Should we just redirect ourselves to !mensliberation@lemmy.ca?

Hello everyone,

I guess, as much people here, I was looking for a place to discuss men-related issues.

!mensliberation@lemmy.ca is a quite active community, and discusses men-related topics.

You can have a look at the type of content here: https://lemmy.ca/post/2423539

I usually feel like Lemmy is too small to have several communities around the same topics, so I would suggest anyone interested to give it a try there.

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Doug@midwest.social · 13 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I'll be honest, when I saw the name of that community it gave me pause. I looked at the linked post and was pleased to find I was wrong about what I thought it probably was.

If only for that reason I think there's value in keeping both. I think this could serve a different purpose as well though. Casual or inconsequential questions would fit better under an "ask men" name I think. Like "why do so many guys flush before they're done peeing"

BoozeOrWater@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Both coexisting would make sense, but I'm always a bit cautious about spreading communities too thin. Anyway, let's see how it goes

intensely_human@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

If you want all communities to be singletons, go to reddit. This is the fediverse, which is decentralized and redundant by design.

Iceblade02@lemdit.com · 10 pts · 3y (2 replies)

In my opinion, no. Most Menslib communities I've seen (including the one mentioned here) are primarily focused on a different topic from what Ask Men focuses on (feminism and a feminist outlook on men's issues). Even if not particularly active at the moment, Ask Men provides it's own, important niche for discussions and perspectives that should not be overlooked.

glad_cat@lemmy.sdf.org · 6 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Same answer. I have blocked mensliberation because of the focus on feminism. I would never tell women how to behave around men, that’s creepy (or worse).

GhostFence@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Yeah I avoid menslib forums. The idea of men's issues being covered only under a feminist hegemony is as bad as a Conservative hegemony.

TheBananaKing@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 3y (1 reply)

If it's anything like menslib on reddit, hell to the fucking no.

BoozeOrWater@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 3y

It's really not

morphballganon@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

That name implies that men (specifically) are being oppressed, which is demonatrably false, so I think it's a crummy name.