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We all know that, especially due to the recent surge of (alt-)right-wing sentiments in society and the US election, AITA and its derivatives have become a hotbed of bigotry and hatred where stereotypes about marginalized groups get spread under the guise of said stereotypes only being perpetuated by one person the OP "just so happens to know". As an extreme way of showcasing the problem, I'm going to display all of the groups affected by what I will refer to as "asshole propaganda".

How does it work?

This first round is to decide the 16 groups to get put on the bracket, which will be decided by the 16 most upvoted unique and top-level comments. This vote will end 48 hours after this post gets published. After that, I will make a post with one of the brackets, with the winner being decided in the same way, but with the vote ending after 24 hours of being posted. I'll try to post these at consistent times, but I can't guarantee that I'll always be able to do so. If you all come up with fewer than 16 groups by the end of the countdown, I'll fill in the remainder myself.

What are the rules for submissions?

The group must be unique and self contained. Your submissions cannot be a combination of two groups. For example, you can submit "lawyers" and "in-laws", but not "lawyer in-laws". If you can split your suggestion into two or even more groups, it will not count. However, in cases where the opposite group is far less targeted (like how brides are hated a lot more than grooms), I'll allow it.

The group does not necessarily have to be a marginalized community. If they're hated in the AITAverse, you can vote for them.

EDIT: Women

The council has decided that women would not only be too broad of a category, but also be the uncontested winners of this tournament. Therefore, I will not be adding them as contenders. Subgroups of women (groups that consist mostly of women) like mothers, pregnant people, childfree women, brides, etc will be explicitly allowed going forward!

Happy voting, y'all!