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Old 09-23-2014, 08:49 PM   #131
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14 View Post
A valid point of view, yes. But not an entitlement. CP is a private forum, and as such, its operators have the right to set whatever limits they choose on the community's privilege of expression.



I mentioned the slippery slope fallacy in response to the people arguing that this gives anyone offended by anything the ability to have threads shut down.

In the end, I would feel very confident that the ultimate change to the forum will be minimal. Hot chick sitting behind the bench at a game? Guys watching on TV are going to comment and joke. Ditto our female members when a hot guy is shown, or Lundqvist does a spread for GQ. Those examples, however, are normal discourse with limited spans that will usually be commented on and forgotten faster than a 4chan post. The issues lie with threads intended to have a lasting impact - which ylyl did - and which creates an ongoing cultural issue where a large percentage of the forum's membership was made to feel uncomfortable, and therefore unwelcome, on the basis of their being female.
Just not sure how my post could be considered an example of entitlement when I expressly agreed that the owners can do as they like. Otherwise, I don't see much else to discuss, as I think most of the ideas have been exhausted.
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