[Gendergap] Fwd: Photo of the Day on Wikimedia Commons

[Sarah]

> 2011/5/26 Ryan Kaldari <rkaldari at wikimedia.org>
>>
>> Those types of comments are a lot worse than unnecessary. They create a
>> sexualized environment that is exclusionary to anyone who isn't a
>> heterosexual male. If this doesn't make sense to you, please read through
>> http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Sexualized_environment
>>
>> These types of comments should be removed on sight. If you see them,
>> please delete them or email me. Thanks.

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 12:34, Béria Lima <beria.lima at wikimedia.pt> wrote:
> If you start the censure in Commons, Ryan, your cause will be in Adm
> noticeboard "on sight"
> _____
> Béria Lima
> Wikimedia Portugal
> (351) 963 953 042

Béria, you've rightly asked that people not generalize their
responses, where they assume everyone feels as they do. But the same
applies to you. You're not offended by these comments. You would see
their removal as censorship. Others disagree, and their arguments are
valid too.

It would be interesting if we could try to find common ground.

I agree with you that it's important not to be over-sensitive. But a
big problem is that women have been taught for hundreds of years that
they're just over-reacting when they say they see discrimination.

So the question is: how do we create an environment that's welcoming
for as many groups as possible -- including groups who are sensitive
to perceived discrimination, and groups who are sensitive to perceived
censorship?

Sarah