How oddly worded… I understand that this is “unpopularopinion”, but you say “despite them often being unattractive” as if it’s a fact they’re unattractive
Contextually this is a ... board? Sublemmy?... whatever, the context is obviously opinions, it completely makes sense that in an opinion ... zone... someone would state their opinion frankly or cavalierly.
"Community" is the accepted term... that's why the link to them is labeled 'Communities' and why it's /c/. (On kbin, they're Magazines, but kbin is the black sheep.)