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by camillomiller 320 days ago
As a man who's always considered himself a strong feminist, I think that tea's issue are way more profound that just some data breach.

Women were convinced to trust the app as a safe space, but it never was for various reasons. First, as proven by the breach, privacy was not guaranteed. Second, I do not see how a women-only app made to complain on men can help any men get better in their behavior, instead of balcanizing society even more, creating camps and hatred. This is not safe in itself. It won't further women's condition in their relationship with men. It alienates men even more, gives arguments to the Jordan Peterson-style toxic masculinity influencers, and inevitably fosters toxic behavior in women too.

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It's an app capitalizing on fear and sexism.

I appreciate that you managed to reenforce and give weight to those same fears and sexist talking points, though. I guess there is a market for both.

The app wasn't made for men to get better. It wasn't made for men at all, believe it or not. It was made, very poorly, for women to protect themselves because women face realities men do not.
And yet it turned into girl's version of Kiwi farms.
I don't think that Jordan Peterson is toxic. Although I haven't watched any of his videos for years now, so that might have changed. What makes him toxic in your opinion?

On the other hand I believe what you wrote can be summarized as toxic feminism.