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tete · 09-09-2014, 11:21 AM

I didn't realize that all of us women were required to post our opinions in here to validate the thread, so I hadn't posted anything. But since I'm typing now, I'll throw a few cents into the discussion, apologies if it sounds disjointed:

I have never been in the YLYL thread as a whole - I think I clicked on it once, not knowing what it was, but once I saw a number of posts, I never went back - never really wanted to.

What makes me sad on the site is with the way that a woman's actions tend to be judged by her overall looks. I've seen threads where if a woman is faced with a crime, if she's skinny and attractive, the comments are focused on her attractiveness and her "doability", if she's larger, less than the ideal, then it's basically comments on what a fat monster she is and she should stop stuffing her face full of food. Or comments on how if a woman isn't model skinny, she shouldn't wear yoga pants, or shorts, out in public, because it's gross. Comments that female lacrosse or rugby players must be lesbians and that only the unattractive play those sports. (Accompanied by the worst photos you can find of a player in mid-stride). It doesn't happen every day on CP, and often it's not an entire thread, but those posts do make me sigh and shake my head.

I voted to get rid of the thread based on the bit I saw of it and some of the commentary in here, but in the end it doesn't matter, I won't participate in it anyway.

09-09-2014, 11:21 AM	#503
tete Powerplay Quarterback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Calgary Exp:	I didn't realize that all of us women were required to post our opinions in here to validate the thread, so I hadn't posted anything. But since I'm typing now, I'll throw a few cents into the discussion, apologies if it sounds disjointed: I have never been in the YLYL thread as a whole - I think I clicked on it once, not knowing what it was, but once I saw a number of posts, I never went back - never really wanted to. What makes me sad on the site is with the way that a woman's actions tend to be judged by her overall looks. I've seen threads where if a woman is faced with a crime, if she's skinny and attractive, the comments are focused on her attractiveness and her "doability", if she's larger, less than the ideal, then it's basically comments on what a fat monster she is and she should stop stuffing her face full of food. Or comments on how if a woman isn't model skinny, she shouldn't wear yoga pants, or shorts, out in public, because it's gross. Comments that female lacrosse or rugby players must be lesbians and that only the unattractive play those sports. (Accompanied by the worst photos you can find of a player in mid-stride). It doesn't happen every day on CP, and often it's not an entire thread, but those posts do make me sigh and shake my head. I voted to get rid of the thread based on the bit I saw of it and some of the commentary in here, but in the end it doesn't matter, I won't participate in it anyway.