This is a women-only discussion community. If you do not identify as a women or fall under the umbrella cited in the community sidebar, then please refrain from posting or replying.
We're fighting a losing battle. This is a space where we are very clearly not wanted, and we cannot discuss women's issues without hostility.
Keep it limited to makeup and fashion, I guess, unless you want to be brigaded!
I'm over it. Let the boys have their playground. Lemmy is not a space that is welcoming to women, and, because of that, unless sweeping changes are made, I just don't see myself ever recommending it to any women as a good place to make a community.
I'm not going to contribute to its growth or content any longer. "PROGRESSIVE" space. Garbage. Absolute fucking hypocrisy. I'm so sick of having to explain myself and be made to feel like I need to justify my existence here.
Good luck, sisters. I'm desperate for community, but this feels more like a battleground than it does a home.
We appreciate the sideline supporters who respect the community rules & expectations and are respectful enough to not interject. You are very much loved and respected, brothers. 🫶
EDIT: This community & its moderators have been nothing but kind & respectful to men who post here, and are constantly shit on & downvoted because of it.
I have resorted to being hostile! And I see very little difference in how this is being received compared to them.
My blood pressure too high rn.
EDIT 2: Mods.. I'm sorry for leaving you to find this dumpster fire of a thread! I gotta go to bed and I'm sick of trying to explain things to people who don't actually care or want to understand.
Women: attempt to foster & curate their own community to talk about women-centric issues and experiences without being drowned out by majority voices
The rest of Lemmy:
You may have better luck having it hosted on Beehaw.org. They're dead serious about keeping it a friendly community. They'll ban the shit out of trolls lickety split.
Sadly Beehaw doesn't allow its users to make communities.
Oh dang, I didn't know that. :(
Yeah, closest we have found that does allow community creation is the one we are on: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/
I see that you're also on blahaj but I just wanted to second your recommendation. I've been using this instance since my first day on lemmy and I've had a great experience with the instance and its admins so far. Everybody loves Ada and for a good reason.
I'm not LGBTQ+ myself but it was important for me to chose an inclusive instance and I'm glad I made that choice
I just did a search on Beehaw local for the keyword “China”.
Somehow I don’t see it being any more welcoming than any other site I’ve seen in the … well, Fediverse actually. The western left is not a whole lot better on that topic than the western right.