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Why is so much anti-women content tolerated?

logg1e
logg1e Posts: 1,208 Member
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This is seriously the only forum I frequent where anti-women content is posted and tolerated on a daily basis. Does anyone have any clue why this is allowed to happen??

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  • aethre
    aethre Posts: 150 Member
    You've been silently raging about that one thread all day too, then?

    I guess some people can't past the thought that the only reason women could possibly want to get thin is to be more sexually attractive, and unwanted sexual attention should be regarded as some kind of affirmation.

    But yeah.
  • logg1e
    logg1e Posts: 1,208 Member
    I did have to step away from that thread :smile:

    As I was walking to the gym this evening I was wondering, is it because I just tend to frequent women-orientated, lefty-liberal forums that I have a bit of a skewed impression of the web? Are most general interest websites, such as MFP, so misogyny-friendly?
  • Kalici
    Kalici Posts: 685 Member
    I did have to step away from that thread :smile:

    As I was walking to the gym this evening I was wondering, is it because I just tend to frequent women-orientated, lefty-liberal forums that I have a bit of a skewed impression of the web? Are most general interest websites, such as MFP, so misogyny-friendly?

    Unfortunately, in my experience this tends to be the case.
  • logg1e
    logg1e Posts: 1,208 Member
    It's depressing. Despite being against the community guidelines it's just accepted. I have reported posts for discriminating and offensive comments and images, and they are just left standing.

    In fact, don't get me started on the images that are accepted here.
  • logg1e
    logg1e Posts: 1,208 Member
    So, for weeks I feel as though I've been banging my head against a brick wall, challenging anti-women content on MFP.
    It was with a now familiar weary attitude that I challenged the use of the word "rape" in the thread, "What's the first song on your Weight Training Playlist?" from the Gaining Weight forum. So imagine my surprise to read how the conversation is going by page 2.

    I feel inspired by fellow posters. It is worth sticking your neck out and challenging misogyny.

    (I did first report the offending post - the mods left it to stand despite it breaking community rules).
  • logg1e
    logg1e Posts: 1,208 Member
    Ok, so the conversation reverted to normal at the bottom of page 2, but there was definitely signs of improvement!

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