Funny how when there’s a thread about misogyny on Lemmy, the comments are full of guys chiming in about “never seeing it.” But when someone points out problematic comments in real time, the downvote ratio is always wack.
Which means guys are seeing it. Which makes it hard not to assume that, for many, the ignorance is willful.
Alternatively, maybe it’s just that we don’t see this particular comment, which is about underwear, as being a big deal? And you insist that we just take it as given that it is misogynistic because you say so, and accuse us as being willfully ignorant when we disagree, rather than doing anything on your part to convince us otherwise?
The person who did the most good is actually @y0lai, who actually took a moment to explain why the comment did not translate well, but acknowledged that the intent has been to be satirical. That is the only comment I read that made me think, “Okay, you have a good point.”
Funny how when there’s a thread about misogyny on Lemmy, the comments are full of guys chiming in about “never seeing it.” But when someone points out problematic comments in real time, the downvote ratio is always wack.
Which means guys are seeing it. Which makes it hard not to assume that, for many, the ignorance is willful.
Alternatively, maybe it’s just that we don’t see this particular comment, which is about underwear, as being a big deal? And you insist that we just take it as given that it is misogynistic because you say so, and accuse us as being willfully ignorant when we disagree, rather than doing anything on your part to convince us otherwise?
The person who did the most good is actually @y0lai, who actually took a moment to explain why the comment did not translate well, but acknowledged that the intent has been to be satirical. That is the only comment I read that made me think, “Okay, you have a good point.”