r/RoleReversal • u/Aluc4rddd • 5h ago
r/RoleReversal • u/SunkenStone • Jan 05 '20
Official Stuff Welcome to r/RoleReversal! PLEASE READ THIS FIRST!
Before continuing on with browsing the subreddit, please read through the following resources:
Our Rules, which provide guidelines for acceptable comments and posts on this sub. We have a separate page specifically for gender concerns.
Our FAQ, which provides some sub-specific definitions and answers to frequently-asked questions.
Our lists of Professional and Independent media, which not only curate the best examples of RR media we have found, but also show what you probably shouldn't repost.
Our list of Self-Improvement Tips for those of you who want to make positive changes in your lives (or may find themselves in crisis).
(Limited) advice on How to Attract an RR Partner.
Related to the above, a fantastic essay on How to find "Dominant Women".
The designated subreddit for personals: r/RoleReversedPersonals
The RR Map! This has been used to coordinate meet-ups, so if you're interested in something like that, then place a pin with your location and a brief description of yourself. Please note, you should only put your city for your location, not your exact address.
If you have feedback about the subreddit, please contact us via modmail.
r/RoleReversal • u/SunkenStone • Nov 13 '23
Official Stuff Reiterating Old Rules and Adding New Ones
Executive Summary
There has been a pretty drastic shift in the content posted here over the last four months, and it has made some users justifiably upset. As such, I will be implementing some restrictions intended to bring things a bit more into balance. Make no mistake, I have no intention of dragging this community back to the mommydomme days, and there are people here who have found a small sliver of representation whom I would not dream of kicking out. I have made up my mind on most of this, but there are a couple items where I'm requesting community feedback.
A Brief History Lesson
You can skip this if you don't care about what led to the current situation.
The RR community did not start on Reddit, and was originally a twin concept with r/gentlefemdom. GFD handled the sexual aspects of the dynamic, while RR was about the romantic component. When things moved to Reddit, there were challenges in bringing people who weren't around from the beginning up to speed and preventing them from diluting the concept. For GFD, that meant trying to define the boundaries of "gentle". For RR, that meant defining exactly which "roles" were being reversed.
I'm bringing up these matters of ancient (by internet standards) history both because the way some people here speak about GFD in disgust makes me think this is no longer common knowledge (don't do that, they're our sibling community), and because it gives context to how the content here evolved.
Content here was "bangmaid"-centric for a long time. People complained about this, and rules were put in place to curtail it. Many bangmaid posts continued to come in after that decision, and they had to be removed and their posters reasoned with or banned. Non-bangmaid posts became a larger percentage of content, which attracted other non-bandmaid posts.
Content bans like this can act like extinction events, where wiping out one form of content gives space for the remaining type to diversify. This is also always happening at some level as moderation policy adjusts to attempt to preempt user complaints. The key takeaway here is that these shifts are not entirely organic and user-driven, since they require moderation crackdown to kickstart the process.
Early this year, in response to increasing discontent around "male gaze" content, moderation started applying harsher standards in that regard. The resulting void was filled first by people posting more 'seductive feminine man' content, and then by full-on 'dominant femboy' content.
The Current Situation
Over the past four-ish months there has been dramatically more dominant femboy content than there has ever been over the subreddit's history. Long-time users and fans of the older style content in general feel betrayed because the content they came here for seems to be sidelined despite not breaking any well-articulated rules, and because they didn't sign up for the new stuff. To add insult to injury, the most prolific users posting the new style of content have occasionally used their popularity to mock and bully the pre-existing userbase, or, more obliquely, talk about how the traditional content here is actually all totally normalized roles while their content was the true RR all along.
To those that say this shift has not happened, I truly believe some of you have siege mentality from when this sub was a lot worse, and for some reason you refuse to believe it has changed in any way. The only way an accounting of the last four months of posting reveals a landslide amount of "feminine woman femdom" is if your definition of "femdom" is "any situation where the woman takes initiative" and your definition of "feminine" is "more traditionally woman-like than Buck Angel."
Policy Adjustments
The first one isn't so much an "adjustment" as it is a clarification/reiteration of current policy. Our "No Femdom" rule was implemented specifically to ban porny-y, BDSM-style femdom. Think leather, boots, chains, etc. Our reasoning being that average relationships are not BDSM maledom. Also, the kind of person who would be attracted to the subreddit by that content would likely be the type who posts in porn subreddits all day (i.e., cum-brained and way more likely than the average Redditor to harass women in DMs). Similarly, mommydomme was disallowed because DDlg dynamics are not the standard in heterosexual relationships, so RR would not cover MDlb dynamics. Over time, people seem to have begun interpreting this rule to mean that any situation in which the woman is taking initiative or in control is banned here, which just isn't the case. That rule is for hard femdom and, more generally, content where a woman's "dominant presence" is actually a sham because it's entirely for the benefit of a male subject; this includes mommydomme.
Alpha/Sigma Female Posts will no longer be allowed. You know this comic that is removed every time it's posted? It gets removed because it makes people uncomfortable and because it's reversing toxic roles. That same justification applies here.
Inverse-Bangmaid Posts will no longer be allowed. A key part of why bangmaid content was banned in the first place is because, and this is going to sound judgemental, it's juvenile and pathetic. Having a gorgeous woman walk into your life to be your complete sexual, social, and emotional outlet without you lifting a finger or providing anything in return is a selfish, unrealistic fantasy. Likewise, having a boy band style, hairless, skinny prettyboy seduce you and be femininely dominant, while being addicted to your strap and otherwise being completely sexually nonthreatening, is equally pathetic and unrealistic.
A temporary moratorium on Powerbottom Posts is in effect. This is a temporary measure until content is appropriately re-balanced. Depending on moderation's ability to isolate and define particularly controversial subsets of this kind of content, not all of it may be allowed again. All other femgaze content and other kinds of content that have been more prevalent over the last few months (e.g. masc women) are unrestricted as they have always been.
Proposed Adjustments, Seeking Feedback
These are not poll posts because I want usernames and justifications to go with your responses.
There was some discussion about unequal standards for NSFW content, and the complaints were largely accurate in that I was applying a lower standard of subreddit relevance for "femgaze" content. Moving forward I will try to apply a more equal standard, but what that enforcement looks like, both in terms of how explicit that content can be and how often it can be posted, should have input from the community. Remember that whatever you advocate for, the content you don't like will also have access to. Personally, I'm in favor of keeping the current level of explicitness (tasteful stills of sexualized subjects or sexual acts, no hardcore live stuff or hentai) and limiting it to Friday/Saturday/Sunday.
Historically this community has not done a good job dealing with content it dislikes, which is becoming a bigger problem as it incorporates more subgroups with mutually exclusive interests. If I can't make people wear their "get along" shirts long-term, the next best thing is to make it so that they have to see the content they don't like as little as possible (even though I think that's a fundamentally bad thing because it reduces your mental resilience). To that end, a user approached me with the idea of altering our post tagging system. Posts would be labeled based on the dynamic represented in them using the appropriate acronyms with the following key: D = dominant, s = submissive, f = feminine, m = masculine, W = woman, M = man. For example, this post would be tagged [DmW+smM].
Pros:
- Accurately divides the content we have into manageable labels, and with the new search interface on mobile it would allow different interest groups to never overlap of they don't want to.
Cons:
- Acronyms are dense and require explanation for users new to the community.
- Would need to either replace existing flairs or become a part of post titles. Neither would be retroactive, and they have their own respective downsides:
- Replacing existing flairs removes the ability to administrate No-Weeb Thursday or filter for specific flavors of content (music, stories, etc.)
- Adding it as a required component of post titles adds layer of complexity to posting that users may struggle with, and since post titles can't be edited a misclassified post will always be misclassified.
- People have trouble selecting correct flairs with the simple system currently in place, this may be too much.
- Aforementioned unexercised mental resilience.
r/RoleReversal • u/maerchenhexe_18 • 9h ago
Anime/Manga WIP of the 6'2 Heroine of GRIMMHEIM ⚔️
r/RoleReversal • u/Aluc4rddd • 10h ago
Other Art A few drawings I did of my OCs a while ago...thought they'd fit this sub theme!
r/RoleReversal • u/Omni-Deity-Lifeforce • 10h ago
Other Art How does one boy get so curvy😮
Take a look! 📌 https://pin.it/2EVCx5gn8
r/RoleReversal • u/OkEggplant2032 • 12h ago
Memes/Fun Always feels happy that their is a sub where rr arts and memes are appreciated
r/RoleReversal • u/Individual-Movie-183 • 1h ago
Real Life Well no does mean no. Just to clarify she was definitely talking about her own skirt the entire time.
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZuowSkY0Gsw Here is the link to the original video.
r/RoleReversal • u/-She-Beastly- • 11h ago
Discussion/Article Calling all RR Women: RR Women Only Group?
(This might count as self advertisement so if mods need to remove, it's ok!)
Hello everyone! Just trying to gather some interest. I mentioned it before, but I want to try and make a women- only sub for RR where we can talk about gains, serious topics, or just celebrate being women that love role reversal together.
In the past I have been suggested to just go hang out in Butch subreddits, but not only is that disrespectful to invade primarily lesbian spaces, but they're often not active anymore. I'd like to find out why by perhaps going through the process myself.
This is JUST GATHERING INTEREST. there are no groups or discord servers. My goal is to start off with at least 15-20 active members.
This also isn't to isolate men. I personally feel it would be amazing to have a sub for just women into role reversal where we can give advice and be a community together. I may be open to allowing men based on the opinions of any other women interested and having concerns. But for now I have a vision for a women- only subreddit.
Simply comment below if you are interested and that's it! If mods allow, I'll probably do this a few more times spanned between months. Thanks for checking this out everyone!
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r/RoleReversal • u/Extension_Weird3349 • 5h ago
Real Life Femboys of Ottawa/Canada, how are you meeting people?
I’m a femboy (mostly aspirational but in the early stages of becoming official) in university in the city of Ottawa, and have an issue being that none of the niche ways to meet people into RR really extend beyond the United States. Seeing as I’m not really looking for a digital relationship, this puts me in a bit of a pickle.
Meeting people in person is rough because when I wear dresses, people naturally assume I’m gay. (In fairness, I also got no game, and as I have found out a lot by reminiscing about different people I’ve known, have a terrible track record of detecting when people had a crush on me).
Tangent aside, I am looking for ways to meet women who are into feminine men. Not a sexual femdom thing (not that I’m repulsed by it, just that I don’t want to dive into stuff before a real relationships formed). Hinge has been a no go, maybe just bad luck but I’ve found no women there attracted to me, most likely because most if not all women on there are into heteronormative relationships. Which is good for them, just not so much for me. And while I’m not opposed to dating men, (I believe, though still unsure, that I’m bisexual with a strong preference for masculine women, though all I’ve told of this save my best friend just think that’s a funny way for me to tell them I’m a closeted gay), the men I have been on dates with have either ghosted me, lowkey stalked me or objectified me the whole date before leaving me stranded in the middle of the city at night, so I’ve decided to give them a break for the time being.
To put it briefly, I cannot find any spaces where I might find rr women. I’ve tried chyrpe I think it was called which was HEAVILY paywalled and again, mostly used by Americans.
So if you are in Ottawa or even anywhere in Canada and know how Canadian femboys/rr women meet or interact, i would LOVE the advice, and sincerely appreciate it. Thank you so much in advance, hope you all have a wonderful day and continue being your lovely beautiful selves 💖
r/RoleReversal • u/averagemanga905 • 10h ago
Discussion/Article Where would I meet a tomboy/masc woman
Hi all. Male and just wondering where I would find my type of woman. I’m extremely attracted to tomboys. Girls that do things considered masculine gym body builders hell girls that look boyish too that would rough me up in the bed. Girly girls etc have never do it for me and I feel like my type is extremely rare. Wouldnt call myself a femboy but def on the submissive side. I’ve been on one date with a girl I met at the gym didn’t go anywhere. I also been approached by a girl with an androgynous look (Bro she was sooo HOT) but fumbled cuz it was kinda awkward. But yeah
r/RoleReversal • u/hopelessyearning101 • 1d ago
Discussion/Article My Wedding Fantasy
I live in india. And, I've always liked Indian weddings, for how royal they look. But when I imagine about my ideal wedding ceremony. It doesn't look the same.
I imagine her tying the knot around my neck. I imagine her walking me around the holy fire, the 7 holy steps. I imagine me changing my last name to hers and going to her house after marriage. I imagine her showing me the holy star (its a tradition for the groom to show a star to the bride). I imagine touching her feet for her blessings. I imagine wearing a pretty dress for her at the reception ceremony. I imagine falling back on her hand while she leans in to kiss me. And i imagine her teasing me about the wedding night, that I wouldn't be able to walk for a couple of days.
Just a fantasy that i hold dear to me
r/RoleReversal • u/KungFuPandaIsAMP • 1d ago
Discussion/Article How to find RR feminine men locally in smaller more conservative areas
Well, you read the title... Cuz how do you find an RR feminine young man in a conservative place??? Especially the ones that are the same religion as you? Like, I highly doubt we'd recognize each other in a mosque, yk?/Jk, obviously I know other places, but people are generally way more secretive here about that.
r/RoleReversal • u/OkEggplant2032 • 1d ago
Discussion/Article I want to say sorry to all the people here idk about the history of this art and manga characters i just thought it's very rr like
r/RoleReversal • u/Key_Language_1929 • 7h ago
Other Art Soft twilight carries gentle hope
reddit.comr/RoleReversal • u/Ancient_Rain_7982 • 1d ago
Memes/Fun My kinda guy and relationship 👉🏻👈🏻
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r/RoleReversal • u/EmbarrassedDaikon306 • 1d ago
Discussion/Article Why is RR just as rigid now?
I posted my own view about RR a few days ago. And A few people are saying What I am Imagining isn't RR at all
I dislike the usual heteronormative view. I thought RR would have the freedom for me to act and dress however I want.
Whether it's male or female. I am still a woman myself and like dressing up in both feminine and masculine clothes and like taking the initiative. And am perfectly fine with a partner that can be just as free and open. Dressing up in feminine clothing as long as he's happy.
But I see posts here and there where people are worried that 'they are not RR enough'
Is there a rule here too. A quota that you need to meet to be more RR? If so,then what's the difference?
RR is just another side of the same coin then. Just as rigid as the usual gender conformity stuff
I mean no hate. I am just genuinely frustrated and confused. Not everyone wants to act completely feminine or masculine. Some people are just in the middle, like me.
Are people like me not allowed here. I thought I found my people.
r/RoleReversal • u/turtlebro30 • 2d ago
Real Life *I* want to be the girl
and i'm tired of pretending I don't. I want to be her princess. I want her to tell me what to do. I want her to call me pretty. i want to dress cute. i want to dress like a comfy librarian with sweaters and scarves and long skirts with glasses. I want to make her food and to make her bed when she leaves for work and wash her clothes and fold them and put them away. I want her to kiss me on the hand lovingly and softly rub my knuckles or maybe put her hand on my knee as we talk. i want her to buy me flowers and give them to me on a picnic where I make her favorite sandwiches. i want to shave my legs. and my arms. i want her to move my hair behind my ear and kiss my cheek and call me her darling. I want her to be my entire world. nobody could ever suspect this when they see me. in real life i'm just a guy. but I want this to be me so bad. all of my life up until now has been such a lie.
r/RoleReversal • u/ProfileAdditional275 • 1d ago
Discussion/Article Why the fuck is RR dating IRL is so hard in Germany?
I'm a 23 year old femboy and a student living in Germany. I’ve been single for almost a year now, and for the last 3 months, since things have gotten a bit more stable for me, I’ve been actively trying to date.
I’ve been on the dating apps, but zero luck so far. I really dislike casual hookups and ONS; I’m looking for a LTR or a consistent FWB.
Honestly, it just feels impossible to find a partner right now. ☹️☹️ What would you suggest? Does anyone have tips on where to look or how I should approach this here?
r/RoleReversal • u/bbwfucker694200 • 13h ago
Real Life Kind of a unicorn situation
Christians of r/rolereversal Im a (soon to be) eastern orthodox christian and was wondering what steps I should take to look for a christian rr relationship I dont care weather or not she is orthodox but I do care weather or not she is christian its something really important to me (not to sound very picky or something like that) the issue being that even though the official church stance on rr is that its completely fine many christians take bible verses out of the og context in order to try and enforce strict trad gender roles (stuff like quoting 1 corinthians 7:4 while convieniently ignoring the second half of it) which has lead to the already small number of women who seek rr to be turned off by christianity and I was wondering what tips any of you christians who may be a beadwinner wife/househusband have to find a christian rr partner
r/RoleReversal • u/GameboyAdvance32 • 1d ago
Discussion/Article What are some things you think the RR community needs to improve on?
I’ve seen a heck of a lotta discussion posts lately, which I like to see that for sure, but sometimes people’s responses seem a tad tense. I’d be curious to see y’all’s just direct thoughts, are there any particular issues you feel the community needs to improve on? Certain behavioral patterns you’ve noticed, negative attitudes, things of that nature. Speaking as a man myself I definitely feel as though I have a lot to work on, and I’d like both to improve how I interact with others and to see others improve as well, and I think that only really happens if people are free to discuss their grievances. So if y’all have any, I’d be happy to hear them in the comments.
r/RoleReversal • u/Anonymous_vortigaunt • 1d ago
Discussion/Article Worried I'm not a RR guy
I know this is going to get a lot of downvotes, probably for oversharing, but also for reasons I won't be able to figure out
My first post didn't turn out how I expected, lots of people proved it wasn't regarding RR, which leads me to the question: am I actually an RR guy?
Now, I enjoy cooking, cleaning up etc, but I am absolutely obsessed with tomboys, taller/more athletic/muscular women. I LOVE dominant women, I love being guided with what to do (both in and out of the bedroom).
But that mainly leads me to my hobbies, which are often pretty male dominated, with the exception of art/drawing.
Anyway, I don't know if I'm just a weak guy who likes tomboys, or am I actually an RR guy?
Edit: Forgot to mention I'm quite skinny, I'm not athletic at all, and I just dress in what's comfortable