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im so sick of seeing reports regarding men posting in women-only communities and i cant help but get annoyed with these guys.

the rules are clearly presented. either youre not paying attention or youre just an asshole who purposefully throws their opinion in a place explicitly not wanting it.

what the fuck is wrong with you guys?

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[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

"Why the hell can't blacks stay out of white only spaces"

Successful woman-focused spaces incorporate men, because men are fathers of daughters; brothers of sisters; sons of mothers; and partners, friends, coworkers, mentors, and teammates of women. Men are relevant and important to addressing women's issues.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 day ago

This is a false equivalency, my dude. There are definitely good reasons for people who generally face systemic discrimination (ie. Women, black people) to have separate communities from those they face discrimination from (men, white people). It’s not like they are trying to divorce themselves from society at large.

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

this says more about you than the original topic

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Don't like what you see in the mirror?

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I know you edited your post, which still has things I think are wrong, but OP is absolutely correct based on your initial post… JS

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My edit was only adding the 2nd paragraph. And no, it is not wrong and the OP is not correct

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A few points:

  1. It could be a mistake, but adding context without labeling it as an addition or an edit changes the view of the discourse that has already been made

  2. You once again flipped the discriminatory group and the group discriminatory against which is at best a misunderstanding and at worse malicious

  3. You are STILL wrong and are mansplaining. You don’t need to insert yourself into women’s discourse. You are literally the type of person women’s only spaces are built to protect against. While yes, help from those who are not discriminated against definitely help the discriminated, that help comes in listening to what they have to say and support. Your expressed viewpoint is more or less: “I am very important and you should hear what I have to say because it is helpful”. You are, intentionally or not, giving subtle hints that you are better than women and that’s why you should be allowed to force your way into their discourse. In this day and age, we call that sexism.

Maybe that’s not your intention, but boy your writing is full of red flags

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It could be a mistake, but adding context without labeling it as an addition or an edit changes the view of the discourse that has already been made

It wasn't a mistake, I simply moved the paragraph from a comment deep in the thread to the top level, because it deserves to be there. Also, there's nothing wrong with editing comments and "the discourse that has already been made" is not owed preservation, not that it was impacted in any way by my edit.

giving subtle hints that you are better than women

Go ahead and point out these "subtle hints" that I'm better than women.

In this day and age, we call that sexism.

Yeah, that's not what sexism means.

Your comments are full of red flags of delusions, imaginary enemies, and self victimization.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You said in your edit: Men are relevant and important to addressing women’s issues.

That's it.

And per merriam webster:

prejudice or discrimination based on sex Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sexism

Your statement in and itself, shows prejudice based on sex.

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, that's not what prejudice means.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sure, let's consult merriam webster again since you are dinging me on dictionary definitions: www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prejudice

1 a : an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics b(1) : an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge (2) : preconceived judgment or opinion c : an instance of such opinion or judgment 2 : injury or damage resulting from some judgment or action of another in disregard of one's rights especially : detriment to one's legal rights or claims

You are firmly under 1b2 and 1c.

Neither of those apply to anything I've said. They're quite a stretch. You're just wrong, and certainly not because of your gender, which I do not know.