(July 21, 2021 at 2:47 pm)HappySkeptic Wrote: Don't allow discussions if you can't handle someone having a shitty feeling or idea.
It would be like having a rule against holocaust denial, and then having a thread "how many Jews did Hitler kill?". Sure, most people can keep within the rules, by what's the point of the discussion, when someone with a differing opinion has to self-censor or be banned? It serves no purpose. Such a thread should be shut down immediately if there were that rule.
Perhaps more to the point would be a thread "how much punishments should rapists get?". Everyone who says "fry them" would get lots of kudos, while those discussing the nuances of the issue would face getting banned. There is no point in having such a discussion when it is under the threat of banning.
If the purpose of the forum is to provide a safe space for rape victims, just say that, and stop having rape threads.
No one’s saying that rape or rape apologetics can’t be discussed.
It may help to think of this particular emendation of the Rules in the same way as the rule regarding racial slurs. It’s perfectly acceptable to discuss race relations and racial issues, but we expect it to be done without the use of the n-word and without hate speech.
Similarly, rape can be discussed without blaming or marginalizing victims of rape. It isn’t that difficult.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
