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This board is the most frightening .

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fangbanger · 25/02/2011 23:25

Apparently.

I am a little saddened that a forum mostly used by women, has decided that the feminist boards are the most frightening of the forum.

Why do we feel that is? What can be done to prevent people from feeling so intimidated that they are too scared t post?

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Prolesworth · 26/02/2011 10:37

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JoBettany · 26/02/2011 10:15

I lurk here a lot and find the threads very interesting. I think I've commented a couple of times when a good link has been posted.

My problem is I don't think I have anything to contribute as I am not academic and have done very little reading.

I am very encouraged by this thread and am going to try to join in a bit more.

Prolesworth · 26/02/2011 10:15

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Prolesworth · 26/02/2011 10:12

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Clockface · 26/02/2011 10:08

I read this board a lot but I find it intimidating because I am a definite Christian (training to be a priest). I think of myself as feminist but am aware that a lot of people here wouldn't accept me as such because of my commitment to an admittedly patriarchal religion. Informed Christian feminists are relatively few and far between, so it's a bit lonely. A thread a while back showed as much, which I statred posting on but then backed off.

Which leads back to the point about entry requirements here (although it wasn't said in as many words); is feminism a contiuum or an entity? What kind of feminists are welcome here?

StewieGriffinsMom · 26/02/2011 10:05

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RealityIsKnockedUp · 26/02/2011 10:02

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Goblinchild · 26/02/2011 09:58

Oh, and you see the role of teacher in a very different way to me as well. Smile

StewieGriffinsMom · 26/02/2011 09:57

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Goblinchild · 26/02/2011 09:55

Apologies then, I was just working around the idea of why so many women find a feminist board threatening and scary to post on.

StewieGriffinsMom · 26/02/2011 09:52

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Prolesworth · 26/02/2011 09:50

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Goblinchild · 26/02/2011 09:50

I think being opt in would solve a lot of the issues then, you'd not have any of the irritating casual traffic and few trolls would go to the bother of searching.

silverfrog · 26/02/2011 09:49

God, sorry for typos - typing on iPod.

sakura · 26/02/2011 09:48

Feminism helps me make sense of the world, that's why I'm drawn to it.

I'm in awe of the posters here who seem to really know what they're talking about (dittany) and the activists (Jessinavalon and others)

It's been brought up before, but I don't think a Myth Buster thread is a good idea, because people often try to say feminists have a party line when the truth is there isn't one.

For example, some believe that anyone who states they're a feminist is entitled to do so. OThers are very clear on what feminism is (and those views might differ between feminists).

I think all can agree that women's liberation from gender based oppression is the goal.

TheSecondComing · 26/02/2011 09:48

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Goblinchild · 26/02/2011 09:48

My bad, I thought that was part of what the board wanted to do. Got the wrong end of the stick.

silverfrog · 26/02/2011 09:47

I'm not sure it's held to higher standards, SGM. But I have the impression (again, rightly or wrongly) that one false move and you get your head bitten off.

And I said the same the last time this thread came around too, as did others.

It is a bit about how you want to be perceived. We do get the same questions over and over on MN, that's just the nature of the beast.

And calm patience is a better response than 'yawn', 'search the archives', 'FFS, dont you know anything' etc. I don't like those responses in any section btw.

Maybe, if trolls are such a huge problem, feminists should also be opt in? Saves a lot of the passing traffic. And means that people who end up here want to be here. And no dropping in to troll because a thread is seen in active convos etc.

But ultimately, I think a lot of patient explaining is needed, and a lit less frustration. Reserve the frustration for the rdiculiys posts in Aibu, as goblin said earlier.

Prolesworth · 26/02/2011 09:46

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