plenty of propaganda with entire shows dedicated to the topic of transgender acceptance.

Which sect of trans ideology do you think is more harmful to the LGB community: truscum or tucutes? by indeepshadows in LGBDropTheT

[–]Maeven 21 insightful - 2 fun21 insightful - 1 fun22 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Different harms involved.

Tucute are the group pushing woke conversion therapy on LGBs. They are led by the incels who can't be bothered to improve their looks and bedside manner while remaining entitled pricks.

Truscum are the group pushing to make rape by deception acceptable. They believe they can pass well enough to get a partner and maybe even keep their partner in the dark. I don't know how that works and I don't want to, but apparently the number of LTR and married truscum whose SO still doesn't know is not zero. And that's horrible.

If both groups are advancing some flavor of rape culture then it's a close call. I think tucutes are possibly the worst if only because there are so many more of them and they're always proselytizing. Truscum don't proselytize to the broad public since according to their ethos, most of the public is not True Trans.

Daniel Radcliffe fans giving him credit for writing Harry Potter is erasing a woman's voice yet again. Facts don't matter to this crowd! by Greykittymomma in GenderCritical

[–]Maeven 12 insightful - 7 fun12 insightful - 6 fun13 insightful - 7 fun -  (0 children)

It just so happens that my favorite white card from Cards Against Humanity is "Daniel Radcliffe's delicious asshole", because of a certain session I once had when the card came up.

I can't help but think of it every time his name comes up in this drama and it makes me smile every time. He's the butt of the joke once more.

The Trans Ego: Why Allies are becoming TERFS by malleus_maleficarum in GenderCritical

[–]Maeven 27 insightful - 1 fun27 insightful - 0 fun28 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I have a lot of empathy for people who are mistreated by society, which means at first I was trying to listen and understand and do my best to be supportive. I'm not going to say I was an "ally", because I've never been much of an activist nor was I actively involved in the trans community. But I was sympathetic and followed the rules, and if things sometimes contradicted each other and if I didn't entirely understand the reasoning of what was being done, I trusted that the trans community and medical community was acting in good faith and doing the right thing.

Up close and personal experience with people who were deeply involved really opened my eyes, alongside deeper soul-searching about what it all meant and the consistently stubborn community and their refusal to permit any questioning or doubt of what they tell us is true. It was a red flag that I knew all too well from other toxic communities, and I knew it was deeply wrong. I recoiled - and eventually found my way to people who would appreciate a curious mind and allow me my own thoughts.

If you ever thought they weren't hateful.. by Maeven in GenderCritical

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

No, I don't follow him. Someone I follow commented on it. I guess I'm glad there are people who keep track of this so it can be exposed and reported, but I don't have the stomach for it myself.

If you ever thought they weren't hateful.. by Maeven in GenderCritical

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

I always report violence on twitter!! Sometimes this even seems to work. Unfortunately it never ends. There's so much of this in the wild.

If you ever thought they weren't hateful.. by Maeven in GenderCritical

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

Yes. It's a direct comparison to the kind of mild anger we sometimes express compared to the overt threats and dehumanization they ALWAYS use against us.

If you ever thought they weren't hateful..

by Maeven to /s/GenderCritical from (i.imgur.com)

We've reached peak crazy. by [deleted] in GenderCritical

[–]Maeven 20 insightful - 6 fun20 insightful - 5 fun21 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

Ur flesh stick ain't no pussy and ur certainly not wearing a strap.

Straps come in colors and shapes according to female preferences and last for as long as we do. Your tiny shriveled dangle bits do not even come close.

Cultural attacks, part of the Saidit DDoS attacks by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

How incredibly heartless and dismissive.

Just because you can say something doesn't mean you should.

Cultural attacks, part of the Saidit DDoS attacks by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

Making analogies out of black experiences of racism in our arguments upset a lot of the black woc.

Even if you all do not understand or necessarily like this, it's a point of concern that was troubling enough for black gcers to break off to their own spaces. If we want to mend bridges it's something that will need to stop.

Cultural attacks, part of the Saidit DDoS attacks by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

I see. While I was interpreting the intent to be backlash towards woke appropriations of the word - I hadn't considered the attachment it would have had for the black community who created it. I suppose that is just one of my blind spots. It does seem only natural that you would feel that way.

Thank you for clarifying. It is a very good point.

Cultural attacks, part of the Saidit DDoS attacks by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

Reddit had different mods and those mods were more strict. At least that's what I think is happening.

Cultural attacks, part of the Saidit DDoS attacks by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

I have a problem with intersectionality discourse, even though I appreciate that there's good reasons behind it.

My problem is that Tumblr soured me to it with their "you're not a feminist unless you're fighting for the causes of people with disabilities, mental illnesses, micro-gender identities, sex workers rights" etc etc ad nauseum. I have a finite amount of fucks to give and yes, I'm going to prioritize my fucks on the things that impact me and my loved ones. But the social justice warriors aren't having that. They feel entitled to your energy, to everyone's energy, all the time and for every single cause. It seemed in those spaces that women were being asked to care about every issue except for sexism. That's the behemoth intersectionality turned into and it really pissed me off.

I think it's important to understand that souring. It has a lot to do with the way white woke culture took over intersectional ideas and made a very toxic environment from it. It doesn't mean those issues don't matter or that racism isn't important (and important to discuss how race and sex intersect, in the original sense of intersectionality). It's that people have very different meanings and experiences of what intersectionality looks like.

Intersectionalism is the worst thing to happen to feminism. by medium_tomato in GenderCritical

[–]Maeven 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

If children stop crying it's because they're being punished for crying. That's not performative it's abusive. They don't have conscious control over it.

I'm female and yet I stopped crying publicly as a child, too. I know EXACTLY why boys stop crying.

Men suffer from patriarchy? Yes, in some ways they DO.

Intersectionalism is the worst thing to happen to feminism. by medium_tomato in GenderCritical

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

I don't like the attacks on issues that are considered white. Primarily because, even if we are white and aren't affected by racism, we are affected by sexism and shouldn't be attacked for having our own unique issues. I can sympathize with black women who experience sexism differently and still advocate for the ways sexism affects me. I can have uniquely american-centric problems and there's nothing wrong with that any more than Korean feminists who focus and discuss uniquely Korean problems.

I'd rather we not tear each other down. Just recognize that different people have different needs and leave it at that.

Upvote good, thoughtful comments that are not unduly mean! TRAs lost their ability to brigade and downvote ''sane TERFs'' on reddit to make us look more toxic. They're terrified people might see we're reasonable and it will work! by venecia in GenderCritical

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

Discussing tactical choices can be useful.

Though I understand people get angry and need to vent and that is totally understandable.

It's a tough dilemma women have always faced.

I've just discussed with my friends by Criticalofgender in GenderCritical

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

They probably wouldn't have been sympathetic no matter how well you spoke. It's not your fault they don't listen. They've been conditioned not to.

This sub would benefit from a "Trans-free Thursday" by Bitchcraft in GenderCritical

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

I'm referring to radical feminism, not liberal feminism.

This sub would benefit from a "Trans-free Thursday" by Bitchcraft in GenderCritical

[–]Maeven 10 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

They don't hate feminism only because of our stance on transgenderism.

Is this a feminist sub or an anti-TRA sub?

If you ever thought that they weren't hateful... by theachan in GenderCynical

[–]Maeven 24 insightful - 3 fun24 insightful - 2 fun25 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Well we can't downvote here so that isn't an indicator of how popular it is.

TERF apparently doesn't know what HRT or SRS do by theachan in GenderCynical

[–]Maeven 25 insightful - 3 fun25 insightful - 2 fun26 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

HRT and SRS are not natural variations that exist within humans. One of the stances that is being taken is that binary sex differences are real and objectively quantifiable and verifiable and this chart is part of those quantifiable differences.

Binary sex classifications are real and this should not even be a debate. That is what GC is saying and HRT/SRS, being outside natural variation, have nothing to do with that.

If you ever thought that they weren't hateful... by theachan in GenderCynical

[–]Maeven 37 insightful - 4 fun37 insightful - 3 fun38 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Funny how the top comments all disagree with that post.

Which shows the opposite: this is not a reflection of the GC community.

Stop abbreviating Truelesbians by Anniesworld in Lesbians

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

Actually, that's pretty clever.

Conservative lesbians? by [deleted] in Lesbians

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

Not conservative, but becoming a bit more sympathetic considering the hair trigger of your typical leftist.

They get a lot wrong (imo) but the patterns they're seeing in the left extremists is all real and they at least are asking the right questions.

r/actuallesbians are super paranoid right now about making sure "No terfs get in here." It's kind of funny by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

Right. Seems more like you disregarded the entire issue of demonstrable harm because it is inconvenient for you to actually respond to it.

But either way, you came here with a question about feminism and its been answered as well as it can. I won't put any more thought into answering things like this if you aren't listening.

r/actuallesbians are super paranoid right now about making sure "No terfs get in here." It's kind of funny by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

Nah, man. None of that supports your conclusion. You are Hella stretching here.

Those judges were biased for sure. Male judges have made a lot of decisions that directly caused or allowed harm to happen, historically.

Shit happens, mistakes are made. Whatever.

I'm not talking to these judges, I'm talking to you. And you have yet to show me how holding an industry accountable for proven damage to performers and women is violating anyone's freedom.

Since I do not have a law degree or know legal jargon, you'll have to address it in your own words if you want to make your point.

r/actuallesbians are super paranoid right now about making sure "No terfs get in here." It's kind of funny by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

That's not what I see in the links you provided.

Actually what I do see is feminists focusing on material remedies for physical harms caused by the porn industry, instead.

"the ordinance sought civil remedies that would enable women who are harmed in the making of pornography, or as a result of its consumption, to sue for a future ban on sexually explicit material demonstrated to be harmful and to collect damages from pornographers for provable harm done by that material"

Interesting that this was not a ban at all. It's actually a lot more powerful, because it is an attempt to hold an abusive industry responsible for the repercussions of their actions.

Where is this ban on speech? Where is this ban on contrary opinions?

Reddit admin AMA about the new policy. Anyone got some burning questions? (cross post) by firebird in GenderCritical

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

If you post a question, make sure you screenshot it immediately.

They will be watching it closely for any Dangerous Questions

Post your questions one at a time.

Questions I want to see would be to do with the hypocrisy on display, questions about the seemingly random removals of new subs and asking them if and how they are automating that ban process. Questions about report abuse and what they will do about it. Questions about the conflict between cultural values and minority groups and how they would proceed when protected groups are at odds due to old rivalries and due to conflicting values...

You cannot love something without having some hate for whatever threatens that which you love. This is at the center of the conflicts between groups and you can't control it no matter how hard you try.

What about Voat do you take issue with? how about other reddit alternatives? by [deleted] in MeanwhileOnVoat

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

I'm subscribed to s/Lesbians and s/lgbdropthet which also migrated over around the same time.

But honestly I prefer Spinster.xyz to saidit for feminist stuff.

TRAs were angry when r/gendercritical existed. Now they're mad s/gendercritical exists. It's almost like banning subs doesn't delete people from existence by [deleted] in GenderCritical

[–]Maeven 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yo!

I've crossed paths with more gay men as a result of this issue and I think that's been a good thing. I subscribe to LGBDroptheT and have been watching things unfold in askgaybros. It's interesting to see the similarities (and the differences) with how this affects each community.

r/actuallesbians are super paranoid right now about making sure "No terfs get in here." It's kind of funny by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

Sure I can understand that not everyone sees it that way. But the abuses happening in the industry are undeniable and we already outlaw prostitution. I don't see any difference between prostitution and pornography. Both situations involve women who get groomed into performing sex, who are frequently misled about what they will actually be doing/drugged/and prevented from leaving the industry.

I suggest reading Pornland if you want a complete explanation of why radical feminists believe that the coercion in the industry amounts to rape. I'm just offering some highlights.

Apparently the google album of all the homophobic tweets has been circulating around the lgbt subs. I posted it myself in askgaybros a few times, especially when they say "no one says/believes x" by xandit in LGBDropTheT

[–]Maeven 39 insightful - 1 fun39 insightful - 0 fun40 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Most of them aren't like that and yet we always get ostracized when we're honest about our attractions.

Most of them aren't like that and yet the biggest LGBTQ organizations and news sources produce content that tells us to consider sex with the opposite sex, that it's transphobic not to, and provides guidance on how to have sex with them as if the only issue was that we just aren't sure how.

Most of them aren't like that, but when we try to seek dates with the people we're genuinely attracted to, and make groups for ourselves, we're called exclusionary.

Oh wait.. most of them are like that, after all.

r/actuallesbians are super paranoid right now about making sure "No terfs get in here." It's kind of funny by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

LOL. That's not a free speech issue. Pornography is paid rape and women are against rape. Go figure.

How much porn conversation is normal when hanging out with guys? by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

That's not normal at all. It's the bizarre combination of an addiction and a lack of filter.

I'd be wary about confronting this, since addicts rarely react well when confronted. Maybe someone closer to him like the brother could say something? When it comes to sex topics, guys are more comfortable talking to other guys.

Ok I want to ask this in a forum of only women since all our spaces are taken. It's about running a fever a week before your period? Sorry if not allowed mods by 100_percent_truth in GenderCritical

[–]Maeven 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I used to get a "period flu" the days leading up to my period. Was indistinguishable from any other mild virus. I didn't check temperature or feel feverish usually just tired and run down, light headed, that kind of thing.

Giggle app moves to become female only after feedback. If TiMs are reported they will be removed. by jet199 in GenderCritical

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

I just read the privacy policy. Thanks but no thanks.

Giggle app moves to become female only after feedback. If TiMs are reported they will be removed. by jet199 in GenderCritical

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

what was on there?

r/actuallesbians are super paranoid right now about making sure "No terfs get in here." It's kind of funny by [deleted] in GenderCritical

[–]Maeven 14 insightful - 8 fun14 insightful - 7 fun15 insightful - 8 fun -  (0 children)

I'm going to be larping as a transbian there. They want to pretend to be women.. I'll be a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman... and when I finally share my "vagina fetishist" preferences, they won't even mind b/c of course the banhammer never applies to transbians.

r/actuallesbians are super paranoid right now about making sure "No terfs get in here." It's kind of funny by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

Yes, you're clearly confused about feminism.

If you'll do us the courtesy of sharing the relevant passages from Mackinnon and Dworkin, I will explain what you are missing and elaborate further for you.

"Can I be attracted to nb folks as a lesbian?" "Well, lesbian attraction is complex..." by winterwillow in Lesbians

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

This is just a completely different language. I'm genuinely baffled.

I just want to be a simple lesbian, enjoying simple lesbian things. I don't want to navigate 30+ genders and label my attraction around them and don't understand anyone who does.

Any Pagan/Wiccan Lesbians here? by LesbiSilly in Lesbians

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

Yes. female-based spirituality is very important to me and has been most of my life.

I'm in the process of discovering and blending my pagan roots with some Deanic influences. Deanism is kinda new so I doubt many have heard of it. It's based on Madrianism (catholic offshoot), with what appears to be a strong Hindu/Shakti influence. Bringing living goddess traditions into the mix but in a female-centered approach has been satisfying.

Do you find that people don’t believe you when you describe what’s happening to lesbians? by [deleted] in Lesbians

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

It actually means a lot to see you say that. Thanks.

Do you find that people don’t believe you when you describe what’s happening to lesbians? by [deleted] in Lesbians

[–]Maeven 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes.

I told someone that I was worried about dating because lesbians get pressured a lot by trans women. She agreed that trans women are men, and I have the right to reject them but thought that I was being paranoid, and that people in LGBTQ groups would understand my hesitation/I wasn't likely to even meet any trans women.

It's a very liberal area. I've heard exactly the opposite from lesbians who have involved with the community. She just made up this super ignorant assumption from thin air. I guess she didn't want to believe me. It really hurt.

Go Above Reddit -- Screenshot and Report Violent Porn on Reddit Directly To Their Cloud Service by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

Modsupport has a related post about this.

Tl;Dr There are minors going onto gonewild and soliciting for PMs from adults. The mods want to report these accounts, but reddit has no report category for this, and reports submitted under other categories like spam are just ignored.

In other words, adults are having private sexual conversations with children, reddit knows about this and they are turning a blind eye.

What about Voat do you take issue with? how about other reddit alternatives? by [deleted] in MeanwhileOnVoat

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

Voat isn't infested with antisemites so much as it was created by them after the alright purge on reddit, and only antisemites want to be around antisemites.

I don't know the history on saidit as well but I have seen plenty of antisemites here, there are some subs like the conspiracy one which are just full of it. Is this platform that much better?

I created a new GC space on reddit: /r/AdultFemaleHumanPorn by JoanofArc5 in GenderCritical

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

Reddit is just kinda throwing ban hammers wildly around at new subs right now. Probably along the lines of "if you ever used posted on a banned subreddit this is a ban evasion sub". There's a bunch posting to /r/modhelp and getting removed.

An example of this:

"I made a subreddit dedicated to brainstorming new weapon concepts for the game Destiny 2. It was 10 members, but only myself and another person actually posted and shared ideas. As these were merely ideas and OC, no copyright issues were present. Well, I tried to post a new idea and it turns out my subreddit got banned 1 day ago for "creating or repurposing a sub to reconstitute or serve the same objective as a previously banned or quarantined subreddit." I have never known of another subreddit dedicated to what I was trying to accomplish with my own subreddit, let alone have I ever been affiliated with one. What I want to know is why I was never warned or notified about my subreddit ban, and why it was banned when it posed no threat. Most of all, I want to know if there is a way to appeal the ban. My subreddit in question is r/KulaxisFoundry"

To all the newcomers - gender critical feminists are not biological essentialists, and we do not conflate sex with gender by [deleted] in GenderCritical

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

We're against redefining woman as an arbitrary category of gender woowoo. Having language specific to sex categories is important and we're trying to defend it.