![]() ![]() Other major media soon followed suit, vilifying a bunch of goof-off day traders and framing us as some Anonymous-style internet gang with an organized agenda. The next morning, CNBC accused retail investors of “attacking” hedge funds simply by buying stock in a company Wall Street financiers had egregiously over-shorted. However, within 24 hours, I watched 2 million of us become radicalized overnight when brokerages suddenly began halting trading and the RobinHood app blocked GME purchases while it was skyrocketing. Another commenter expressed gratitude for being able to pay rent and feed their children for the next few months. Thousands of Redditors posted their earnings, calling it "life-changing money." I caught myself weeping when one user described how they would now finally be able to move their ailing mother to a better home thanks to this event. When the GameStop stock price rally made headlines on January 27th, it was a thrilling moment for this little movement I had somehow gotten swept up in. It seemed that most of us - male, female, or nonbinary - were just there to laugh and make some cash during a terrifying year. To prepare for this article, I spoke to a couple of dozen women who had identified themselves as female on WSB all but one said they never received any inappropriate comments or DMs, which is surprisingly rare for Reddit, especially given the current size of the subreddit. If users don’t want to invoke the sub's horrifyingly un-PC descriptors, we call each other “bro” or “dude”, and if a Redditor admits to being female, she's often just called "ladybro" with casual acceptance. Otherwise, there's no reason anyone's gender identity would come up in a place dedicated to talking about the stock market and making memes about rockets and diamonds. The only time I've seen the sub discussing any specific woman, it's whenever they've exalted the business-savvy of Ark Investment Management CEO/CIO Cathie Wood. Aside from most of us being intelligent enough to differentiate aggressively harmful rhetoric from playful banter, we're also participating in a space where gender is ultimately a non-issue. Also, it's pretty sexist to think there aren't any women who enjoy talking smack and throwing money around, too. Like it or not, historically speaking, if women had refused to appear in spaces dominated by men saying problematic things, we never would've left the house. That said, of course there are tons of women on WallStreetBets. Even though I know it's in self-deprecating jest, I refuse to participate, defend, or excuse any part of it. But if the media wanted to attack WSB for anything problematic, it should be the use of the terms "retards and autists" as part of their satirical hetero dude-bro vernacular. It's commonly believed Reddit is currently a male-dominated space, and while I don't believe this makes the site inherently sexist, prejudices exist there in the same way hatred is present everywhere humans are. (Sure, someone might call me some version of "moron", but they'd do so as a form of camaraderie while lending genuine guidance.) I always felt welcome to ask questions without dismissal. However, within the chaos were detailed due diligence (DD) reports Redditors spent hours researching and composing just to share for free: analysis that traders like me would usually have no access to without paying a financial advisor for, and what's more, they were followed by candid, critical conversation within the comments section that allowed for further insights. Here's What I've Learned About Manhood From Donald Trump. It was a celebration of voluntary madness, and, dammit, I was entertained. The subreddit didn't hide that it was a parody account for retail investors, and these maniacs delighted in creative insults and boldly cheering for each other's "loss porn" - screengrabs of evidence displaying massive financial losses. I found r/WallStreetBets when it was a million-member group of self-proclaimed idiots who treated the stock market like a casino. ![]()
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