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lemmy is a network mostly populated by cis white men. like a lot of liberal/leftist spaces populated by cis white men, it’s going to be progressive on the surface; i.e., they oppose right wing shit. say here that you support the right to abortion, immigration or gay marriage, and you’re not going to meet much pushback.
but, as soon as you start criticizing dominant groups (or just, say that they have power over oppressed people), now people yell at you. you can see that here, but also, say that anti-white racism is not a thing, or even just that it’s not comparable to actual racism, and you’ll wonder if you actually logged into reddit by accident.
heck, just criticize people’s behavior as bigoted here and they’ll rip you apart…
Yeah, that tracks. I wonder if the average age being around 40 adds to that equation. I am 40ish myself, but encounter a lot of cis white men in their tweens in left spaces, that seem to be quite reflected im regards to feminist topics.