On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Katherine Casey <
fluffernutter.wiki(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Another day, another
example<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3AAdministra…
casual sexism exhibited by en.wikipedia editors who mean absolutely no
harm, but simply don't understand how they could cause harm while meaning
none. I seem to
have<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboar…
significant alarm and offense to a number of male editors be
publicly pointing out that I found the comment inappropriate.
Was there a better way to handle this? I can't help feeling that saying
nothing or hatting the section would have been supporting the notion that
it's either not a problem or not remarkable for male editors to make
comments encouraging others to comment on female editors' bodies.
-Fluff
Hi Fluff, I see comments like that on WP regularly. Most people mean no
harm, so it's a difficult thing to approach.
More shocking was this comment last month: "[Der Spiegel] ... swallowed
what less considerate young ladies would have spit out ..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AJimbo_Wales&diff=…
Only one editor commented on it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AJimbo_Wales&diff=…
Are you familiar with the [[Everyday Sexism Project]]? It aims to collect
the kind of sexist comments that women read and hear all the time.
http://www.everydaysexism.com/ It's in part intended to counter the "you're
just being a killjoy" type response.
Sarah