The mods of reddit/r/twoxchromosomes knew that their sub name was gender essentialist from a month after they created a “women’s” sub with chromosomes in the name. They had every opportunity to do the right thing and migrate their community to a different /r/. But they didn’t, they continued to promote a sub built on transphobia until it was a default sub putting gender essentialism in front of every single new user on the site.

The migration to Lemmy is the perfect time to undo the wrongs of the past. It’s a brand new community and we have a chance to do some good. We’re not beholden to the names of the past.

Mods: Please please please PLEASE lock this community, delete all posts, and pin a redirect to a community with a better name. Why not /c/women or /c/genderdiversity? There are a hundred names better than this one. What’s the justification for the twoxchromosomes name

The name XX was chosen just because it illustrates the essence of this subreddit and its target Redditors–girly and geeky, and subtly awesome. (You can look here and here to see how the name came about.)

Really? We’re going to associate girliness with a genotype? We’re going to brag about being cisgender? There is no excuse for platforming these ideas. Now is the time to do better.

  • @bob_wileyEnglish
    -13•8 months ago

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    • themeatbridgeEnglish
      17•1 year ago

      Your belief that free speech means tolerating seeing things they don’t like is patently false. You’re free to share your moronic viewpoints, but I’m also free to call you an asshole and tell you to shut the fuck up. That’s not a violation of your rights.

      • @bob_wileyEnglish
        -14•8 months ago

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        • themeatbridgeEnglish
          9•1 year ago

          As is their right to do. You don’t have a specific right to use this particular sub. OP is calling for the moderators to redirect users to a sub that doesn’t have an exclusionary name, warning that assholes will show up thinking this is a sub for people with two X chromosomes, despite that being explicitly described as inaccurate in the sub description. And OP was right, because here you are.

          You’re right that free speech is off topic, because nothing about OPs request contradicts free speech. You brought it up, though, so I don’t know what point you’re trying to make.

          • @bob_wileyEnglish
            -12•8 months ago

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            • @FeathercrownEnglish
              1•10 months ago

              So you came here without knowing the history of the issue and started spouting your opinion as if you knew what the argument was about at all?