Men's Liberation
This community is first and foremost a feminist community for men and masc people, but it is also a place to talk about men’s issues with a particular focus on intersectionality.
Rules
Everybody is welcome, but this is primarily a space for men and masc people
Non-masculine perspectives are incredibly important in making sure that the lived experiences of others are present in discussions on masculinity, but please remember that this is a space to discuss issues pertaining to men and masc individuals. Be kind, open-minded, and take care that you aren't talking over men expressing their own lived experiences.
Be productive
Be proactive in forming a productive discussion. Constructive criticism of our community is fine, but if you mainly criticize feminism or other people's efforts to solve gender issues, your post/comment will be removed.
Keep the following guidelines in mind when posting:
- Build upon the OP
- Discuss concepts rather than semantics
- No low effort comments
- No personal attacks
Assume good faith
Do not call other submitters' personal experiences into question.
No bigotry
Slurs, hate speech, and negative stereotyping towards marginalized groups will not be tolerated.
No brigading
Do not participate if you have been linked to this discussion from elsewhere. Similarly, links to elsewhere on the threadiverse must promote constructive discussion of men’s issues.
Recommended Reading
- The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity, And Love by bell hooks
- Politics of Masculinities: Men in Movements by Michael Messner
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If you're going to keep posting, can I suggest posting a little less often? A few posts a day would be great. It's hard to engage with more than that.
I'd like to get to the point of not posting regularly here at all with the exception of maybe weekly threads. For now I have a rough plan to put together a summary of the results of my scattershot posting with recommendations on crossposting in some sort of posting guide. I'm hoping this along with regular discussion posts (e.g. mental health monday) should be enough to sustain a baseline level of conversation for a while. I think the crossposting section is particularly important to avoid brigading since Lemmy's current moderation tools are limited.
This is super useful, thank you. I've been wondering to what extent some DIY mod tools may become necessary as moderation needs grow.