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I don't think anyone is saying that Reddit is just for despicable people, but you can't deny that they're all over it.

Look at the front page right now.

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> Look at the front page right now.

Not a single racist or otherwise scummy content on mine, I stick with the defaults - and I doubt /r/CoonTown etc. end up on your frontpage by accident

Try reading literally any comment thread next time

I should have clarified - the logged-out homepage. The one Reddit exposes to the internet at large.

There is currently a post with several thousand points: a picture of two women on the back of a garbage truck with the caption "Actual feminism." I'm not sure what that has to do with feminism, but I guess Reddit thinks women need to work seemingly "dirty" jobs before they're allowed to complain about work conditions.

But you're right, if you customize your subreddits you can avoid a lot of the scum.

> There is currently a post with several thousand points: a picture of two women on the back of a garbage truck with the caption "Actual feminism."

I don't see any problem with the picture itself or its description. Isn't feminism after all also that women can work in previously male-dominated jobs? Challenge accomplished for these two, I dare say.

As for "dirty" jobs, well I highly respect garbage men/women, even more so when they strike in Italy again and pictures of trash-filled streets make headlines.

Women can and have been able to work those jobs for many decades.

There's a certain undertone with the word "actual" - as if other depictions of feminism are not valid. It's just strange that it's there at all.

But whatever, words are hard.

So, just so you know, your guess is dead wrong. The user who posted that picture had this to say about it: "When I think of people working behind a garbage truck I think of men, that is my own prejudice but I think many people share that (look at this thread). So when I saw this picture the first thing I thought was oh nice they don't give a fuck about other peoples prejudices and just do what they want, more importantly CAN do what they want. This could very well be a bad example to you, but it speaks to me."

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3e1q3j/actual_feminis...

Nice detective work, roninb. Did you happen to catch this gem that they also posted?

> women working a 'typical' male job is actual (not true) feminism when you compare it to bitching on tumblr or bitching about a shirt of a scientist. in my opinion.

[0]: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/3e1q3j/actual_feminis...

Some context: tumblr feminism includes shining examples of humanity that fight the patriarchy by doing things like doxxing trans women. The quoted post is defending feminism by pointing out that the ridiculous tumblr wing of it doesn't represent the whole movement.

What's wrong with that?

Ah, the common belief that criticizing feminism, be it well or poorly done, is sexism.

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