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View submission: Will Men's Rights Be Next?
I highly doubt it. Say what you want about r/MensRights, we're not harassing anyone.
Comment by iNQpsMMlzAR9 at 11/06/2015 at 05:08 UTC
15 upvotes, 1 direct replies
According to the definition of rational people, no. But take a look at this article, which was published a little over a month ago:
In it, Pao is referred to as receiving "intense abuse" from the userbase, the article is from the perspective of Reddit's cofounder bemoaning the misogyny (sound familiar?) on the site, and this sub is specifically named as being a hotbed for it. So the admins came out *today* and said they're banning subs for harassment. But they in no way promised that's what they're going to limit the scope to in the future.
We want as little involvement as possible in managing these interactions but will be involved when needed to protect privacy and **free expression**, and to prevent harassment.
This would absolutely fit into Reddit's vision of making the site a "safe space", which they were explicit about in said article. I'm with those that feel this action is merely setting the stage and testing the waters. I wouldn't be surprised at all if we start seeing subs that in no way harass getting purged in the future.
Comment by baserace at 11/06/2015 at 02:25 UTC
40 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Oh son, the naivety.
Since when does someone/a group have to actually be engaged in harassment for Feminists/SJWs to cry "Harassment!"?
Comment by yummyluckycharms at 11/06/2015 at 00:10 UTC
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Harassment can come in many forms. Disagreeing with people is a form of harassment because you are challenging their world views - a viewpoint that feminists and SJWs use to silence dissent
Comment by adelie42 at 11/06/2015 at 04:21 UTC
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Agreed. It sounds like a ban based on mods not doing their job that arguably could have legal repercussions. Despite whatever hate may be thrown in the direction of MRA, this is a completely different fight.
Not going to say I like the policy, and don't like the direction in general, but looking at what was banned and not banned, the victim card is being played a bit early here.
Comment by Overkill4000 at 11/06/2015 at 11:14 UTC
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Unfortunately to these people, disagreeing with them, using facts and logic to disprove their lies, all counts as harassment to them.