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Originally Posted by bubbsy
understand the decision, but disappointed nonetheless.
will mods be handing out warnings when people use the common phrase "the sedin sisters" going forward, that is another negative and harming language towards women we see on CP. if we are all holding this forum to higher standards, should this also be removed?
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Agree the impossible yet sports celebrated 110%. I never used it, considered it very offensive. Think I spoke out about it once, can't remember.
And it's those sorts of comments posters and mods should think more about, rather than the YLYL thread. Not to defend the thread either, it had no real purpose so I don't care that it's gone, but it was a thread with sexual images in it, so of course there would be sexual comments. And yeah, some comments there made me embarrassed to have a penis, but whenever sex comes up, there will be bad comments from all genders and sexual orientations. It's sex, it's supposed to be a little bit lewd.
The 'Sedin Sister's' comment to me is much more harmful than that. It's directly indicating a inequality in gender. IE, you suck at sports so you must be a girl.
That and the constant rating of women in a sexual context are probably two of the more sexist and hurtful practices on this board. Which is why YLYL came under fire. Though, as I mentioned, ratings there made a lot more sense than seeing them pop up in an Alison Redford thread, or whichever thread celebrating a woman in sports.
I probably should have spoken out about it more, but it always really irked me when we'd be talking about the news and some great accomplishment from a woman in politics, or sports, or whatever, and the reasons for why or why not a certain member thought she was 'doable' came up. Who the frig cares? One, that isn't the only measure of a woman's worth, two, I don't really care who you find doable and why, three, you don't have a chance anyway, and four, we aren't talking about sex. I know I said something about it once or twice, but generally it just gets lost.
Back on track, the Sedin Sisters one has always been horrible. Let's put that in the language blocker immediately.