A response to "Reddit Makes Me Hate Atheists". also, scooperupper, I apologize on Reddit's behalf.

So this day started me out with reading the blog post by rebecca Watson found here which was pretty appalling. I know trolls on the internet are bad, but this isn't 4chan. I would like to be able to have interesting, intelligent, non-sexist discussions on this site. And I can, as long as I don't click on the comments section of any female poster.

I click on a post today titled "I desgined and made my first dress this week" I thought the dress was interesting so I went to go put in my two cents critique of the dress (very positive) and wanted to actually have a discussion about this. I was appalled that all of the first 200 highest rated comments were all about how the dress was Photoshopped, and how scooperupper should show pictures of herself naked. Not at all productive or uplifting.

as I try to comment, I get an error message, and after a few minutes I realize she has deleted her account. Now, before, while I was still looking at the dress i had clicked on her info to see if she had submitted other things along this lines. She had been a redditor for 7 months with a moderate comment contribution to r/atheism and some other subreddits. So I know that she wasn't a throw-away account.

Granted, I DO NOT know why she deleted herself from reddit, I can only speculate it is because of the rampant sexism on this site.

I really think that it is not a breach of free speech for the mods to actually moderate in order to promote healthy discussion in subreddits like these. Post something sexist lets do something like put you on posting probation or even ban you.

Lets still have all the silly things like r/anything goes and r/spacedicks. But I don't get on reddit to look at 4chan, I would like to have some discussions once in a blue moon.

P.S. scooperupper: If you want to know what I thought of your dress PM me, I'd be happy to.

TL;DR: Reddit is infected with blatant sexism and it impedes mine (and others) ability to enjoy this website. We need to moderate the posts in serious subreddits in order to facilitate healthy discussion and conversation and to avoid alienating women.