Twice recently I have been reverted for removing vulgar jokes from
article talk pages on the English Wikipedia - most recently for removing
a joke who's punchline was "A woman's anus after she was sodomized!".
Although I appreciate the use of humor on Wikipedia, and support the
inclusion of potentially offensive material within appropriate contexts,
I think these type of jokes are not appropriate on talk pages and create
a sexualized environment that is often unwelcoming for women (as well as
people from other cultures/religions/backgrounds). I think this issue is
pertinent to the gender gap (unlike my other recent posts), and would
like to hear other people's opinions. I've also started a discussion at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Civility#Vulgar_jokes for
broader input.
Ryan Kaldari