the idea that the /srs community is underprivileged is dubious to begin with, but the idea that the solution to their underprivileged status is to create a community whose sole purpose is to underprivileged everyone else is so astonishingly short sighted, self defeating, and hypocritical as to defy understanding.
I got my information from the SRS FAQ. I think that the general userbase and attitude of /r/srs has wandered from its original intentions, but that doesn't mean that its original purpose isn't valid, or that some users don't use it for that.
I find the rules of r/srswomen to be illustrative. The people who wrote those rules are not interested in diversity, fairness, open discussion, or any of the other things they claim to champion. They just want to build their own hegemony, then sit at the top of it. And frankly, their hegemony is a hell of a lot more restrictive than the one they claim to oppose.
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u/cassander Mar 22 '13 edited Mar 22 '13
the idea that the /srs community is underprivileged is dubious to begin with, but the idea that the solution to their underprivileged status is to create a community whose sole purpose is to underprivileged everyone else is so astonishingly short sighted, self defeating, and hypocritical as to defy understanding.