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[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 104 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 38 points 1 week ago (18 children)

Curious downvotes on this one.

[–] norimee@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago (12 children)

Lemmy is a quite misogynistic place.

Its often no fun to be a woman on here. They might rip you apart, if you say something slightly feminist (depending on where you say it). Made me think of leaving several times already.

[–] Anne@lemmy.world 41 points 1 week ago

Please don't leave! Keep speaking your mind, if enough of us stick it out we can drown out the users like Captain Asshole here.

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 week ago

I understand if you do, but I hope you won't. I like this place despite its flaws and I hope it won't turn into a far right community.

[–] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Block anyone or any instance you find regularly being outright misogynistic and slowly, but surely, create a better place for yourself.

[–] MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The problem is that blocking only solves the smaller issue and basically sweeps Lemmy's sexism under the rug instead of addressing why sexism is so prevalent in leftist spaces. And I don't think it's up to women to educate men on this, it's up to men to educate other men on this. We have to keep in mind how exhausting it is for women to 1) deal with sexist shit and then 2) basically be told they have to teach men about [traumatic things that they've been through and shouldn't have to re-experience by talking to men]

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[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

Please don't leave. We all need you here. (But I understand if you do...)

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[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 73 points 1 week ago

That's awful

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 66 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"The authorities in north-west Kenya, where Cheptegei lived and trained, said she was targeted after returning home from church with her two daughters."

it then has something about land and quarelling but its hard to get what happened.

"A report filed by a local administrator alleged the athlete and her ex-partner had been wrangling over a piece of land. Police say an investigation is under way. Cheptegei, from a region just across the border in Uganda, is said to have bought a plot in Trans Nzoia county and built a house to be near Kenya's elite athletics training centres."

it talks of her generosity and position as a bread winner. I wonder if he wanted her to buy it at some inflated price or some crap. I guess ultimately it does not matter what the stupidity was but for some reason im always trying to figure out the thinking from the nutter in the story. Luckily it does not mention injuries to the daughter although apparently he got himself somewhat but not enough to die.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 15 points 1 week ago

I hope he survives and spends the rest of his life in extreme pain.

[–] mctoasterson@reddthat.com 56 points 1 week ago (65 children)
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[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 55 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just terrible.

If there were some kind of global women's vigilante network to handle these things, I would definitely not snitch.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 44 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Wow. I hate humans: we were a mistake

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Hey that’s Fred Rogers you’re talking about here!

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[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago

RIP. This is just such a sad story. I hoped things went better. I hoped she would recover. I guess the guy mentioning the 75% burn was not survivable was right this time.

[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Okay JFC who sets someone on fire over a land dispute!? I mean I'd be all for lighting, say, Kim Jong Un on fire, but that guy's a mad murdering sociopath. I dunno what penalties there are for egregiously horrible murder, but that guy deserves it.

Are there special punishments or charges for deluxe murder? Like murder with extra suffering? IDK humanity is pretty fucked up.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

When my family murdered folks over land disputes the other folks did it first, we also used guns and a ditch. Seriously burning someone alive is something ya leave to trench fighters.

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[–] sebsch@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 week ago
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