…after threatening to do so multiple times over the past month, because it’s just crawling with misogyny and homophobia.

For a website that seems to pride itself on being progressive and open-minded, it really is anything but.

The final straw for me was a discussion I got into with a bunch of guys tonight about rape culture. They claimed it doesn’t exist; I told them it most certainly does. They asked for evidence; I said it’s difficult to prove rape culture to men because a) the evidence is mostly anecdotal and b) the vast majority of men will never encounter or feel the effects of rape culture anywhere near as much as they would if they were women. They accused me of being sexist.

I just don’t need this shit in my life. I believe in educating ignorant people so they can go on to lead productive lives without horribly offending people, but I refuse to do that at the expense of my mental and emotional well-being.

It’s a pity, because the /r/sex community is very interesting, but just as in real life, it doesn’t matter how awesome someone is; if they’re misogynistic and homophobic, I’m not inclined to be their friend.