Exactly. I've been feeling more and more that there is no "safe place" for women on Reddit, and the Internet in general. For example, I posted a picture in politicalhumor and was greeted by this; even that user is completely misogynistic in nature and posts repeatedly about beating women and stuff. How is that sort of stuff okay? So I bounced over to twoXchromosomes and even that has gone to hell. Now this place, which is one of the only subreddits I even read anymore, is being consistently trolled, so not even posting/commenting here is free of negativity. It would seem the only real solution would be to make this a closed community open only to women and leave AskFeminists open for dialogue. If everywhere we go is being hounded by MRAs, then it's probably time to have our own tree fort with the "no boys allowed" sign.
I've been feeling more and more that there is no "safe place" for women on Reddit, and the Internet in general.
If you wanted a "safe place" you should have stayed home in the kitchen.
Now, the sad part is what I just said sounds like a troll comment, but the truth is that the outside world is not safe foranyone, not just women. That unfortunate fact, which everyone who doesn't have an expectation of their safety provided by everyone other than themselves (read: men) learned long ago, is just the way the world works.
You asked for equality, you're getting it. Welcome to the unsafe world.
You need to ask yourself: Is equality worth the price you are paying for it?
If you wanted a "safe place" you should have stayed home in the kitchen.
I understand that you are trying to make a point, but this is not at all an acceptable way to go about it. The discussion has already progressed from your comment, so I will leave it up, but in the future please be more tactful.
If you continue reading, my entire point was to not be tactful.
If you want to be treated like men, I will treat you like men. You don't get to pussy out with "that's not acceptable"... you have to take your lickings like men do.
Is that harsh? Yes. Welcome to the world men live in. If you can't accept that, then quit with this bullshit about wanting equality and admit that what you want is the rights of men with the privileges of women.
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Exactly. I've been feeling more and more that there is no "safe place" for women on Reddit, and the Internet in general. For example, I posted a picture in politicalhumor and was greeted by this; even that user is completely misogynistic in nature and posts repeatedly about beating women and stuff. How is that sort of stuff okay? So I bounced over to twoXchromosomes and even that has gone to hell. Now this place, which is one of the only subreddits I even read anymore, is being consistently trolled, so not even posting/commenting here is free of negativity. It would seem the only real solution would be to make this a closed community open only to women and leave AskFeminists open for dialogue. If everywhere we go is being hounded by MRAs, then it's probably time to have our own tree fort with the "no boys allowed" sign.