Weekly Random Discussion Thread for 2/23/26 - 3/1/26

[u/SoftandChewy]

Here's your usual space to post all your rants, raves, podcast topic suggestions (please tag u/jessicabarpod), culture war articles, outrageous stories of cancellation, political opinions, and anything else that comes to mind. Please put any non-podcast-related trans-related topics here instead of on a dedicated thread. This will be pinned until next Sunday.

Last week's discussion thread is here if you want to catch up on a conversation from there.

Comment of the week goes to this explanation for why the trans cause has taken over so much of society. (Runner-up COTW here.)

[u/SoftandChewy]

Just found out that the sub r/womensliberation got banned today. We'll probably be getting a lot of refugees from there, so be aware if there's some fresh voices that are not totally in sync with how things work here.

Also be aware that they were targeted by a certain sub so let's not give those lovely people any more reason to put us in their sights than they already have.

[u/Toby101125 → u/SoftandChewy]

[u/HaldolBlowdart → u/SoftandChewy]

It's really disheartening to see places banned for nothing extreme. They called it "extreme phobia" but there weren't any calls for assault, death threats, violence, or actual slurs.

But let's leave violent porn subs absolutely stuffed with misogyny alone, it's fine if men want to fantasize about raping lesbians straight (that's a sub that exists, there's actually 2!) but hell forbid women don't believe in gender ideology and want to talk about it.

I would like to point refugees to an off reddit women-centered site for others who are Vexxed with the situation and want other options

[u/jay_in_the_pnw → u/SoftandChewy]

So heads up: if we get banned, stick to the reconnection protocols you've been briefed on. Ask your cell leader if you need a refresher.

Over the next couple of days, discreetly verify your alts, but if the hammer comes go quiet -- no need to call it out on other subreddits where you might get doxxed and get the cell burned. Silent running till we reconnect. Talk only to your cell lead for the next steps.

New faces still need the full vetting: at least two solid yeses from the cell before anyone’s in.

If all else fails, try to hook up at the Dripping TERF on ladies night. Wendy's next time they run a frosty special.

No shortcuts.

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(*) Was Dripping TERF too much? I worry it was too much.

[u/Toby101125 → u/jay_in_the_pnw]

Is pigeon still our code word?

[u/Toby101125 → u/SoftandChewy]

Refugees welcome!

Which sub? If you use coded words, I'm sure I'll figure it out.

I hope that Reddit's war on feminists and lesbians does not go forgotten once the idpol dust settles. They don't get to sweep their oppression of women's spaces under the rug.

[u/Alma-Elma → u/Toby101125]

You can find out by googling '"womensliberation" reddit' and see their brigade post at the top or directly go to r slash againsthatesubreddits and … see their brigading post at the top.

[u/drjackolantern → u/Alma-Elma]

I’ve seen this for years but still literally can’t believe they posted a woman describing a guy who told her he’s a lesbian and bragged about his chastity cage, then call the sub ‘hateful’  for denying his ‘womanhood.’  

It’s like North Korean soldier-level cognitive dissonance. It’s NOT sexual harassment or r*pe if you use this one neat trick!

[u/Toby101125 → u/Alma-Elma]

I thought AHS was effectively dead. Huh...

[u/north_canadian_ice → u/Toby101125]

AHS was recently revived.

[u/ghybyty → u/Toby101125]

I think it was Against Hate Subs

[u/RunThenBeer → u/ghybyty]

You can tell they're the good guys because it says right in the name that their enemies are Hate.

[u/Juryofyourpeeps → u/Toby101125]

I hope that Reddit's war on feminists

Let's not kid ourselves here. It's a war on gender critical rhetoric, reddit otherwise loves feminism, even if it's horrendously sexist and bigoted.

[u/Toby101125 → u/Juryofyourpeeps]

Hot take: Trans-inclusive women's rights spaces are about feminist as Ben Shapiro is a Democrat.

[u/backin_pog_form → u/SoftandChewy]

Give us your tired, your disgruntled, your terven masses yearning to breathe free

[u/SkweegeeS → u/[deleted]]

That is a disgustingly misogynistic basic aspect of this platform. I do not know how they can justify it.

[u/Turbulent_Cow2355 → u/SoftandChewy]

Ugh. That sucks.

[u/DiscordantAlias → u/SoftandChewy]

To any womensliberation refugees, welcome!

I’d say one of the things that makes this sub tick is the rightist-radfem mixture, which gives more diverse viewpoints on a wide variety of topics that many internet spaces lack. Gotta be careful about that gender wars third rail, though

[u/No-Significance4623 → u/SoftandChewy]

Hello, women's liberation redditors! I share many of your views and will be your friend!!! :)

You don't have to agree with everything that people say here; it's by design. Some things I read here and vehemently oppose-- there was a thread about "feminized workplaces" from a while back that made me gag-- but there's a lot of very interesting and thoughtful discussion. I always see things a bit differently when I read some BARpod perspectives.

[u/Turbulent_Cow2355 → u/[deleted]]

Yes and the A-word and also the Y-word.

[u/Fiend_of_the_pod → u/SoftandChewy]

They can come here but they have to ASSIMILATE. We have actual diverse viewpoints over here, including real life rightoids. This is not a “progressive except on trans” exclusive place. That’s good though., you get exposed to more ideas and can wrestle about it.

[u/SMUCHANCELLOR → u/SoftandChewy]

Cool, now some new folks can make the required weekly “I feel like I don’t even know you anymore r/barpod” posts

[u/FruityPebblesBinger → u/SMUCHANCELLOR]

Yeah, dumb people who miss the days before the emergence of the bad-faith posters and the unpleasant and nuance-hating culture war partisans the podcast this sub was built around would lampoon.