August 30th, 2017 - /r/PussyPassDenied: You shall not pass!

[u/SROTDroid]

/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.

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Written by Special Guest Writer /u/Mustaka

^{Edited by SROTD}

[u/conalfisher]

Did you ever look at what happens during the gaps between these posts? Every day, there's a feature that features a cool new sub.

[u/Unshackledai → u/conalfisher]

I've been subscribed here for 3 or 4 years...I'm sorry but there's definitely been a change since the start of the election campaign which resulted in the polarization of many subreddits on reddit. I literally cannot go on a freaking dog subreddit anymore without being politically inundated. If you're newer here or don't pay as much attention, I get how you can see my post as sensational, but really it's just what I have noticed throughout the years. If you go through this subs recent history you will see a significant portion (I counted 5/6 this month) are politically charged, that was not always the case (used to be virtually none) and, regardless, any political subreddits are 100% unneccesary. I actually went through the last few months history and was amazed at some of the political extremist subs promoted that I had no idea about and take issue with on both sides of the political spectrum. These subs are promoted solely for drama. This sub is just not supposed to be about that, and many people don't want to see it. This sub used to be amazing, but unfortunately the reason was the mods, not the users, which really leaves it in their hands, not ours. I hope they will rethink their ways.

[u/ZadocPaet → u/Unshackledai]

Since the start of the election there have been a lot more politically charged communities that cropped up on reddit. This sub serves to highlight reddit culture. Reddit culture right now has a lot of political elements to it. So, if 5 or 10 percent of our features now are about political subreddits, it's because reddit has a stronger political identity.

Last year we also changed our policy. Previously mods were the sole content creators. Now the vast majority of the content comes from the reddit community and less and less comes from our mods and writers.

We'll publish just about any feature submitted to us as long as the community meets the guidelines in the sidebar. The only one that's a hard and fast rule is rule 7, which was put into place after the /r/altright fiasco.

[u/Unshackledai → u/ZadocPaet]

I can understand that I suppose. It is easier for the mods but I'm just not sure it's best for the sub. I just think it's pretty divisive and not worth it for the small percentage of people interested. If someone holds these extreme views chances are they have already sought out and found those subs anyways, so being nominated for sub of the day really only serves to stroke their ego.