[a sign reads FEMINIST CONFERENCE next to a closed door, a blue character shrugs and says…]
I don’t care
[next to the same door, the sign now says RESTRICTED FEMINIST CONFERENCE WOMEN ONLY, there are now four blue characters desperately banging on the door, one is reduced to tears on the floor, they are shouting]
DISCRIMINATION
SO UNFAIR!!!
LET US IINN!!
MISANDRY
Hey, look at the comment section, it’s the people the people from the comic.
For real.
This is literally what happens in Lemmy’s women-only sub. Posters are still complaining about it in comments below.
Ugh… I fear for the future of my sex. Sometimes, I want to slap some basic respect into other guys. Nothing fancy or philosophical, just “don’t be a dick, leave other human beings in peace” kind of common sense. Yet it feels like a losing battle.
From personal experience posting my content on multiple platforms, Lemmy’s userbase is by far the most fragile one regarding sexism.
Yes, even worse than Reddit, where this very comic had its comment section locked by the rcomics mods due to the hundreds of pissed off dudes crying in the comments. At least they get downvoted on Reddit. Lemmy really is dudebro land, and needs to fix that if it wants to grow further (which I would like as a Lemmy enjoyer).
I’ve said this a few times already, and it usually makes Lemmy users uncomfortable, so I’ll keep repeating it as often as necessary.
Please do. Uncomfortable is good.
tbf that sub’s rules are a joke.
1 Women only
3 Don’t hate on groups, hatefilled talk about groups is not allowed. Ever.
But the sub does a hell of a lot of man bashing behind the ridiculous fig leaf of ‘not all men’.
I block it.
There’s actually mens that are feminist. Why would they be excluded from the conference?
Also, conferences are a great way to recruit new participants so that’s also stupid
Edit: forgot about woman safe spaces…
The point was that most men aren’t interested in being there unless they’re told they’re excluded.
Feminism welcomes all. But some times there need to be safe spaces for women, and women’s groups are there for that. So the comic is just a joke, not a provocation.
There are local men’s groups around where I live, they’re safe spaces for men who want to talk about relationships , fatherhood, anger issues or how to be more confident in their masculinity etc. Women are (usually) excluded. Many of these men are feminists, I would guess.
Why would they be excluded from the conference?
To create a safe space for women.
Seems a bit sexist
I am not shocked that we’re still having this “discussion” in 2026
It’s like the discussion about if you can be racist toward white people. It’s endless drama
Oh yeah fair enough. I was more focused on OP’s bad argument that I forgot about this. My bad
I wish this was responding to the actual concern. But this made-up one is cool too.
Both men and women do it.
that’s because people, in general, are scumbags.
No! People are dictated predominantly by situational factors, common scumbagginess is a trait that minimally dictates behaviour in most situations. Of course you’d know about the fundamental attribution error, if you weren’t such a scumbag.
I never claimed I wasn’t a scumbag, scumbag.
I’m all for everyone having spaces for who and what they identify with.
Becky spilled the beans, they always keep the best snacks for the women only meetings. Equal desserts for all days! Fruit tarts for all!
Unironically, that’s one of the biggest upsides of being invited to non-mixed decoloniality events (for academic reasons), they tend to bring the best food and love to share it 😀
The Muisca (Andean/Colombian natives) are a culture worth researching if you want to get so well fed that you can’t walk back home
I’ve heard that Colombians generally under-season and over-meat, but they’re terrifically friendly. Does that describe your experiences?
