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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
Probably because they know it would be full of comments from the same guys shouting them down in the YLYL thread.
I don't have a problem with the thread in question existing, but it's not my cup of tea. I've checked it out a few times, including just now, and it's full of a single body type, all barely clothed. I'd actually like to contribute to a celebration of women, but I'm attracted to smart and/or geeky women who don't always have big boobs and wear bikinis. Sounds like they wouldn't be welcome there.
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That's the thing, you don't know that. That thread is populated by 2 or 3 posters that post things regularly, including White Tiger who I haven't even seen post in a single other thread. Most people feel bad posting pictures in that thread because they don't want to contribute to it, yet many have admitted to looking at it, myself included. I think if people just posted pictures of what they found attractive they might find a lot of support from similar minded individuals.
Either way, the fact that there's a thread like that isn't that concerning to me. I find much more objectionable subjects that are just discussion topics. However, if the female population on this site asked for it to be removed I would happily oblige. It just doesn't seem necessary.
And as for this topic in general, I don't see that much actual misogyny on this site, but I do see people finding misogyny as they see it a lot of places it either doesn't exist, or it wasn't intended. If it's unintentional the comments are usually met with an apology and curbing of the behavior. If it's not even there it blows up into a giant debate that derails things. There are a couple of posters that decide to make everything into a giant sociopolitical issue regardless, so that could stop as well as the actual misogynystic comments and pictures please.