To my mind, this post feels exactly right.
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@afewbugs This is such a good observation that I may have gasped aloud in realisation when I read it. Same as I did a few years ago when someone made the observation that men who say 'women aren't funny' are men who mean 'women don't laugh at things I say that I think are funny'.
@CiaraNi @horsewizard @hollie that one is also very true
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RE: https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/117292275974309297
To my mind, this post feels exactly right. It's about building and conserving a respectful and useful online conversational space. But the comments are just pointless reply guy. That women state things this plainly and STILL get this crap in return, feels so exhausting. And I'm not even involved, I'm just watching it. By the third reply I wanted to lay my head down on a table and nap.
On the plus side, the comments read as a veritable who's who of whom to block. I think I got nearly everyone.
@hollie I feel like a bunch of guys straight up admitting they can't talk to women without being condescending, and taking all this as an indication that they should not talk to women at all, is probably an unexpected win
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