Does Atlas Forum need to be 'feminized?'

[Reginald]

What would this feminization even entail anyway? Clearly there are dumbass threads/posts about women on this forum, but unfortunately that's to be expected online. I don't intend to make excuses... just good luck completely eliminating misogyny on Atlas when it's all over our society anyway.

Should there be stricter moderation? Perhaps, I'm not sure of the degree to which that stuff's handled here; I honestly always thought the worst of the material gets stricken and assigned death points. Of course it'd be nice to see some things change (not referring to women as "females" would be a worthy start...) but really behavior as a whole on here isn't any worse than it is on some of the most popular sites on the internet, sites that have many more women contributing than this one has.

[All Along The Watchtower]

What a fun thread this is.

I think, perhaps, there is more pressure on women (particularly young women) to be a certain way, in terms of social skills, etiquette, interpersonal relationships, etc., and there is risk of exclusion from social groups (by both men and women) if a woman reveals herself to be a "nerd" or "geek" in terms of personality and interests (Men face that risk too, don't get me wrong, but I seriously doubt it's nearly as much of a stigma for men as it is for women). It's the same reason why engineering, sciences, mathematics, etc. are such sausage-fests. Of course, the sexism and misogyny and general trolling among groups of like-minded men don't help matters....

I also think, perhaps more of the women who are politically active are more interested in real-world, relevant political and social issues than they are in, say, reading about whether Robert Taft should have run for President in an alternate history timeline in 1952, or reading a manifesto of Cogendism or Communitarianism or whatever, or indeed, looking at the nuances of past and present election maps.

Most of this is just me speculating/thinking out loud, and should not be taken as assertions of fact.

Bro, the bolded sounds amazing. You gonna do that?

Not ruling anything out.

[Hash]

Well this thread has been very successful and constructive. Congrats.

[Adam Griffin]

[Beet]

This thread sucks and is an embarrassment.

I can't say why but it just is.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

Yeah.  I think Progressive Realist said everything that needed to be said.  I'm closing this now.