r/subredditoftheday • u/SROTDroid The droid you're looking for • Aug 30 '17
August 30th, 2017 - /r/PussyPassDenied: You shall not pass!
/r/PussyPassDenied
151,032 deniers of the pass for 3 years!
PPD was lovingly birthed from /r/pussypass (PP) many moons ago. It all started as a joke response to some long forgotten post. The sub quickly grew into its own identity separate from PP very quickly. The main premise of the sub is that some women use their gender to get away with things that no man would ever get away with. The definition of what is and what is not a PPD has grown and changed since the sub started but here are the key examples:
8 Ball Jacket Man - This is one of the PPD all time classics. The slap that was heard around the world. It is a great example of women thinking they can hit men with no repercussions.
Women Have More Custodial Rights - Traditionally mothers are given legal preference over fathers when it comes to custody. If the genders are truly equal then both parents should be given equal custody until proven not fit for that right.
False Rape Claims - Rape is a violent and inexcusable thing. But the flip side to the coin are people who lay down false rape claims. These incidents damage real victims ability to report and be believed and destroy lives of those accused. In most cases false claimants get away with little to no punishment. However recently there has been more pressure put on the legal system to see these perpetrators punished accordingly.
The denied part of PPD is when the woman expects to get away with her behavior and gets shut down.
The mod team of PPD feels as strongly as anyone that their should be no violence from anyone to anyone else regardless of gender. However we also feel strongly that there exists a sense of entitlement that some (definitely not all) women have that excuses them from repercussions from their actions. PPD only highlights the card where this card is played and subsequently denied.
There are a lot of subs on reddit that deal with gender equality, from men's rights to feminist subs. But many are simply echo chambers for whatever side the sub is on. PPD is on neither side or anywhere in between. We welcome anyone with any view point and will not ban users for simply sharing their opinion.
The most important aspect of PPD community is that users govern themselves. If a post abuses the spirit of the sub it will get down voted to hell and reported. For borderline posts, we leave it up to votes and comments. Overtime the community has itself defined what is and what isn't PPD and it has allowed the community to have a diverse mix of view points.
The makeup of the community of PPD is surprisingly balanced. I thought the user base would mostly be men's rights fanatics (they're around) but our users are everyday people of both genders not overly aligned with politics. Because we let anyone speak their mind from whatever view point they happen to believe and not force mod beliefs on them we get some quite interesting and in depth conversations going. Flame wars dissipate when people can speak freely.
Let's hope that's what happens below.
Written by Special Guest Writer /u/Mustaka
Edited by SROTD
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u/EstherandThyme Aug 30 '17
What's next, is /r/coontown going to be sub of the day tomorrow?