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doctorj wrote: [quote=brooklynpotter]
and really, this isn't about prudishness, it's about common decency

Your conception of 'common decency' is somewhere on a cultural spectrum, and would be considered prudish by some and whoreish by others. And there are representatives of most cultures on the planet in this town. My point is simply that the places where there are more so-called degrading representations of bodies on display are where you'll generally find women more empowered than here, and where there's more of your 'common decency' there's generally more oppression of women.

True enough, but there are also societies that are very open about pornography where seperate train cars exist for women so that they aren't constantly groped - or worse. Eh, I'm pretty comfortable with the balance here; you can get pretty much anything you want (uh, so I've heard) you just might need to poke around a bit - and if you really want it, I reckon you will. I'm also fine with the fact that I can go to a bodega with my 6 y.o. daughter and not have to answer questions about the copy of Rapeman she saw on the shelf.

doctorj wrote: The sock puppet is the one true eternal Llama.

Damned straight! But it's not a sock puppet!

Ok, let's have some fun: Describe a hypothetical avatar that would cross the line, or give a (non-visual) example of something well-known that would not be tolerated.

Let's say I was a big fan of goatse (you can look it up if curious) could I throw that image up there and just tell everyone to deal? Would I be backed up by the mods?

brooklynpotter wrote: that's a cop-out steve.

"mypassword"'s avatar is the way he/she would like to be portrayed, which is curious considering the fact that this particular thread is about muggings and aforementioned poster seems to think that a stack of us are racist.

if this thread is moving in the direction of how people see us, and why, and how that affects us in our communities, than the avatar conversation is a part of that.

My Avatar has nothing to do with how I "like to be portrayed" - its just a bit of fun. Come on, look at the various Avatars on this forum. Do you really think every single member wants people to "see" him or her in that way? Sure, your Avatar is serious enough and promotes your business - but others are more light-hearted or plain ridiculous. Get a grip, love.

poll re: naked avatars here
http://brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=32119

Get your quotes straight.

mypasswordwontwork wrote: [quote=Flexichick]Doctorj, it's nothing personal, it just weirds me out...like that fish they found with human teeth!

I know that people either like/hate or don't care about my avatar....just like every other avatar here. C'est la vie.

Your signature line and your endless pictures of your scantily-clad self are not what I'd call "inoffensive to all". This is definitely a case of the pot calling the kettle.........

Right, 'cause there's no difference at all between a photo of someone in yoga wear doing yoga, and one of a woman with her breasts hanging down on all fours in nothing but pumps.

Specious argument there.

Could we please keep the discussion of the avatar over in the other thread where it got moved to?

doctorj wrote: [quote=mypasswordwontwork]
Your signature line and your endless pictures of your scantily-clad self are not what I'd call "inoffensive to all". This is definitely a case of the pot calling the kettle.........

Who votes I change to avatars of scantily clad me?

That would be fine with me. As long as you have a hot body.

apollonia666 wrote: Could we please keep the discussion of the avatar over in the other thread where it got moved to?

I'm going to split this thread and move the avatar parts over to the Lounge discussion where it belongs.

mypassworddontwork wrote: I call myself a feminist, but only as a means to justify my promiscuous activities and 'me first' mentality. I actually don't have a clue about what true feminism is.

Well, that's an interesting stance...

WhyFi wrote: [quote=mypassworddontwork]I call myself a feminist, but only as a means to justify my promiscuous activities and 'me first' mentality. I actually don't have a clue about what true feminism is.

Well, that's an interesting stance...

Very funny. Of course, as a man, you have no idea what feminism is: you cannot live it or understand it.

lol i love the new icon . hehe stick it to the man!

brooklynpotter wrote: here's what i think: stop feeding the trolls.

all we are doing is asking this asswipe to continue with juvenile antics, and a pseudo-pc agenda.

done.

I'm not a troll, but you are a prude.

Does anyone remember the whole Janet Jackson "nipplegate" fiasco and white America's disgust with a flash of the black female body?

apollonia666 wrote: [quote=mypasswordwontwork]You'll be pleased to notice that I've changed my Avatar pic to an image I'm sure you'll find more palatable: a white woman.

Right, because the race of the woman crawling on all fours with her breasts hanging down was SO OBVIOUSLY the issue.

This is obvious trollery. I'm locking this thread and hoping one of the admins gets around to logging in soon.

sorry. yes, I'm a mod, so I'm invading this locked thread. I think it's really pathetic that you swapped a "sexy" perhaps "pornographic" photo for what you obviously want to portray as a sizist photo of a white woman. it's really awesome that you're so eager to portray your prejudices. I can't wait to see how you deal with asian woman.