Gender, race, and other issues (split off from Doper Demographics thread)

[madmonk28]

@DrDeth

You know, I keep seeing that posted, but never anything to back it up.

It’s almost as if you’re part of the problem and intentionally don’t want to see it.

Fighting misogyny - but "cunt" and "bitch" are still okay words

If you call a female public figure a “harpy”,that can get you banned. If you accuse feminists of hypocrisy, in a way that brings your own sincerity into question, your thread gets closed and you get a warning. If you start a thread about comparing the “hotness” of different tv characters, your thread gets closed. That’s all in the name of fighting misogyny on these boards. Know what? I’m good with that. We’ve lost too many good female-type posters due to misogyny, and the Boards are the le…

Misogyny, victim-blaming, and the board culture (yet again)

I think the board has made positive progress over the last few years with regards to being a welcoming place for women and survivors of rape and sexual assault. Misogynistic comments are generally moderated when outside of the Pit, especially when they’re brought up out of the blue in a thread having nothing to do with women’s rights or allegations of sexual assault and rape. I thank the mods for their progress on this, and I thank many, many Dopers for speaking up about this to try and make t…

In which Steophan hijacks an ATMB thread about misogyny by accusing Blasey Ford of false accusation

You are one slimy little worm, aren’t you Steophan? If you’re convinced that Christine Blasey Ford lied, you’ve got the whole board in which to raise that issue. But the latest ATMB thread about misogyny on the Dope was not the place for that. It was your attempt to turn the thread into being all about your repulsive hobby-horse. If anything, you’re likely the one making a false accusation. So kindly go fuck yourself.

Misogyny on board

In a trainwreck of a thread that’s already spawned a partner pit thread, we get this post: I just reported it, but I’d like to have a discussion about it and its kin in that thread. First, granted: several people clearly violated the ban on insulting other people in that thread. Their warnings were fairly given, I think. But folks like Ibanez are saying some profoundly misogynistic bullshit as well. They’re going beyond expressing calmly-held bigoted viewpoints; they’re saying things that, b…

My humble suggestion at fixing the misogyny stuff.

Real simple. Since this is an issue affecting mostly women (I know it pisses off the decent guys too). I’d like to suggest that we get together a panel of women only, wherein they can put their heads together and come up with some guidelines WRT all things sexism. The problem I’m seeing is the Mods are basically: “Well, what do you want us to do?”. If we had some guidelines that the Mods could point to when moderating an offensive poster, that would give them something better to work with than …

Why is Misogyny gaining ground on the board?

There are at least two threads in IMHO specifically designed to splash hate on just one gender and not only is no one objecting to it, they seem to be very popular. Yes in one I’m ashamed to say that I dissed Joan River’s supposedly mean persona and I regret that now. But this isn’t about politics or personality… it seems like a full hate fest of women and I don’t get it. Are they designed to draw in angry responses? Also, why are they so popular that they are always in the top 20 threads? …

Subtle Misogyny at SDMB

Since when is the feminine form of every single obscene noun bitch? Can we please be a little more creative and a little less reflexively sexist? If you can call a man who is the object of your ire an asshole or a jerk or a fuckwad, why can’t you offer the same consideration to a female irritant? I get really tired of seeing words like “bitch” and “skank” and “whore” in every single Pit thread referring to a woman. By using such words you subtly include the person’s gender in your insult; migh…

Misogyny and Moderation, again

Per instructions, I am taking this to ATMB, because I think it illustrates the issue here. OP starts a thread where he says that when he sees a hot woman with “ass cheeks hanging out”, all he can think is that he wants to “hit that”. Rather than give a note that says something like “Hey, dude, we don’t talk about women like that here”, the burden is put on us to unofficially “educate” him that there’s something wrong with talking about women as if they were objects. Spoiler, it didn’t work, …

what's the "anti-misogyny policy"?

https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21376853&postcount=7 said: What are the “boundaries of the anti-misogyny policy”? I was aware that there was some discussion around making the SDMB more inviting to the fairer sex, but I wasn’t aware that a new policy had been settled on. I’m not particularly interested in trying to “test” them, but I do strive to follow the rules, and a critical part of doing so is staying abreast of the contours of new rules. ETA: sorry mods, title was su…

The ongoing problem with misogyny on the SDMB

Is there any way to put a halt to the continual hijacking of the subject of female genital mutilation, the most recent example being the current thread on Female Genital Mutilation in The BBQ Pit? I’m not usually one for restricting access to all voices, but when there is a deliberate and concerted effort to turn any and/or all threads on this subject into a thread on the problems a small percentage of males have with circumcision then, frankly, I really wouldn’t mind being banned along with tho…

Misogyny on the SDMB, Sept. 2018 edition

This subject has come up many times before on the SDMB, hence the subject title. This is obviously an issue for many people here. While previous discussions have had a tendency to go around and around with no resolution, some productive things have come out of those discussions, and hopefully something productive can come out of this one as well. From my point of view, I have seen changes. There have been several actions taken by moderators with respect to misogynistic posts in GQ. I have no i…

Poll for ladies only: What percentage of men on this board are misogynists?

Simple question. Title says it all.