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Thanks so much for all the responses! I'm not posting all the results because it can ID people, but I'll talk about the big points now.

New rule, no governmental politics. Multiple people said they really want to escape the stress of it all. Talking about female politicians being victimised or similar is fine, but nothing just politics. I recommend !Feminism@beehaw.org or maybe !Witchesvspatriarchy@lemmy.ca for women's politics.

A few people raised they don't like the fashion posts, however overall people did like that. They're also easy to scroll past so they'll continue.

People definitely want feminism. Parents, loved your comments about wanting more parenting and thatll be included more... I don't have kids, so please direct me or post yourself as I don't want to steal mom's voices.

Views on allowing men were mixed, but overall people wanted it female only.

Not wanting wonderwoman was raised. Would any of our talented artists like to design a non WW userpic and banner? I love the one we have but the important thing is how everyone here feels.

Thanks for helping us grow!

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[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Does "no politics" just mean no current events / headlines / news about electoral politics (like, Republicans did X, Trump did Y)?

I just don't see how a rule like "no politics" can be compatible with wanting more feminism, which is very much politics (and not surprising, you point to the feminism community for those who want to talk politics).

Sorry to be that person, I just want to understand.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Thanks Dandelion I appreciate you raising it and understand your point. For now we're no politics because people want an escape from it and there's several other communities to discuss it. Having some politics but not others isn't manageable, will cause stress for members and could cause friction. So for now, no politics.

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Maybe this is a me problem, but one way I understand "no politics" is as including "no feminism", i.e. not talking about anything political includes not talking about feminism ...

I completely understand that people want a break, I'm not questioning the rule, I'm just confused about what it means.

When people talk about being exhausted about politics, usually I understand them to mean they want a space where they won't be exposed to headlines or news articles about what's going on because it's stressful - I just want to make sure I'm understanding that correctly 😅

It might help to have examples of what is or isn't thought of to be political.

If for example I talked about my experiences with a male colleague where he was really rude and I wasn't sure if he was being sexist, that would be both personal and political in nature, but I assume most people wouldn't consider that a violation of the "no politics" rule?

Or a trans person sharing their experience of trans-misogyny in public, that is clearly political but also personal, and likewise not a violation?

Or are these examples of what we should avoid?

(Maybe this doesn't need to be clarified up-front, and I'll just learn the hard way - I just want to be conscientious, but I understand if I'm asking too much.)

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Ahhhh I see what you mean sorry a bit of crossed wires. So yes no government based politics, so no Trump did ABC. People's experiences are always fine

[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

that makes sense to me - thank you for clarifying!!

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 2 points 4 days ago

Np at all really glad to discuss it with you ❤️

[–] QueenMidna@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Mod from !Witchesvspatriarchy@lemmy.ca here. We're still getting the community set up but we welcome any and all that want to join the coven to Fri loved and supported!

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 1 points 5 days ago

Love that you've taken it on Queen excited to see what you do with it

[–] Corno@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago

Glad to see so many voted for feminism and arts and crafts! 😃

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Thanks for doing this Lady/Cheese!

Maybe for the folks that don't like fashion, we could do a "Fashion Friday" thing, where there's a Friday megathread dedicated to fashion? Just a thought. And just to clarify, does fashion pertain to just clothing, or does it include makeup/nail polish/jewelry, etc?

[–] peaches@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago

I am one of the not interested in fashion posts, but as I said in the survey, I can just scroll past them. It’s not like it is offensive or something 😂. I just already have my taste established and am not looking for inspo. Keep posting fashion stuff whenever you feel like, let’s not censor ourselves, we get enough of that from the outside.

[–] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 4 points 5 days ago

Np at all! Want to make it a good space for women. There was a small minority of people that don't like the fashion, most people do. I don't want to limit it to day as they can easily scroll past. Overall it's something members really want.