At least online, anonymity plays a part, but the discussions seem to have a lot of masculine energy to them. Is it maybe also like music, chess, or comedy where socialization plays a role in the male dominance?

I remember 60% of Bernie's constituency was female, but it doesn't seem to translate online. How can we work to attract more women to the movement?

  • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    4 years ago

    There are a lot of female leftists outside of the internet, the internet just sucks.

    It's a combination of things. Socialization, misogyny making women feel unwelcome on the internet etc. A lot of women pretend to be male online too, and you probably don't notice.

    • TruffleBitch [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      This. I chose gender neutral usernames and hardly ever corrected people on most subreddits because I didn't feel safe enough and didn't want to risk potential harassment. I also cycled regularly through usernames.

      • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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        4 years ago

        I'm not a cis dude, femboi or trans woman. lol. :stalin-garrison: :stalin-joking: :stalin-smokin: :stalin-heart: