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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Understanding subtlety and nuance is clearly not a strong suit of some people.
Although in this particular case I think SebC was just making a joke and his post wasn't intended to be taken as a serious "gotcha!" moment. You were just joking, right Sebc?
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It was a joke, but with some serious intent behind it. I am not suggesting that I think such a post should ever be considered offensive.
I would hate to see a "reaction gif" policy that discriminates against attractive women, and what has been suggested in some places comes dangerously close to that. Heck, even if they're scantily clad women, are we going to be a site that says that women's bodies must be covered up (with the implication being that they are offensive)?
That sounds awfully mysogynist to me, which is what I thought we were trying to avoid in the first place. I guess that's why I've been against closing YLYL, although I couldn't express it as well at the time - censoring women's bodies implies negative connotations where there shouldn't be any. (And the same goes for men's bodies, though I'd prefer that feminine and masculine beauty appreciation threads be kept seperate. I also realise that society imposes a level of censorship and that we need to comply with it for practical purposes.)