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[–] Sarcastatron_9000 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
LOL oh my gosh that's pure gold. Babycenter was a treasure trove of mombies. I left after a while because they were not only deeply intolerant toward those of us with more conservative values, or moms who didn't have a specific "parenting style", but they were also absolutely fucking impossible to talk to. Everything you said had to be gently worded and cloaked in caveats because some sensitive snowflake or other was bound to be offended and then start a fight. I remember talking in one thread about how I loved nursing my son because it was so nice to be able to cuddle him and rub his fluffy little head and look into his eyes, and some idiot bitch started whining about how I obviously don't think that you can do that if you formula feed and what a judgmental cow I am for saying such a terrible thing and blah blah blah. Kill me. I hate that this is so common on women's forums...so often you just can't talk to other women because things get taken the wrong way and everyone gets so emotional and offended, and then instead of actually fucking discussing the issue you have to take a few hours to soothe everyone's feelings and explain your point to the death and apologize for living. I hate it. The more leftist the women's forum, the worse this problem gets.
[–] DorothyMantooth ago
ITA, 100%. Online forums for women/heavily peopled with women tend to suck, especially leftist ones. (If you ever want to see those leftist "sisters" who 'support all women" turn on you, tell them you regret an abortion. Doesn't matter if you've been a regular member for years, with dozens of long PM conversations and in-jokes with numerous people; they will screech at you, call you a troll, call you a liar, imply or outright accuse you of being secretly a man...it's horrifying.) And I hear you on the couching-everything-in-gentle-caveats, too. Irritating as fuck. I once made the mistake of describing a wedding I'd been to once where the bride and groom were both virgins, and how sweet it was to see how excited they were for their wedding night. I got accused of "shaming" women who didn't "save themselves." Uh...I didn't save myself, either, and was in no way trying to imply that everyone should, I was just describing something really touching I saw once, sheesh, bitches, calm the fuck down. Not everything is about your lame asses. But heaven forbid that you get offended by something, especially if you're more conservative; they don't give a fuck about your feelings. It makes me sick, how shitty, emotional, and stupid most women are.
The only places I've found where women can speak our minds without fear (aside from here) are conservative forums or, surprisingly, most radfem forums; radfems tend to be genuine when they talk about sisterhood, and conservatives (both men and women) tend to be respectful and actually listen and pay attention.
[–] Sarcastatron_9000 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Wow. Usually I just tell them I'm pro-life or not a feminist, or talk about my traditional family values and how wonderful it is to be a mom, and that's all it takes.
Yes. Oh my gosh. It's dismaying how few women I feel like I can really talk to about things and not have to worry about causing offense.