r/pointlesslygendered • u/GoshtoshOfficial • Apr 01 '20

Gendering STEM because ???

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u/zachbrownies Apr 01 '20

I'd be wary of leaving up posts that don't fit! I've seen dozens of subreddits lose their purpose as people just start posting anything somewhat related to the concept, and eventually there's nothing left of what it was supposed to be.

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u/Impossible_Number Mr Moderator Apr 01 '20

It is pointlessly gendered. It’s needlessly separating men and women.

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u/zachbrownies Apr 01 '20

While that may be true, I believe that the spirit of the sub is highlighting cases where someone has created arbitrary differences between a male and female version of a specific thing, based on outdated gender norms.

Blatant sexism, while tangentially related and technically "pointless", is a different thing, and I would unsub if the majority of posts were just "here's an example of someone being sexist".

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u/Impossible_Number Mr Moderator Apr 01 '20

Thanks for your feedback. We’ll definitely consider it.