Hey all! A male supporter has offered to open a community called WomensStuffSupporters that all genders can reply to. That gives men somewhere to show support that isn’t here and also make here easier to moderate.

There’s the option to X post from one to another, which is wouldn’t want to happen automatically as some people wouldn’t like that.

What do you all think of the idea? I’ll leave this post up for a while before a decision is made.

Edit: you can message me if you don’t want to say publicly. I won’t let people know you contacted me, I’d just potentially say someone messaged saying they did/didn’t want it

  • Hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    I don’t think its a good idea. I don’t see the appeal of a male inclusive women’s space. The rules are what make this community what it is. I doubt I would ever visit the new community. I hear men’s unsolicited takes on women far more than I’d like, despite my best efforts. No way I visit a community for more of that.

    Women will be at the real womensstuff, men will be at the male inclusive one. It will become a place for men to talk to other men about women. I don’t think that’s the kind of vibe we should encourage. I also don’t see how a space for men to be ignored by women is in any way valuable to them.

    I think it would be much better to make a women adjacent community, that is male inclusive, and has its own focus. A male inclusive version of womensstuff is not the way to go.