by jitensha » Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:30 pm
Glade, from my knowledge there aren't any online female made size spaces aside from discord groups...but that's a bit of a stretch. We had GiantessLove and FemSize back in the day, but they were attacked and destroyed. FemSize didn't even last 24 hours. As far as situations that draw female attention, I think it's any space that minimizes harassment and offers content that we like. I'd say that's the reason places like Twitter has a healthy female population. Lots of women also hangout on Coiled Fist, which is a gay size forum, because the focus is mainly on the giant man and the men there are more than likely not interested in us women, it's a super inviting and safe space. I think there's a lot of factors that discourage women from creating such spaces, whether that be societal pressures to not explore our sexuality or needs, our multi-tasking responsibilities (as moms, housewives, full time workers, etc), and our historical lack of encouragement and accessibility to technology. Sprinkle in the ostracizing lack of support from many in the community, and it's just so much easier to lurk. Our whole lives are pretty much a series of settling; can't wear this, or walk at home alone past a certain time, etc. Women in this community have settled with the status quo, and I get it. If I didn't have my husband constantly encouraging me, I don't think I could have done any of the organizing or creative work I done for this community.
HH1, this is just my opinion, but maybe putting a warning or a tag could be helpful. I personally will just scroll by parts that are not to my interest, but it can be a bit frustrating, especially when you actually do want to get to know the characters and the world. When I'm not warned, I usually lose all interest in the story, and just skim through the parts that interest me. Again, that's just me.
Glade, from my knowledge there aren't any online female made size spaces aside from discord groups...but that's a bit of a stretch. We had GiantessLove and FemSize back in the day, but they were attacked and destroyed. FemSize didn't even last 24 hours. As far as situations that draw female attention, I think it's any space that minimizes harassment and offers content that we like. I'd say that's the reason places like Twitter has a healthy female population. Lots of women also hangout on Coiled Fist, which is a gay size forum, because the focus is mainly on the giant man and the men there are more than likely not interested in us women, it's a super inviting and safe space. I think there's a lot of factors that discourage women from creating such spaces, whether that be societal pressures to not explore our sexuality or needs, our multi-tasking responsibilities (as moms, housewives, full time workers, etc), and our historical lack of encouragement and accessibility to technology. Sprinkle in the ostracizing lack of support from many in the community, and it's just so much easier to lurk. Our whole lives are pretty much a series of settling; can't wear this, or walk at home alone past a certain time, etc. Women in this community have settled with the status quo, and I get it. If I didn't have my husband constantly encouraging me, I don't think I could have done any of the organizing or creative work I done for this community.
HH1, this is just my opinion, but maybe putting a warning or a tag could be helpful. I personally will just scroll by parts that are not to my interest, but it can be a bit frustrating, especially when you actually do want to get to know the characters and the world. When I'm not warned, I usually lose all interest in the story, and just skim through the parts that interest me. Again, that's just me. :mrgreen: