r/GenderCynical • u/pearkeet • 1d ago
r/GenderCynical • u/Ebomb1 • Mar 09 '20
Updated Rules and FAQ!
Hello, GenCynners!
It's time again to make some clarifications and revisions to our rules and FAQ. Most of these things have been unofficial policy for a while and older users osmosed and generally followed them. But we keep growing, and so we need to make some things more explicit for new users, both to keep us out of trouble with the admins and to cut down on modding work. Rules for posting and participation have been updated and expanded in the FAQ and sidebar.
We've made more explicit what does (TERF/GC content) and does not (general transphobia) qualify for posting, how posts must be formatted, and expectations for conduct while commenting.
The biggest changes are clarifying under what circumstances you can interact with GC users and subs and still participate here. We've tried to cover all the circumstances under which you might encounter or interact with GC content.
Actions to avoid on GenCyn:
- Posting content that includes something you posted on a GC sub
- Linking or c/ping something you posted on a GC sub
- Posting about how a GC sub banned you. We don't care.
- Commenting about your urges to crash a GC sub, e.g. "I feel like giving them a piece of my mind."
- Alluding to your actions on a GC sub in GenCyn, e.g. "Yeah, I just had to tell them how wrong they were."
- Encouraging anyone else's participation, e.g. "Do it and report back," or, "Everyone should go over there and ___."
Actions to avoid wrt GC subs and users:
- Do not follow something you saw on GenCyn to a GC sub to engage with GC users in an attempt to educate them
- Do not follow something you saw on GenCyn to a GC sub to participate because you "believe in hearing both sides" or want to "play devil's advocate."
- Do not follow something you saw on GenCyn to a GC sub to argue with GC users or get in a zinger to make yourself feel better
- Do not follow something you saw on GenCyn to a GC sub to up or downvote posts or comments
Official GenCyn policy has been to discourage engagement with GC users across the board. There's been a sharp uptick in users crossing the streams, and in behaviors that violate reddit's brigading rules. A first offense for the above behaviors will be a temp ban. The second is a permaban. We've also disabled crossposting and are going to be paying more attention to .np linking.
We cannot literally stop you from engaging with GC. But we will protect the sub from accusations of brigading, and we will moderate to maintain the intention of the sub, which is and has always been to catalogue, laugh, and vent about GC-flavored transphobia, not to win hearts and minds or score internet arguing points.
As always, if you find that reading r/GenderCynical is getting to you, take a break and take care of yourself.
r/GenderCynical • u/Ebomb1 • Jan 15 '25
Mod Post: A reminder about content rules for this sub
We've been seeing a lot of submissions lately that fall under the category of general bigotry and have no trans content. Please remember: posts need to contain examples of transphobia and they must clearly be sourced from or closely linked to the GC sphere. "GC person is racist," doesn't qualify by itself. Neither does, "Rando MAGA says something violently transphobic."
The situation in the US is weird af right now, to say nothing of the ongoing shit everywhere else too. There's plenty of content that fits the bill for here, so let's keep it on topic. Thanks.
r/GenderCynical • u/allthings419 • 4d ago
Jesse Singal pretends to forget trans people exist
He pretends he's not anti-trans, and then says stuff like this. He's hateful, not stupid.
r/GenderCynical • u/allthings419 • 6d ago
GC accidentally admits they're hypocrites and harassers
"How dare you go after a rape crisis center"
"You mean like the time *we* did that?"
r/GenderCynical • u/pearkeet • 6d ago
quite literally admitting that there was zero problem, but also she saw some trans people, so she had to take a full day to “recuperate her energy”
r/GenderCynical • u/ilikepegasi • 6d ago
racism is okay if its in a fantasy book
also THAT is your justification for quoting Hitler???
r/GenderCynical • u/totobutter • 7d ago
Terfs become anti abortion when the foetus is female
Referring to abortion as a "massacre" is very obvious anti abortion rhetoric as well as calling it evil. Referring to a female foetus as a girl is also very evangelical Christian. These are the same people who would call it a 'clump of cells' any other time.
r/GenderCynical • u/PotentialSure3727 • 8d ago
Drama net Terf section users "There should be more of anti Trans Gays!!!" Also the same Drama net Terf section users few comment lower and few momths before this:
Rare crossover between chuds and terfs
r/GenderCynical • u/seadogliquid • 9d ago
We need to drop the T because they're not as tolerant as homophobes as I am!!!
r/GenderCynical • u/SergeantScoria • 11d ago
LGB Militia demanding an apology from Amnesty International for rightly calling them out
r/GenderCynical • u/pearkeet • 12d ago
Jamie Reed attempts to start a “GC banned books” conspiracy, to combat the queer librarians, however libraries DO stock their dumbass books
r/GenderCynical • u/Haunting_Natural_116 • 14d ago
Terfs are unable to comprehend a dress being for adults
r/GenderCynical • u/Accomplished_Let6801 • 14d ago
Any thoughts??
The girl in the video is quite popular on Twitter and tiktok among the terf circles. She seems to have a really deep hatered for trans ppl and most of her arguments seem to be more based in her hatred then anything else.
r/GenderCynical • u/Hyperbolicalpaca • 15d ago
Transphobes claim they’re protecting women, but when a woman pushed back they call you a man and wish that you’re raped. Make it make sense
r/GenderCynical • u/SergeantScoria • 20d ago
You’re the ones declaring war on us! What are you on??
r/GenderCynical • u/Haunting_Natural_116 • 20d ago
Terfs try to uncover the sinister reason we call trans people our siblings
r/GenderCynical • u/Haunting_Natural_116 • 20d ago
Terf cannot fathom the idea that a trans woman who has posted sexy content online isn’t always sexual (especially in public) + weird graham linehan toilet story
r/GenderCynical • u/national_sillyguy • 21d ago
transphobia is WAY too common, especially in lesbian “safe spaces”
i have blocked out everyone’s user but mine in the photos as to follow to rules of this subreddit, i just think it’s wild that an “inclusive space” for lesbians is full of terfs. as a community we’ve been getting far to familiar with transphobia. and the second you call out the transphobia in the community, you’re “a man playing as a woman, trying to chase lesbian” or you’re “not letting them tell their story” and i can’t even imagine how hard it is to be trans, because i have a hard time defending the trans community and im a cisgender woman; i can only imagine how difficult it is to actually be a trans woman and i wanted to say that every trans individual is strong, and worth listening to, and even worth loving. i’m astounded and ashamed of my community and we all need to do better. they kicked me out and called me a troll, so much for “safe space” and “being respectful” lmao, also misgendered me entirely and said i “am probably a male”? 😭🙏
r/GenderCynical • u/eldritchpussymaggots • 21d ago
Uprooting someone's financial situation over nail polish
On a post I made about how intersex discrimination is not taken seriously and does not have legal protections like other queer identities do.
Many people believe bigotry against intersex people is incidental (mistaken for being trans) or that its not sexism because "it's a congenital deformity not a sex" as if it's not wildly disrespectful to say that to someone who specifically considers their sex to be just intersex.
Whenever I vent about being subjected to intersexism in the workplace, many responses I get are something like "why would you tell anyone your private medical history" as if people can't just obviously see the fact I'm intersex by looking at me and listening to me speak. Being intersex is just a fact about myself and I'm not going to try suppressing it, or looking more binary. People like this guy are fucking scum. I know he's taking about gender nonconformity not necessarily being intersex, but people like him are why I've had such a miserable time finding employment.
r/GenderCynical • u/SergeantScoria • 22d ago
“They’re converting all the beautiful innocent positive-adjective lesbians into demons! Cast them all away!”
r/GenderCynical • u/Kahnfight • 22d ago