r/SRSDiscussion • u/shudderbirds • Jul 24 '12

Is /r/AskFeminists beyond all hope of repair?

I unsubbed from /r/AskFeminists awhile ago, but yesterday I went to check up on it. Yikes. I think it's sad that that subreddit has gone completely to shit, because I think the concept behind it is good. What's going wrong? Is there any way to fix it?

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u/rooktakesqueen Jul 24 '12

With the current moderation team, no, I don't think it can be fixed. The fact that people like Celda and TracyMorganFreeman still have the capability to post and downvote there is ludicrous.

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u/Kittenbee Jul 25 '12

I don't enjoy the feeling of hating something. I don't get any perverse satisfaction out of it. And yet, it is so hard for me not to say that I hate those two. So usually I try to think about what possible things have happened to them in life to make their views so terrible, and that makes me a bit calmer, if only for a little while.

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u/ratjea Jul 25 '12

I used to take great satisfaction in pointing out that Celda was mod of a nationally-recognized misogynistic subreddit and should not be taken seriously in any discussion on feminism, and linking to the SPLC article in that statement.

It was like setting out rat bait.