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Originally Posted by WhiteTiger
What is the point to any/all of these? Why do we have an OT forum in the first place. This is a hockey forum. We should just be talking about hockey right?
To answer your question...I feel the benefit to an OT forum and the things we discuss, which range wide and far from hockey is just that...DISCUSSION, which promotes awareness, which leads to change.
To the YLYL thread specifically? I'm wondering how many people have seen it, have seen the reaction to negative commentary, and reconsidered how they think about women. It is a good example of Eastern Girls wish for folks to 'appreciate the picture', as posts like "wouldn't bang, would wreck her, etc" are brought down and not tolerated very quickly. Guys go in and post, and realize that they can't get away with that sort of commentary in that thread. It may make them realize that kind of commentary isn't acceptable in the first place.
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Yeah, it wasn't the OT thread I was asking about, nor this thread, it was the YLYL.
But what you said is perfect, because discussion is a HUGE part of the benefit of most threads. A good discussion brings a thread to life. How is that achievable if it's a thread of images with no commentary, or at best, "Wow she's hot." Is your proposed future of it being a firing range for people to post sexist comments and get grilled for it really the greatest thing that thread can achieve?
If conversation/discussion and community are hugely important and valuable things, how does the YLYL thread contribute to either?