[Gendergap] User blocked for sexist comment, many disagree - it wasn't sexist.

[Sarah Stierch]

I never said that I agreed or disagreed with the block. I was merely
expressing that some of the comments made in regards to the comment the
blocked user made were interesting. A nice selection of people didn't see
anything sexist about the comment, or the potential to find anything sexist
within it. I also think it's not a healthy environment when people think a
witty person is just being, well, witty and clever as always, and that it's
acceptable and perhaps doesn't require any reprimanding, perhaps on any
level.

And I do agree with Fred, the admin was perhaps just reacting to what they
saw - after some of the stories, talk page comments, and behavior of some
users - of any gender - I can see how the occasional admin jumps the gun.
It's very easy to do when you have good faith while trying to defend the
users of an environment you care so deeply about.

I have also been described as a snarky, witty, clever (among other
names....) person and even to this day I open my big mouth and regret what I
say, on occasion. I also expect to be reprimanded when I'm out of line and
while that comment might not have been extreme (as Fluffernutter pointed
out), other comments have been that other users have been made on Wikipedia
and related projects, and people most often walk off without being "taught"
a lesson.

I think it's fascinating. But, perhaps I'm in the minority (oh wait, I am
;-)...ok..just being witty!)...

-Sarah


On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 9:22 PM, <icewedge at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is there any way to criticize a any action justified with "sexism"
> without adding to the persecution complex here? Honest question.
>
> Blocking a user for comments made a week prior falls a mile out of
> standard process. Blocking a user who tries to explain himself without
> begging for mercy falls a mile out of process. It was a ridiculous
> power trip by the blocking admin and was over turned as such.
>
> The only concerning thing in the thread was how a bogus block was
> sized upon and defended as an opportunity to crusade against the
> "boyzone [sic]".
>
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