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Is this community for me?
I just read the article "Why I'm Already Boycotting the New Barbie Movie". And the comments. Sigh.
Maybe I should've applied the same standard I do on articles outside of Fairygodboss and just never read the comments. But I was hoping that in this forum the comments would have been thoughtful and respectful even it people disagreed with the author. This would've been a great article to comment and share different perspectives because of the intersection of race, body issues, culture, history, entertainment...
But instead the comments were just a lot of ripping into the author (or whomever the person commenting disagreed with). It was really disappointing.
I'm new to the FGB community. Is this the norm? I'm all for learning new things and hearing new perspectives, since I know many women have experiences vastly different than mine. But if voicing an opinion or experience will be met with ridicule or judgement, then this is not the female-positive space I hoped it would be. And it's certainly not the community for me.
I'm hoping I just stumbled upon an "off" article, or it's because not everyone commenting is part of the FGB community?
Olivia Oz
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01/30/19 at 8:15PM UTC
Hello! I've been a FGB'er for a few months now and I can't even think of the last aggressive comment I've seen. That's very unusual. I assumed that article picked up on somewhere else because of how unfamiliar the comments and usernames were. Women here give a lot of helpful advice that has personally been incredibly encouraging for me. Hope this helps!
Marina WeberQuirky citizen of the world.
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01/30/19 at 7:27PM UTC
Hi and welcome to fairygodboss. No, I don't work for the company, but I think you need to hear welcome. I was there with you when I just first joined. I had the same experience about an article about Women and Bosses and the articles that were being used in the article. I did understand and agreed with the author, but did not say a thing because I did not want to make it about me. I agreed with the author because while working abroad, my boss was a woman and I have to say that she was not the easiest to deal with from the female perspective. Now, I think that individuals may have had a bad day that day as well. In general, it is a great place to share things and get some wonderful advice. I appreciate your introspective and outward review of how we are relating to each other. Please feel free to speak up of agreement and disagreements. And most of all, thank you for sharing what we all have felt when the tone and word choices have not been our best.
Anonymous
01/31/19 at 2:01AM UTC
Totally agree. I think its a hard line to walk but there must be room for disagreement and a range of opinions without devolving into the worst of social media...and I second the welcome!
FGB Community ManagerConnecting career-minded women
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01/30/19 at 7:23PM UTC
Hello! Thank you for reaching out and sharing your thoughts. This particular article went viral on a social media site and included comments from visitors that are not aligned with our FGB Community conversations and guidelines.
At Fairygodboss, we follow specific principles and guidelines to ensure that our community encourages expression while creating a safe environment. While we encourage both positive and negative angles on a given topic, we promote adding value to a conversation and remove violence or hate speech. Thank you for reaching out and hope to see you back!
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