Nudity, Is It Sexist In This Forum?

[Thumpalumpacus]

But you're not responsible for anything outside this forum, and no one is asking you to assume that repsonsibility outside your own purview. But surely you can have a say here, in this little corner of the internet, right? I'm not sure how emplacing a nonsexist policy here more permanently entrenches the original sexism, though. Could you expand upon that?

"Think globally, act locally" is something that in my military days I scoffed at as hippie-dippy bullshit. But I think it's an approach that should be given more thought here, no matter your personal feelings about the OP or her heavy-handed approach. I just don't understand why the line is being drawn here.

But what will this accomplish, realistically?

Acting locally is great in theory, but how will this affect the larger picture? In my opinion, it will only further entrench the original issue of considering female breasts/nipples as pornographic if we *wink wink* ban male nipples as a token show of solidarity. It does not in any way do anything whatsoever to address the underlying issue.

Considering that you have no power over the wider world, why do you seem to think I want you to change the world? The very post you quoted made it plain that I don't expect you to change the "larger picture" ... yet you keep insisting that is my point? I'm confuzzled.

No one is saying that your moderation here is the only action you should take. What is being said is that if you feel honestly that equality is important, you will act in accordance with that sentiment in your own sphere of control.

It's really not that hard to understand. I can't fix racism in the world, for instance, but I can sure tell someone in my own house that slurs aren't welcome. I can tell them that they won't shit on my non-white friends. I've done so, too. It's not that hard.

This is no different. No one is asking you to fix the world. But you are being asked whether your deeds match your words.