[Gendergap] Photo of the Day on Wikimedia Commons

[Thomas Koenig]

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> Datum: Sun, 15 May 2011 22:08:06 -0400
> From: Sarah Stierch <sarah at sarahstierch.com>
> To: gendergap at lists.wikimedia.org
> Tagline: Re: [Gendergap] Photo of the Day on Wikimedia Commons

> Image is more like it, not photo. A talented artist, just..not the most 
> welcoming image when thinking about gender concerns and bringing women 
> into Wikimedia..IMHO..

Frankly speaking, it's not only women who get repelled by such blatantly sexist images. A stylized, kneeling, naked woman? It's not difficult to see whose (mainstream) fantasies such images are catering to. Unfortunately, given the deeply misogynist environment of most (all?) Wikimedia projects, what are you gonna do against it? You will not get even a majority, let alone "consensus" to ban such images from the main pages. 

Thomas aka user:fossa
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