On 5/7/13 9:57 AM, Russavia wrote:
Frankly, I don't know why this is a
"feminist" issue; rather than an
issue of common sense.
Agreed. I often find it is counter-productive to frame these sort of
debates in terms of feminism/sexism/etc. This immediately triggers the
censorship-defense mechanism in those who believe that feminists want to
ban nudity from the internet (or something like that). You're not going
to convince these editors that it is important to examine the biased
representation of women on Wikipedia. What you might convince them of is
that Gandhi is a more notable vegetarian than Serenity, the exotic
dancer. Or that a photograph of a 3rd trimester pregnancy is a better
illustration of 'pregnancy' than a photograph of a 1st trimester
pregnancy. In other words, if you don't have to debate the nudity,
don't. It will only steer the discussion into a culture war in which you
will be hopelessly outnumbered.
Ryan 'Mansplainer' Kaldari