First, please be respectful in the comments. I have no idea what the topic was, but apparently it caused a lot of divide. I prefer just the claims and facts, backed by citations, and let me draw my own conclusions. I can think for myself. 😅

I’m curious because it seemed to have happened about a year ago, and then there were concerns of Lemmy being a worse place for women than Reddit.

I don’t really see that now. Granted, I’m new, and maybe it’s the specific communities I subscribed to, but I haven’t really seen much women-hating in posts or comments. If anything, I’ve seen a bias towards liberal viewpoints (many of which I personally agree with, but sometimes the justifications use poor reasoning and almost comes off as a bad defense or covert sabotage).

I’m hoping Lemmy changed for the better in the past year, and I’m not about to be side slammed with some misogyny. 🙏🏼

  • AA5B@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I’m just trying to understand how irrational or aggressive Lemmy is towards women.

    While I also don’t know:

    • Lemmy tends to be geeky. While I don’t know the stats, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s very male dominated
    • different Lemmy servers have different social tendencies. If there are some worth not federating because of toxicity, it’s likely some of that toxicity makes women uncomfortable
    • EnthusiasticNature94@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Thank you for this.

      For some reason, I thought Lemmy had more women specifically because of how Reddit treats women. 😅

      Still, it’s not like people are incapable of understanding others who are different from them. I’m hopeful the men here will listen to reason.