ColonizationBe kind: AskGayBros has fallen

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[–]QueenBread 22 insightful - 1 fun22 insightful - 0 fun23 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

This should make me happy because of the sanity in the comments..... but it actually kinda makes me sad because of the huge disparity in treatment between men and women. I mean, we all know that if the roles were reversed and that was a lesbian sub instead of a gay men sub - the whole subreddit would've been immediately closed down and all the lesbians saying they don't want penis would have been banned.

But these gay men are still men. So they get a pass.

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 18 insightful - 1 fun18 insightful - 0 fun19 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I think it’s a numbers game as much as a male vs. female socialization game. Reddit is a male-dominant website in terms of the user base. As usual, trans people tend to track more on par with their sex than their gender, so that means that within the trans population, the male sex (MTF) predominates over the female sex (FTM). Gay men seem to outnumber gay-appropriating trans men but lesbians are waaaay outnumbered by transbians. Not to mention that terminally online males seem to be transing at an alarming rate.

So even before you get to male socialization where the natural reaction is to make jokes and point out the absurdity of the situation vs. female socialization which is to tie oneself in knots to be accommodating and indirect, lesbians will always lose based on numbers.

But yes the admins and mods tend to be predominantly male across all gay and trans Reddit spaces and they do absolutely treat female insolence as much more intolerable.

[–]ChunkeeguyTeam T*RF Fuck Yeah[S] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sadly true

[–]Shock_Waver 20 insightful - 1 fun20 insightful - 0 fun21 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

A moderator may have stepped in, but they can't control the wave of downvotes.

[–]ChunkeeguyTeam T*RF Fuck Yeah[S] 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

You can tell the crowd to be kind but you can't make 'em drink the Koolaid.

[–]JulienMayfair 17 insightful - 1 fun17 insightful - 0 fun18 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I always check the OP's post history. This one has a track record of posting all sorts of random questions all over Reddit, many of which could be considered shit-stirring on controversial issues.

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 15 insightful - 2 fun15 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

I have to say that the men who say less and just make jokes about the absurdity of anyone coming to gay men for advice on vagina come across as much more effective than those who jump right to ranting angrily about how “you’re not gay” and “women aren’t men.” We know. And the men making the jokes know. But AGB is overall a pretty light sub and humor works way better in an environment like that. And combativeness is more likely to drive away people who otherwise agree with you on the core facts. Plus the jokes had me howling. Vagina cadet LMAO.

Even the succinct responses about the poster seeming lost or asking what they expected are more effective. Especially in the cumulative. Just my thoughts, anyway.

[–]JulienMayfair 13 insightful - 9 fun13 insightful - 8 fun14 insightful - 9 fun -  (1 child)

I always go to r/AskJewish when I want to find the best pork BBQ recipes ;-)

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 13 insightful - 9 fun13 insightful - 8 fun14 insightful - 9 fun -  (0 children)

I’ve heard the kind and inclusive people over at r/AskVegans have the best steakhouse recommendations.

[–]MarkJeffersonTight defenses and we draw the line 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The White Knight here is clearly baiting. What's with the neutered mod response? Has everyone remotely fit for this job been replaced by trannit?

[–]ChunkeeguyTeam T*RF Fuck Yeah[S] 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes

[–]wafflegaffWoman. SuperBi. 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That was all very delightfully based. Here's a souvenir. https://archive.ph/uuAAf

[–]GreykittymommaMagical lady 💜 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

The woman who commented at length should be smacked. We can lurk but stay in your lane, girl! "Give your gold to transmen" fuck that, they have taken enough from us! Us being real men/women (and actual lgb)

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Totally agree but then it had the ironic effect of proving the point that only women or men who have sex with women can offer meaningful advice, which is why it’s stupid to pretend that you’ve come to gay men for advice on vagina in good faith. It also put OP in an awkward position where their hands were basically tied and they couldn’t call out the other interloper for not staying in her lane.

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That's bi.

[–]automoderatorHuman-Exclusionary Radical Overlord[M] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

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[–]aHobbitsTale 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"Has fallen." Still the damned Internet, chief. Still not real life.