Our rules are pretty simple. Your comment should contribute constructively to our feminist discussion. Stay on topic. Check your privilege. To steal a page from Hoyden About Town, be either friendly or insightful. Both is better.
If you need introductory social justice concepts explained to you, try the Feminism 101 blog and Derailing for Dummies. Asking folks to stop having the conversation they’re having and explain the background reading to you is a form of derailing, and derailing violates our rule on being constructive. No matter how well-meaning you are, asking others to do your homework for you is rude.
If you need more specific guidelines for how to behave in a comment thread, there are a host of good resources available online, such as John Scalzi’s “How To Be A Good Commenter,” and Hoyden About Town’s guidelines on dissent. We encourage you to seek those resources out and avail yourself of them.
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