You were the one who started all of this unnecessary shit by power trippin’ instead of just having a real conversation where you actually listen to the input being given; so any ‘toxicity’ lies solely with you, bud.
‘This place’ is only what we make of it, and I aint mad at what we’ve accomplished so far… but for some reason lately, you’ve been hellbent on making it more problematic than it needs to be.
Too fucking bad; this isn’t Boing Boing and the community doesn’t revolve around you or what you want.
As an outside viewpoint on this discussion, I view the thread in question as a discussion of what people find attractive (with visual examples) and do not in anyway find that sort of thing offensive or censor-worthy. There are many bad things on the internets, but that ain’t one of 'em.
Technically, I was the first monkey squatting down and grabbing a handful, although there wouldn’t be any to throw around if it hadn’t been thrown at all of us first.
This could all have been handled so much better. Those of us defending the thread could have been nicer, sure, but we were explaining this thread’s purpose, yet again, and that gets wearisome after a while. All our explanations were met with snippy insulting one-liners, tone policing, weird appeals to (very subjective) morality, and, oh yeah, blatant sexism.
So I don’t get the whole “it’s just drama, both sides were doing it” line. This is someone who started spoiling for a fight in a thread that was doing just fine without him, then had the nerve to say he was the one being attacked.
I would like to put forward a motion of having a dedicated “Beautiful People” thread where men and women alike can post up photos of the other human beings they feel to be attractive.
While skin is inevitable, I do think that a guideline of “No creepy gaze type shots” is not an unreasonable demand.
Knowing what it is and having the community to agree to its presence we can all make an informed decision about reading and or participating in it.
Aside from the fact that you just used a metaphor comparing a Black woman to a monkey, that’s a helluva pot.
You’re no fuckin’ angel, (as evidenced by your behavior in this thread alone) and often act like an arrogant ass who’s not even capable of ever admitting he’s wrong.
Fuck being passive-aggressive; if you have an issue with me, then don’t talk to me and I won’t talk to you either, and everything will be fine.
