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In reply to the discussion: It is not about the swimsuit issue it is about basic respect for women [View all]The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)And as I outlined in my last post you are advocating for people doing just that - treating different women while expecting men to be one way and all women another. Which is something the op himself was saying.
And it is not twisting anything. Taking the core ideals/values presented here over time and applying them to this op is all I did.
Women need to be treated different here in GD because they can't handle seeing a magazine cover. We need to tread lightly on some topics because women don't have the strength to handle them and might get upset or be offended.
The op was not asking people to look at it based on it's own merits, debate the issues overall, but to be mindful when posting that some women get upset by these things so let's put on our knightly armor and protect them from something like an SI cover that may see any given day any place else.
It specifically calls out women as needing special treatment. You don't have the ability to hide or trash a thread, you get upset seeing something other women do, and you need us men to come together and cover your eyes from something like a magazine cover.
No mention that a lot of religious people who are men might be offended seeing such a thing - because, well, men who find such things as offensive are strong enough to view such things and debate them or simply just hide the thread and move on. No, you had a man telling you that women need us men to remember that women can't have the same 'toys/magazines' as women to discuss so let's put them in a different aisle of the store (group).