I've been happily posting away here on two accounts since just before the Great Migration, and have no problem being openly a woman on the internet. Up to and including correcting people who assume I'm a guy, and even occasionally acknowledging the existence of periods.

Which, honestly that was a bad tactic back on Reddit, my inbox was a nightmare. But here it's gone much better, so thank you to anyone who ever received one of my corrections with good grace!

It's also brought quite a few DMs my way from other women who try to stay more anonymous with their posts, a choice I can completely understand.

So today on International Women's Day I just want to wave hello to the other women out there, even if you don't want to break cover and wave back. Anonymous or not, cis or trans, I see you out there and you're killing it.

This may break the community rule on encouraging discussion, if nobody wants to out themselves to say hello back. So I guess I should also ask a question.

Um...anyone else using it as an excuse to treat themselves today? I've given myself the day (mostly) off work and am doing some fun gamedev all afternoon instead, then we're planning a takeaway tonight. Easily pleased, perhaps, but sounds good to me 😄

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[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

me, looking around while holding a bourbon on the rocks

"Man, who knew this place was crawling with chicks!" /s

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[–] verenor@lemmy.tf 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Apparrently I am so over social media that I had to debate if I answer or not because - for all I know - you could also be a dude trying to lure girls out of their defenses for whatever reason.

But here I am, waving back my fellow female!

International womens day or not: Stand tall, be proud and hiiii!

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[–] Jeze@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I, too, am woman! Hear me roar!

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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Hi, sisters of Lemmy!

[–] little_cow@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

A bit late but hello!

Thank you for the post

[–] AquaTofana@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Hello and Happy International Women's Day! I hope yours is going awesome, and your day off work is hella restful! Although, gamedev defo sounds like work to me!

I too am a lady type on the internet! I've never really hidden that though as I grew up a HELLA nerdy Millenial. I've had the internet in my hizzy since grade school and I cut my teeth on things like HarryPotter.com and GaiaOnline. Cutesy nerdy spaces. However, on the anonymous spaces, people assume I'm a dude on the reg. I usually just let it go. It's likely why I haven't experienced the toxicity to the same level that other ladies unfortunately have.

That being said, this weekend I'm hoping to be productive as hell with some yard work, and chilling out with some Cyberpunk as it's my latest obsession. And I'm definitely not cooking tonight!

Because I'm food motivated though...whatchu thinking about for take out?

[–] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ah but you see, it's not the actual proper gamedev project I'm supposed to be doing, it's procrastination gamedev which is way more fun!

We're probably basically the same age, there was a definitely a window of time there where being online was still niche enough that nobody really cared who you were, they just wanted enough people to nerd out with. I mean, creepy A/S/L chatrooms aside of course 😅 I kinda treat the internet as if it was still that way and dare it to prove me wrong, works out most of the time.

Tonight we are doing pizza, which on one hand yeah that's basic. But on the other hand small towns don't have much choice, and also pizza is bloody awesome!

Enjoy your Cyberpunking!

[–] AquaTofana@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ma'am, the way that the letters A/S/L took me BACK! 😂

And hell yeah, personal project gamedev does sound way more fun! It's always the passion projects that keep us going, right?

Enjoy your pizza! We might do the same! (Low key seeing what other people are ordering and mulling it over while I'm at work)

[–] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

There is a definite pizza theme emerging here and I would love the idea of us all stuffing our faces in Lemming solidarity tonight.

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 8 months ago

Happy Woman's Day!

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Happy International Womans day (even if you're uninational)!

For the men who want to brush up, remember what we all learned at school with this educational film

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 3 points 8 months ago

Mr. T. Robot is wise beyond his years.

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[–] skylestia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hiya! Happy International Women's Day! I recently got back from a long break from Lemmy, and really most other social media too, but my experience on here has been pretty good too. Generally I'd say it feels more friendly and positive than I remember Reddit feeling, and with generally more productive conversations in my experience.

And yeah we'll probably just order in later too. I've been a bit sick lately so probably not much else

[–] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ack, sorry you've not been well, but I'm glad you're able to curl up and treat yourself food-wise as that always helps at least a tiny bit.

It's takeaway pizzas all round tonight, by the sounds of it!

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[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Hai!

[–] chumbalumber@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 8 months ago

Belated happy international women's day! Here's to more open and equitable internet forums :)

[–] SilverMike@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Sister, you make the world awesome :) <3

[–] Panties@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago

A bit late but hi!

[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 4 points 8 months ago

I like the redditish format but I wish there was more compartmentalization, privacy and anonymity features on lemmy. there is no reason why anyone should be able to see all you do on here. it doesn't add anything, it only takes away. Except for maybe the people that only post art or something.

[–] Random_internet_user@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago

Happy women's day

[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 3 points 8 months ago

Hello! Not a woman, but from what I've heard I understand the hiding. Frankly the men that do that sort of thing need a kick up the arse and I will never understand what it's supposed to achieve.

[–] maculata@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

HELLO!!!

Oh wait… I’m a man. Sorry.

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[–] Catarinalina@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Hello back! 😊 sorry I'm a day late. I did have to work yesterday but at least it wasn't a terrible work day, so I'll take it. I did the same on Reddit with not outwardly saying I'm a woman for obvious reasons, but I've had the same great experience on here so far. Happy to see the positivity is shared for others too!

[–] Kyatto@leminal.space 3 points 8 months ago

Hello! I worked yesterday and I'm working today but I took time to pretty up and feel good about myself :)

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