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[โ€“] kromem@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

As a woman, maybe more men should identify as women on Lemmy to make targeted misogyny both less accurate and more diluted?

[โ€“] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've seen it and call it out, or in, or whichever direction it would be since I'm a cishet guy (I can only guess the people I'm speaking to are also men). But that's a bandaid. I'm interested to see any ideas on how to fix it at its source.

[โ€“] Chickenstalker@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think women should roll with the punches online and not shy away from shitting back on people who shit on you. Of course, take commonsense precautions like not DDOSing yourself, but give em back as good as it gets.

[โ€“] specfreq@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Did you mean doxxing?

[โ€“] mrcleanup@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

On the surface, of course, this sounds completely fair, while at the same time, insisting that these women have to not be themselves and instead must do extra things just to get respect isn't fair at all.

You shouldn't have to be willing to be baited into a fight to be respected.

[โ€“] CherenkovBlue@iusearchlinux.fyi -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'll take a go at it. I am a woman. Don't automatically assume whoever you are responding to is male. Also, if we are specifically talking about women, then let's not forget that cis women, specifically, exist and don't have to do all the heavy lifting for every other non-cishet-male. Sometimes on R****t I felt that cis women were stifled in that regard. I will be very, very curious to see how this comment gets voted on and engaged with...