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Originally Posted by dammage79
But tell me this, would the thread have been closed at all if it was not brought up in the gay teen thread? Likely not. because it was not an issue before that. Like I said, it's lived 2 iterations on this site without so much as a peep. So yes, I do think the purpose of closing the thread was a reaction to the topic of sexism and was axed in a move to show "initiative". Kind of plain to see when you're not convoluding things. And there was certainly an expectation that you would be presenting by closing the thread. Again, to show the community you're serving notice that CP is changing directions. (Either Directly or indirrectly that you are attempting to address the topic of Sexism). Said yourself your personal view is that the thread was sexist.
Are you not THE moderators on this site? Just because you volunteer your time and don't get paid for it does not mean it is not a job. It's a job you choose to do for free. Seems your aim here was to turn that comment into a negative, it wasn't.
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We didn't just suddenly decide there was sexism on the board and that it began and ended with the YLYL thread. I just never really spoke up about it, or at least not much, because it was sometimes just written off as being too PC or sensitive. I've held my tongue for a number of years. There was a time I posted considerably less than I had in the past because it was just so pervasive. It was easier to ignore than argue.
I am sure when Photon split that thread, he had no idea he was opening the flood gates, but he gave us an opportunity. I appreciated that he asked what we thought. I felt like just being asked, in and of itself, was a huge step forward.