Backlash as Freedom Leisure lädt männliche Mitglieder im Julie-Rose-Stadion ein, am Internationalen Frauentag einen anderen Standort zu nutzen
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/woke-and-ridiculous-fierce-reaction-as-gym-invites-men-to-336792/
Von winkwinknudge_nudge
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I submitted this previously with the title Reddit grabs and it got removed.
I’ve now submitted it with the title from the article.
I’ve not editorialized either but it resulted in it being removed anyway.
For me this really comes down to a single question;
„Are they actively utilising the centre for specific focused events, or are they just doing some hand-wavy show of gesture?“
If they’re trying to make a comfortable place for women to engage in activities they may otherwise not attend then great, it’s a single day, everyone needs to get over themselves it could be closed for a hundred reasons that no-one would otherwise bat an eye at.
If it’s literally just a „it’s women only today“ with no other focus, then their poor attempt at engagement is doing more harm than good.
Similar thing used to annoy me about a gym I used to go to. Men and women membership prices were the same, however every week there were specific times when men were not allowed to use the gym. I don’t know how this is allowed.
i think it’s important to keep male members in their designated area during the event
I’d promptly cancel my membership and go elsewhere if I was one of the men.
Let’s be clear, being „invited to use a different site“ is a ban for the day. And that’s sexism, pure and simple. You shouldn’t be using IWD to exclude men and inflame the gender war, that doesn’t help anyone.
If you think that creating a supportive and enabling atmosphere for women means no men are allowed in the building then you’ve got bigger problems, honestly.
There’s a simple, relatively obvious solution here; just say that they’ll do the same for international men’s day. Then people cannot say that it isn’t equal & proportional.