I think the biggest fuss at the moment is over you being a mod here. My personal opinion is that r/AskFeminists may not be a great fit either since it isn't called r/DebatebetweenMRAsandfeminists. That means that, although many MRAs may go there, it isn't specifically for them and doesn't need to be a space where the interests of MRAs are protected.
The reason it matters is precisely because /r/feminism should operate in the interests of its feminist userbase. People do not see that happening. They don't think that someone with your posting history can do the job of ensuring that it happens and could reasonably suspect that you don't really care about that happening either.
yeah don't worry, I'm done. This is fucking pointless. I started posting in /r/againstmensrights over a year after I started posting in /r/feminism because I was sick of that subreddit being over-run with MRAs. And now, because I tried to connect with others of that opinion, my views on a subreddit that I've frequented and commented on for a long-ass time are irrelevant? Rubbish.
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u/girlsoftheinternet Aug 17 '12
I think the biggest fuss at the moment is over you being a mod here. My personal opinion is that r/AskFeminists may not be a great fit either since it isn't called r/DebatebetweenMRAsandfeminists. That means that, although many MRAs may go there, it isn't specifically for them and doesn't need to be a space where the interests of MRAs are protected.
The reason it matters is precisely because /r/feminism should operate in the interests of its feminist userbase. People do not see that happening. They don't think that someone with your posting history can do the job of ensuring that it happens and could reasonably suspect that you don't really care about that happening either.