What if R2R added a forum about

[Karling]

Here is the thing, and I am going to state this from my perspective. I am not mansplaining (joke). If this question came up a couple years ago it probably wouldn't have so much stigma attached to it. The problem we as a country (I know not everyone is in the USA on here) are bashed over the heads daily on these types of issues. We are getting overly stimulated with the constant barrage of poor media. Your white privileged is showing, your a man you dont understand, you were raised in a rich community as a black kid you don't get me, etc. Its everywhere, twitter, facebook, instagram, forums, the news, and even our offices. I sit on a board for a Veteran/LEO Mental Health and Suicide non profit and have for almost 3 years. I have had thin blue line flag mouse pad at my paying job since I started. I was recently told I can not have it due to the events that were unfolding. Did I change? No! The culture shifted and some peoples perspective changed. My CEO and HR team stepped in and overrode the decision real quick and said we hired him BECAUSE of what he does in the LEO and Veteran non profit space. He is a leader in the community and here. People need to stop taking everything so dang personal all the time! If you need a space to get together with like minded under water basket weaving bearded men do it! Nothing is stopping you, but don't get so hung up on it being ONLY bearded men.... sometimes we overly exclude everyone and that's why we have so many issues with this simple post today.

Also - I am assuming most if not all of us are trying to get away from the constant chaos and drown ourselves in our tanks and this forum due to the recent issues. Pun Intended

 

[DSEKULA]

I'm female!! I'm also a reefer :)
I am also a female that shares in many male dominated activities. I work with water and wastewater for a living and practice and teach martial arts to name a few. I'm on of those girls that has mostly guy friends and once I'm accepted in a friend group just gets included as "one of the guys" basically once the guys realize I don't want special treatment I'm treated the same. I personally don't like it when people feel the need to add female to what I do in a descriptive way.. (female reefer, female martial artist, female water operator, female engineer etc) noone feels the need to add "male" in the same way to these titles. I have a brother who is a nurse and feels the same way when male is tossed in front of his job. It's not that I deny my gender or am ashamed to be female but I don't feel it's really pertaining to how I do my job etc and potentially causes further segregation. I know there are probably ladies that would be all over a female section for reefers but I personally don't really see the point.

 

[BZOFIQ]

We are not black reefers
We are not white reefers
We are not transgender reefers
We are not gay reefers
We are not lazy reefers
We are not gender-specific reefers
We are not old reefers
We are not pregnant reefers
We are not......[enter your own]

What's with all the divisions in this country?!?!?

We are just.....reefers. An all-inclusive community.

 

[Karling]

We are not black reefers
We are not white reefers
We are not transgender reefers
We are not gay reefers
We are not lazy reefers
We are not gender-specific reefers
We are not old reefers
We are not pregnant reefers
We are not......[enter your own]

What's with all the divisions in this country?!?!?

We are just.....reefers. An all-inclusive community.

I sometimes am a lazy reefer... :P

 

[BZOFIQ]

I sometimes am a lazy reefer... :p

That's fine, do you think there should be a badge and forum dedicated to your kind?

 

[CollectOyster04]

I second a badge for lazy reefer if we start handing badges out !!!!

 

[BZOFIQ]

While at it a badge for reefers with more than 1 badge would be nice......even if I don't qualify for one.

 

[NashobaTek]

Lol, I am female and I don't feel the need to have my own little forum. I get to learn so much from everyone and I personally would like to stay in the R2R forum! It's fun, educational and I don't need to be or want to be glorified or singled out as a female reefer. I have been doing man things all my life, lol I was one of the few women who became the herdsman at cow dairies way before it became common, I grew up with guns in my hands, I do my own car repair work, I have built so many fences and barns for livestock I gave up counting. But I clean up well and knock em dead out on the town. ;):cool: At least that's what I've been told.

Anyway I don't think we really need a separate forum for women, there's enough of the separation stuff going on outside of the reefing world

 

[Karling]

That's fine, do you think there should be a badge and forum dedicated to your kind?

that was sarcasm my friend. :)

 

[ZipAdeeZoa]

I really really hate that my brain works this way but because my closest friends have always been girls I've seen just sliver of the BS, violence and creepiness they have to deal with I feel like the question needs to be asked... Would a badge or something similar not just make it easier for scum to target, stalk and harass womens accounts? I know R2R is pretty safe space but its still the internet and I think it would be naive to not acknowledge that any one can sign up to be a part of this community or to believe people like that aren't amongst because statistically they have to be.

 

[Angel_Anthias lover]

I really really hate that my brain works this way but because my closest friends have always been girls I've seen just sliver of the crap, violence and creepiness they have to deal with I feel like the question needs to be asked... Would a badge or something similar not just make it easier for scum to target, stalk and harass womens accounts? I know R2R is pretty safe space but its still the internet and I think it would be naive to not acknowledge that any one can sign up to be a part of this community or to believe people like that aren't amongst because statistically they have to be.

I was kind of thinking that too, and men could just pretend to be females to get into the group when they sign up.

 

[New&no clue]

I guess if the question is simply a way to identify yourself as female, then I think couldn't you use your avatars, or your user name?

 

[JMM744]

I don’t see any difference on here between a female or male post. I follow several female builds and just as many male. To me it’s all about the interest generated and the knowledge available.

 

[BZOFIQ]

that was sarcasm my friend. :)

which I did get. ;)

 

[JMM744]

I sometimes am a lazy reefer... :P

I take exception to the I am not a lazy reefer. I am a lazy reefer and proud of it.:):):)

 

[Corey Baker]

How about a badge for those without badges... ;Hilarious. All kidding aside i think this thread proved its own point. Just look at all the different opinions and thoughts from all sorts of different(insert identity here... including lazy ones) and ya'll have managed four pages of getting along. Congrats internet! People can get along and don't need exclusivity or special treatment. But all credit to the good peeps here on R2R.