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by IntronExon 3044 days ago
Don’t click on threads that discuss gender unless you’re prepared to wade through crap

Whether that’s the chicken or the egg, the fact that the subject leads to crapfests might be a motivation for many to flag and move on.

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I think its pretty clear that the misogyny came first, there is no ambiguity: people tolerate it and so it lives on.
Quite a few people don't tolerate it, but often the argumemts had don't change minds, and follow the exact same well-trodden pathways. Offline that can be managed, but online its pure flame.