How much do you think gender matters on Lemmy?
How much do you think gender matters on Lemmy?
I personally don't think it matters much at all, except in channels that specifically identify that way. However, I am male, hetero, cis, so its possible I'm just clueless.
Identity in general doesn't matter much on forums (as opposed to microblogs, like Twitter or Mastodon). Forums are focused on topics rather than people, and what is said is generally more important than who says it.
And that's why I'm here. People centric media stresses me.
I’m male, hetero, and cis, too. I know there will be some things I’ll never fully understand because of that.
I try to keep things gender neutral (they, y’all). I know I’ll be wrong sometimes. When I’m corrected, I apologize and make sure I don’t repeat the mistake. There will be rare occasions where that’s not good enough for someone, but I look at that as more their issue than mine. I’m being sincere, and doing the best I can.
Doesn't matter at all. A person is a person.
and some of us are barely people
I'm a raccoon
Everyone is a complete person. Don't belittle yourself like that.
I do think we all try to keep that spirit around here.
I'm not quite grasping the context you're asking the question, but I will say gender matters on Lemmy in the sense that I want full representation from all genders (and non-gender folk). The value of conversation here is derived from the many viewpoints that each of us bring. Without full representation, we'll be missing valuable inside and perspective if a specific gender (or non-gender) is missing.
Far less than on Reddit, but it still affects someone's experiences. e.g. just bc someone does not experience something daily does not mean that it never happens, but often a person in a minority status group has no choice to ignore such, while the privileged status person can.
You can’t really generalize. It matters as much as the person you’re talking to or about thinks it matters.
If they don’t care; fine. But most people want to be properly gendered.
In most discussions here it’s not really relevant or important but it’s simple enough to use gender neutral pronouns when someone’s gender is unknown
Definitely does not matter. The only thing that matters is, if you behave like an asshole or not.
This 👆
In the context of the internet at large seeming to believe every user is male? I'd say that's still standard practice here even if it's not as prevalent and assumption as on other social media. How much that matters though is subjective.
I don't really think it matters. I can only think of trans leftists, but I think the trans leftists would be leftist whether they are trans or not.