bertwurst
@bertwurst.eth
Gauging the Farcaster audience... are women choosing to objectify themselves, or are they being objectified, and some people can’t handle when hot women are good at things? Most (if not all) of the women you’re all vaguely alluding to aren’t posting thirst traps. They’re not being provocative. They’re smart. Funny. Consistent. Creative. And they're also hot, and that triggers your internalized (kind of) misogyny. Is there pretty privilege at play? Of course. I know all about pretty privilege, I mean look at me. But if you’re going to claim the leaderboard is full of people who got there by objectifying themselves, name names. Yes, there are gooners and simps here. Always will be. That’s not why there are women on the leaderboard. Some of y’all aren’t upset about the content. You’re upset that you like it, and you haven’t figured out how to metabolize that without blaming women. That’s not critical thinking. It’s just misogyny. And it’s tired. Do better. Look within. Log off. Touch some grass. Maybe pet a dog while you’re out there. We’re great at perspective.
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Sine
@sinusoidalsnail
Really really well said Bert 🖤 Personally, I don’t give a shit what type of pictures people post of their own bodies. And even if it DID bother me, I could just mute that person anyway What DOES bother me is the increasingly aggressive behavior of some of the people interacting with those pictures. This past week or so, it has me reevaluating how much time I want to spend on here. It’s starting to feel like a not very safe place to share things anymore Also, if these guys are so upset about people posting pics of themselves to climb the leaderboard, I really don’t understand what’s stopping them from doing the same
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bertwurst
@bertwurst.eth
Totally get this and I’m really sorry it’s starting to feel that way. This space should be fun, creative, and safe to share in. When it starts feeling hostile or gross, that’s not just annoying, it’s corrosive. Glad you’re here. Hope you stay. But also fully support doing whatever you need to feel okay.🖤
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