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In reply to the discussion: Are there women here who are not offended by the SI cover or Kate Upton's spread? [View all]BainsBane
(57,760 posts)but this is a place that is meant to have some lose allegiance to the Democratic Party, which values diversity. If you think diversity shouldn't matter on this website and that DU should not follow policies that are common in public places and Democratic party offices, then you can say so. If you think diversity and equality are not important, so be it. But I'm not going to let anyone get away with pretending there is anything liberal about creating a hostile environment for women and people of color. It is supremely reactionary. People do not get to pass off reactionary efforts to create a white male dominated space as liberal because it's not. It's eschewing decades of progress.
Additionally, 167 people recommended Warren Stupidity's thread arguing those pics contribute to a hostile environment.
Note that I did not say the law controlled DU. I explicitly said if one thinks DU should not promote a climate of diversity, "that is of course your choice." It is not a choice in places governed by the law.