this post was submitted on 28 Aug 2025
109 points (99.1% liked)

chapotraphouse

13995 readers
912 users here now

Banned? DM Wmill to appeal.

No anti-nautilism posts. See: Eco-fascism Primer

Slop posts go in c/slop. Don't post low-hanging fruit here.

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] ClimateStalin@hexbear.net 83 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

As unattractive as communism to women? I gotta say, putting a Lenin meme, a ☭, and “Let’s overthrow the ruling class together ❤️” in my Bumble bio did not cause me any trouble getting dates. It honestly seemed like a big plus.

[–] Comrade_Mushroom@hexbear.net 45 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I saw this study a while ago, and while I think it's pretty heavily BS, it did make me wonder: for how many women is being a Rogan listener attractive, versus how many women is being a communist attractive? I cannot name a single woman who would be more interested in someone if she knew they listened to the Dumb Guy Enables Fascism show, but I can name many who would be more interested and comfortable with someone who self-identifies as a communist.

[–] ClimateStalin@hexbear.net 36 points 1 week ago

So say 70% of women find being a communist unattractive and 70%, find listening to Rogan unattractive but then 20% find being a communist attractive vs none find listening to Rogan attractive? That’s an answer I’d believe.

[–] trinicorn@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I know like 2 women who are joe rogan defenders and they're both about 50 and terf-adjacent if not terfs themselves, and run in a circle that I would describe as "former radlibs" (people who live a sort of bohemian lifestyle but whose politics are stuck in early 2000s radlib-dom and for many of them, regressing in the face of social change)

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 28 points 1 week ago

nothing more attractive to american women than sports betting guys

[–] darkmode@hexbear.net 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

“Let’s overthrow the ruling class together ❤️”

That could mean soc dem, try again with "Death to Amerikkka" and get back to us

[–] jack@hexbear.net 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

When I meet new people, I don't introduce myself. I shout "UNLIMITED GENOCIDE ON THE FIRST WORLD" and then hiss and spit. If they don't respond well to that, it's easy to write them off as a reactionary that isn't worth my time.

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] trinicorn@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

this poll only focused on registered voters and shouldn't have been used to generalize about young women's dating preferences IMO.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Monk3brain3@hexbear.net 80 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I mean I get why communism is a turn off to normies. Politics is boring and depressing especially if you actually understand what's going on. And people want their treats and to have fun. But I for one will never stfu about communism a-guy

[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 43 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It’s hard to overstate just how little Americans understand about communism. My own parents just think it’s about atheism. I’m not even talking about people who have opinions on it but are wrong like “communism is when people are taxed to make everyone’s incomes equal”. I’m talking about the majority who can only loosely associate communism with “really bad thing”. Something like a vague notion that is evil like the Nazis but instead they were Russians. Our official “big boss” enemy. Their minds literally just go to cold and snow and all-male choirs singing Russian and big tanks and nukes.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Subdivide6857@midwest.social 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Monk3brain3@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lol. I do get the feeling that people think I'm a bit weird. But yolo

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago

The Communists disdain to conceal their views and aims. They openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions.

[–] godlessworm@hexbear.net 57 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

any woman that is turned off by communism can go advocate for their own subjugation in someone else’s ear. i dont need women like that in my life. keep advocating for a system that didnt wanna give you the right to vote and only “liberated” you to the point that it can exploit you for your labor and reproductive capability.

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 42 points 1 week ago (1 children)

To be fair, this is basically just a measure of how many women are "moderate liberals". Being too into politics is seen as a red flag, and to removed from politics is a red flag.

Also, to be fair, there is a bit of a stigma with communist guys that I can definitely see influencing that position. Especially if their only interaction with them is the more aggressive CPUSA/Trot types at lib protests.

I openly identify as a communist, and haven't noticed it turning anyone off. Have seen a lot of guys obsessed with Rogan strike out...

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Bit of an apples to oranges comparison, if you ask me. If you meet a communist they might get their ideas and news from any one of dozens of sects. If you meet a Joe Rogan guy he gets his news from Joe Rogan.

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 19 points 1 week ago

Oh yeah, that was kinda my point. I think the communist thing is just a specific kinda annoying type of communist, which isn't representative of the group. Whereas Rogan bros are all just really into Rogan

[–] Hestia@hexbear.net 29 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Ok but I love communism and wouldn’t mind some subjugation sometime… catgirl-smug

load more comments (5 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] regul@hexbear.net 55 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Women are the ultimate centrists.

I will not be taking questions.

[–] Speaker@hexbear.net 41 points 1 week ago

Center? I hardly know'er.

We need to ask the real questions.

Are women bourgeoisie?

[–] Rey_McSriff@hexbear.net 25 points 1 week ago

Women hold up the center of the sky

[–] Hestia@hexbear.net 43 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I’ll forever remember my coworker who challenged himself to work through all of his episodes at work and whenever he talked about it his only response was:

wow, he says the n-word ALOT.

[–] CleverOleg@hexbear.net 34 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

Even taking off my commie and anti-racist hats… I cannot understand the uncontrollable urge some white dudes have to say the n-word (all the while telling you they definitely aren’t racist). Even at my worst, when I was a sort of a libertarian asshat who considered myself not racist but didn’t believe in institutional racism… never in a million years did I want to say that word. Like, even in a situation where there would have been zero consequences. I honestly don’t get it.

load more comments (6 replies)
load more comments (1 replies)
[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 39 points 1 week ago

I originally posted because I thought it was funny most women knew enough about Joe Rogan to know its a red flag but it being equal to being a communist is even funnier to me

[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 39 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

From the link to the change research poll info:

METHODOLOGY
Change Research surveyed 1,033 registered voters ages 18-34 nationwide from August 25-September 1, 2023. Change Research self-funded this research for public release. We used the following sources to recruit respondents:
● targeted advertisements using the Meta advertising platform
● SMS text messages
Regardless of which of these sources a respondent came from, they were directed to a survey hosted on SurveyMonkey’s website.
Ads placed on social media targeted likely voters nationwide. Those who indicated that they were not registered to vote were terminated. Those who indicated they were over the age of 34 were terminated. As the survey fielded, Change Research used dynamic online sampling: adjusting ad budgets, lowering budgets for ads targeting groups that were overrepresented, raising budgets for ads targeting groups that were underrepresented. The survey was conducted in English. The survey was conducted online by Change Research. Post-stratification weighting was performed on age, gender, region, education, ethnicity, and 2020 presidential vote. Weighting parameters were based on the demographic composition of likely voters nationwide, obtained from the voter file. The modeled margin of error* for this survey is 3.4%, which uses effective sample sizes** that adjust for the design effect of weighting.

https://changeresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Change-Research-_-Youth-Voter-Poll-_-AAPOR-Methodology-Statement-Aug-2023.pdf

Honestly how can one even conduct polls in this day and age.

I mean, Facebook ads???. I'm not even on Facebook, and I'd imagine a lot of the people who are have had their brains cooked! And even moreso for someone who clicks on an advertisement.

I really feel like what is needed is for text messaging to be improved by a lot before this stuff can be considered reliable. I want to actually know that the link I'm clicking on is from a trustworthy organization. But even then, there are probably differences in terms of who responds to polls.

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Those who indicated that they were not registered to vote were terminated

Damn that's rough.

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] whogivesashit@lemmygrad.ml 38 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Who are these people. 55 for communist. 55 for Joe Rogan. 54 for Conservative. 19 for Liberal.

Yeah who knew liberals were dumb as shit regardless of gender.

[–] blobjim@hexbear.net 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's because part of their polling was done through Facebook ads.

[–] EllenKelly@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago

So the article could be titled 'study finds majority of women, who use facebook blahblah'

it's likely a representitive sample tbh

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 17 points 1 week ago

Meta advertising covers more then just Facebook, Instagram and Messenger are also included. Pretty much every young person I know has an Instagram.

[–] VaqueroRed@lemmygrad.ml 37 points 1 week ago

Unattractive to women as Communism? Maybe to Anglos, the oppressed nationalities are red sympathizers!

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 36 points 1 week ago (11 children)

sometimes i forget joe rogan listeners are real. the other day i was sitting with some coworkers while they discussed what they listen to. i didn't say anything because all my shit is niche dork/left shit or some b.s. i have a parasocial relationship to... and i like listening to opinions more than speaking them these days, seeing as how familiar i am with my own already.

anyway, one coworker was really down on podcasts and preferred music, but would listen to NPR if they wanted to learn something (lol). then they offered that their brother only listens to podcasts and literally only listens to joe rogan and i started laughing before i could stop myself. because rogan listening is too on-the-nose, it feels like the setup for a bit. like somebody saying their favorite beer is bud lite or their favorite books are harry potter or their favorite movies are the mission impossible series. it's like saying "my favorite thing is actually the only thing i'm familiar with at all."

anyway.

i didn't get into communism to turn on women and glimpse their booba. awooga

i got into communism because i was curious and figured knowing more was better than knowing less. powercry-2

load more comments (11 replies)
[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 34 points 1 week ago (2 children)

b-b-ut the manosphere trying to sell me lead dick pills said all women are communist?! boohoo

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] kristina@hexbear.net 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean I think most people said communist as a joke because it asked what a red flag was for a partner

[–] SchillMenaker@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago

The people's flag is deepest red

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 29 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Being a communist has never once affected my sex life in a negative way. I’ve told women that I listened to Joe Rogan before (I was a fan in his pre Spotify days) and also never affected it.

The only time those things have stopped me from getting laid is when I get too drunk and start demanding excitedly that they read some books I’ve read. I also do this with sci-fi though so I think it’s not so much the media I ingest as my personality that unseals the deal.

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 18 points 1 week ago

The only time those things have stopped me from getting laid is when I get too drunk and start demanding excitedly that they read some books I’ve read.

Better off not having sex tbh

load more comments (2 replies)
[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 24 points 1 week ago

women better get it together, or I'm gonna be dating all the worthy partners

[–] trinicorn@hexbear.net 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The 10% gap between women and men on the communism question (and even worse on some other topics) is one of the reasons I have a hard time being into men despite being attracted to them

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (13 children)

Well fine we wont invite them to the Official Hexbear Polycule then soviet-huff

Speaking of which, who is on dishes tonight?

load more comments (13 replies)
[–] CrispyFern@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

no-choice but unironically this time

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Eh, we'll just create a generation of Communist Superwomen

With arms like tree trunks and able to shoot radioactive beams from their eyes and... hyperflush

load more comments (1 replies)
[–] stink@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 1 week ago
[–] lil_tank@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Men find communism off-putting significantly more than women according to the study and I like it

load more comments (1 replies)
load more comments
view more: next ›