Molly Huddle calls out misogyny on letsrun.

I feel like some people just don’t get the joke. Or maybe they don’t understand that people post things for a reaction not because they are serious.

Everyone has a right to their opinion. Molly has a valid point but then so what? Are we trying to chill speech? What speech is acceptable? Do you have to stay silent if Molky does not approve? But it is acceptable for Molly yo share her view and for others to maybe differ.

Jackas4sure wrote:

Everyone has a right to their opinion. Molly has a valid point but then so what? Are we trying to chill speech? What speech is acceptable? Do you have to stay silent if Molky does not approve? But it is acceptable for Molly yo share her view and for others to maybe differ.

What are you trying to say?

run that by us once more wrote:

Jackas4sure wrote:

Everyone has a right to their opinion. Molly has a valid point but then so what? Are we trying to chill speech? What speech is acceptable? Do you have to stay silent if Molky does not approve? But it is acceptable for Molly yo share her view and for others to maybe differ.

What are you trying to say?

What I am saying is that I agree with Molly but so what? People will still have their misogyny and that is fine too.

sayyestonepotism wrote:

Nothing wrong about that lets run post. Working with women seems to carry an extra risk and they can also become pregnant making them unable to work.

Pretty sure working with men/being around men carries more of a risk if you look at the statistics, sadly.

Lawsuit is brewing

Jackas4sure wrote:

run that by us once more wrote:

What are you trying to say?

What I am saying is that I agree with Molly but so what? People will still have their misogyny and that is fine too.

No, it really isn't fine. This place is a cesspool of abuse, racism, and misogyny. Trolling is one thing -- shaming athletes, using offensive language, or simply regurgitating content from /pol/ or /b/ are patterns of behavior that are reminiscent of the darker corners of the internet.

Yes, this place is indeed the 4chan of the running world. And that is not acceptable, given that it serves as the primary place to discuss all things running.

I detest the excuse of "free speech" or that the mods are overwhelmed. Some threads are INSTANTLY nuked from this site, but racist, sexist garbage is allowed to proliferate. There is no reason for such uneven moderation until you realize the moderation team itself is GARBAGE.

I have stop posting as much and will refrain from doing so in the future unless there are threads with good statistical analysis and no salt. I enjoy my VIP membership and think access to the Sub-only podcasts are well-worth it; however, there is no benefit to posting or interacting with a majority of people here.

See you have your opinion. It is no more valuable than other viewpoints. You misunderstood what I posted. It is fine that misogyny exists. It doesn’t matter what we think anyway. It will exist either way.

See you have your opinion. It is no more valuable than other viewpoints. You misunderstood what I posted. It is fine that misogyny exists. It doesn’t matter what we think anyway. It will exist either way.

Why is she so obsessed and upset by comments made by random Internet trolls on an obscure running website?? Who cares. Stop reading LR and go somewhere else. Problem solved. People who lean right politically know that CNN and MSNBC are all lies all the time, yet they don't get all outraged and whiney. They just read/watch more accurate sources. Grow up. And Molly, by all means, don't prove the trolls right by acting like, well, nevermind. Congrats on the baby.

Curious_Cat wrote:

Molly Huddle

@MollyHuddle

I can’t get over how messed up these responses are to repercussions of abuse. Misogyny thriving on here as usual Face with rolling eyes

https://twitter.com/MollyHuddle/status/1448007370903273475

Good for her. This place is a cesspool.

Yet here you are, knee deep.

Good!

So glad she did. Maybe a few more big names calling out the Message board will force the Brojos to clean up this cesspool.

Almost every single thread is ruined by ignorant people who just troll these boards.

All these website owners are the same as Facebook and Zuck..they value profits over standards, morals and ethics.

Curious_Cat wrote:

Good for her. This place is a cesspool.

Big thanks for being a part of it.

Tommy2Nuttz wrote:

Good!

So glad she did. Maybe a few more big names calling out the Message board will force the Brojos to clean up this cesspool.

Almost every single thread is ruined by ignorant people who just troll these boards.

All these website owners are the same as Facebook and Zuck..they value profits over standards, morals and ethics.

Let'srun's ONLY solution would be to make every post a post by a registered user. Think about the math. Would posts go up or down if only registered posters were allowed to post on this site?

Other comment platforms are worse. Facebook and Twitter comes to mind. Some platforms have even disabled comment sections due to rampant abuse and bullying. It's unfortunately human nature to gossip and coupled with hiding behind a computer screen, people get even more emboldened to post their mean thoughts. Maybe it's human nature that has to change instead. Also, calling any comment which is not favorable to women "misogyny" is tiresome. These same people who cry misogyny wouldn't bat an eye if anyone attacked a man the same way. Sometimes women just have to take responsibility and accept some of the harsh facts instead of playing the victim. The same applies for men. Everyone should be treated equal but we don't need to label people and play the victim card every time.

Something funnier:

https://dumbrunner.com/news-blog/2020/12/14/local-web-designer-suffers-severe-reaction-to-letsruncom-homepage

Doctors said Yang should be fine, physically, but her aesthetic sensibilities may never fully recover.

“An experience like this is a real jolt,” said Dr. Nelson Guggenheim, a professor of neurology at West Anderson Medical College and former collegiate steeplechase state champ. “If you haven’t acclimatized yourself to Let’s Run gradually and incrementally—ideally over a period of weeks—and then suddenly find yourself face to face with a hodgepodge of 87 hyperlinks against a mile-high wall of text, it’s like a visual overdose.”

Dr. Guggenheim said he hopes Yang’s experience serves as a cautionary tale for others, adding that her case could have been much worse.

“She could have clicked into the forums,” he said.