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Originally Posted by wretched34
While I agree with the sentiment that women do not like to be treated, or talked about as an object, the thread was devoted to what society saw as attractive.
The photos of the women posted were not some amateur voyeur posting up-skirts, or down shirt shots of strangers he/she took pictures of unknowingly.
The pictures were all of women, who consented to be photographed, and very likely for their own monetary gain, and reputation. They were models/athletes/actresses, or in some way a public figure. I am sure they were all aware, when being photographed in less than full attire, men (and very possibly women) were going to enjoy looking at them, and wasn't that the whole reason to begin with?
If people were offended by the comments made in the forum, then isn't that the issue that should have been dealt with? Because the photos are photos that are seen everywhere, every day. Go to the mall, walk by a lingerie store, or womens clothing store, there are 12 foot posters of women in their underwear or half dressed. Walk by a travel agency, posters of women in bikinis, pick up a travel magazine while there, full of photos of women in bikinis, turn on the TV, half the ads are full of scantily clad women, and don't even get me started on "surfing the web"
Sex sells, and society knows it, and exposes it, I don't feel there was anything more offensive in the YLYL thread than anything advertisers shove in our faces on a daily basis.
I understand the moderators made a decision, but I can also understand why some are upset by it, especially after the lengthy debate and poll, only to have what was the opposite of the poll results take place.
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You've made a good point about the nature of the photos, but you've missed the point about them being here.
Women do not like being objectified. Scratch that, people do not like being objectified.
You are absolutely 100% correct about the women in those photos. They consented to this and knew what they were doing.
The fact of the matter remains though: Did those photos belong here?
Ultimately, I think not. We're 'off-topic' and an all around general forum and this community has grown from a bunch of, admittedly, predominantly male and local hockey fans, to a world wide community, and as the community changes so do we or we wont fit into it anymore.