https://lemmy.nz/post/18610200/13255360

This user describes how most of the women-centered communities on Lemmy were shut down due to harassment of their members.

Another user adds “We need a safe space, but most of the women I know on here don’t have the time or energy to moderate it. And there’s so few of us, it feels like it’s not worth the effort anyway.”

  • Lvxferre@mander.xyz
    131·
    2 days ago

    I think that it would be a good start. But only a start; sexism is a social problem, so even if you ban the individuals saying sexist stuff, you still see sexism elsewhere.

    And even if you ban overtly sexist users, others will keep:

    • focusing on topics typically enjoyed by men, and typically disliked by women;
    • interpreting what each other says based on masculine social norms;
    • assuming that they’re dealing with other men unless explicitly told otherwise;

    etc.

    That’s still aggravating, you know? You can’t pinpoint why but it still makes you feel unwelcome.