Girls who don't have pink names?
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AndrewGravesSV
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14262222:Casey said:When my wife was on here she chose to be blue to avoid being targeted for having an opinion and dealing peoples bullshit. ?
My gf did the same, NS do be pretty sexist sometimes
SofaKingSick
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people treat girls super weird online, not particularly on NS but it happens here too
i get why some girls don't identify themselves, ive seen the most insane messages and replies that girls get from internet weirdos, from pathetic flirting to visceral hate
i get why some girls don't identify themselves, ive seen the most insane messages and replies that girls get from internet weirdos, from pathetic flirting to visceral hate
BigPurpleSkiSuit
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I had a pink name but lost it.
SofaKingSick
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14262264:katrina said:
For sure, idk if it's a general culture thing or what but being a total knob and saying vague condescending shit isn't popular on here like it used to be
im one of the guys
gorbdawggybrent
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i just want a motherfucking purple name bruv
someone tell me how
someone tell me how
gorbdawggybrent
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14262446:CLQ said:
thanks man, just sent some proof to eheath
Sometimes people just want to blend into the forums and not be harassed by idiots. I can get down with it.
paige.
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When I joined after lurking for quite awhile it seemed like at least half the women had blue names, and those who did tended to be taken more seriously and receive less gross treatment than those who had pink ones. I wanted to be judged on the quality (or lack thereof) of what I posted - I never hid that I was a girl (hell my username is clearly a girl's name), but I didn't want it to be a standout feature. And I was never given reason to regret it.
Then recently - after a decade of having a blue name - I was forced into a pink name with no explanation. I just posted one day and my name was a different colour. I haven't been able to figure out if this has happened to anyone else but it makes me surprisingly self-conscious about my posts because I stand out so much more.
Then recently - after a decade of having a blue name - I was forced into a pink name with no explanation. I just posted one day and my name was a different colour. I haven't been able to figure out if this has happened to anyone else but it makes me surprisingly self-conscious about my posts because I stand out so much more.
14262979:paige. said:
You were one of the people I was thinking if when ready this thread thwn saw you with a pink and went woah what?!?!?!
Fuck it. Send it
Scaredwhiteboy
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I was a man when I created my account, but then my mom forced me to get a sex change because she decided I had gender dysphoria.
iced
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14263104:iced said:
I take credit for this threadhttps://www.newschoolers.com/news/read/Newschoolers-Hostile-Women
Sdot.
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14262222:Casey said:When my wife was on here she chose to be blue to avoid being targeted for having an opinion and dealing peoples bullshit. ?
THIS. I've been on NS for almost 19 years, and it was horrible back in the day. I've always had a blue name, partially for this reason but also because I'm not a fan of the color pink. It's slightly irritating that I can't access the Lady Gabber because of it, but I'm not active enough of a member anymore for it to really matter.
Sdot.
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14264699:iced said:
This is SO GOOD and spot on. The demeanor toward women/girls on NS and from the skiing community in general toward me as a female skier made my life pretty miserable for me in my late teens and early twenties. Even with a blue name, I experienced an insane amount of harassment the first few years I was on here. But I've also met some of my favorite people thanks to NS. This is such a weird place.
paige.
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14265320:Piss_Boy said:
The name Piss_Boy might not help you here, but there have been various instances of guys getting pink names over the years - I feel like maybe it was Big_Spence that was turned pink by admin as a joke for awhile. Another went pink so he could infiltrate one of the women's cults back when those were still a thing.
I'm not sure how it works now, but when I registered one of the first questions was whether you were male or female. Then the next (at least if you were female) was selecting whether you wanted a pink name or not. So I never pretended to be a man - I registered as a woman when I created my account, I just didn't select the box requesting a pink name. Which might be why I'm bothered by the change - they didn't realize I was a woman and set things "right", they decided that after a decade my choice no longer mattered. And they didn't even have the courtesy to tell me. Which... I get there are a lot more of us now, but if someone had the time to change my name colour, surely they had the time to tell me why. Even an automated "you're pink now, good luck with the teenage boys" message would have helped.
I should check and see if I can post in the Lady Gabber Forum now. They set it up to filter based on pink/blue instead of female/male, so I was unable to back when it was created.
PeppermillReno
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Most lady skiers IRL use mens skis and not womens ones.
I think of skiing/outdoor community as something that opened me up to being more accepting and welcoming and open minded and generally more friendly and loving .... but then you come on here for the first time in years and see the Sierra thread ? and see some of the most hateful/homophobic/toxic shit imaginable.... and remember it’s a lot of teenage trolls wanting to participate/learn about skiing, but ultimately anonymous hiding behind their keyboards spewing hate into the void....
it’s similar to when I was a kid but I think it’s gotten worse with social media and general polarization in the public discord. It’s like either ppl think you should be able to say whatever you want regardless of hurting others feelings or you should be cancelled for stepping outside the new norms...
When I was a high schooler I probably didn’t realize how bad we were bc we shit on everybody and used derogatory terms for EVERYBODY at any given time - not just women.
it was almost as though bad language were a way to buck the system, but then you meet different types of ppl and realize that words actually do have meaning.... and your just as bad as the “system” if you’re continually putting people down
maybe a lot of young ladies want to be on this sight but ya don’t want to feel like they have a target on their back.... definitely sucks how many ppl on here lash out w some sexist/hateful stuff.... but the internet is just people... and you get all kinds, even within communities that you would normally expect to be more open minded.
and see some of the most hateful/homophobic/toxic shit imaginable.... and remember it’s a lot of teenage trolls wanting to participate/learn about skiing, but ultimately anonymous hiding behind their keyboards spewing hate into the void....it’s similar to when I was a kid but I think it’s gotten worse with social media and general polarization in the public discord. It’s like either ppl think you should be able to say whatever you want regardless of hurting others feelings or you should be cancelled for stepping outside the new norms...
When I was a high schooler I probably didn’t realize how bad we were bc we shit on everybody and used derogatory terms for EVERYBODY at any given time - not just women.
it was almost as though bad language were a way to buck the system, but then you meet different types of ppl and realize that words actually do have meaning.... and your just as bad as the “system” if you’re continually putting people down
maybe a lot of young ladies want to be on this sight but ya don’t want to feel like they have a target on their back.... definitely sucks how many ppl on here lash out w some sexist/hateful stuff.... but the internet is just people... and you get all kinds, even within communities that you would normally expect to be more open minded.
CatdickBojangles
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If there’s 12 genders or however many, then why doesn’t NS have 12 colors for names?
skierman
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14266456:mikemac said:I think of skiing/outdoor community as something that opened me up to being more accepting and welcoming and open minded and generally more friendly and loving .... but then you come on here for the first time in years and see the Sierra thread ?
it’s similar to when I was a kid but I think it’s gotten worse with social media and general polarization in the public discord. It’s like either ppl think you should be able to say whatever you want regardless of hurting others feelings or you should be cancelled for stepping outside the new norms...
When I was a high schooler I probably didn’t realize how bad we were bc we shit on everybody and used derogatory terms for EVERYBODY at any given time - not just women.
it was almost as though bad language were a way to buck the system, but then you meet different types of ppl and realize that words actually do have meaning.... and your just as bad as the “system” if you’re continually putting people down
maybe a lot of young ladies want to be on this sight but ya don’t want to feel like they have a target on their back.... definitely sucks how many ppl on here lash out w some sexist/hateful stuff.... but the internet is just people... and you get all kinds, even within communities that you would normally expect to be more open minded.
I downvoted you for writing so much.
Cunt.