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13. Another win for the hide/lock/ban crowd that thinks it's their duty to protect DU

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Thu Jun 12, 2014, 12:35 PM

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OMG!!! A n*pple was posted in GD! NSFW! NSFW! NSFW! (Why are you people [View all] ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 OP

Jury results. rug Jun 2014 #1

So, the very natural act of a mother feeding her baby is NSFW??? ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #3

The alert message says the person was going to get in trouble at work BainsBane Jun 2014 #10

The alerter will get in trouble for not working to begin with! Jeez! nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #12

Not unless he works in some Chinese factory BainsBane Jun 2014 #16

Exactly. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #20

Bingo laundry_queen Jun 2014 #31

So, OTHER people should have to pay the price for your crusade? joeglow3 Jun 2014 #70

My crusade? LMAO. laundry_queen Jun 2014 #155

"YOUR problem you lose your job, not mine." joeglow3 Jun 2014 #167

i am at work and on du why, why can i? break leftyohiolib Jun 2014 #73

When did you become expert on everyone's job? CreekDog Jun 2014 #169

Actually, I am an expert. I researched yesterday and... ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #170

If they're going to get in trouble for that, then they're probably already in trouble for reading DU corkhead Jun 2014 #29

And with that,..... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #176

Why are they playing on the Intertubes at WORK! Get busy you peon! Be productive! snooper2 Jun 2014 #34

The person should get in trouble for not doing work at work. pnwmom Jun 2014 #57

I am on my computer, at lunch, reading DU joeglow3 Jun 2014 #66

to be honest awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #93

There was a request to add a NSFW warning since many companies have zero tolerance towards any type TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #11

Ok, what was the first offense in this transaction? Was it the nipple first, or the ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #17

Some employers are tolerant of letting their employees look at social media sites. TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #51

An image of a breastfeeding infant is not pornography and anyone ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #56

I didn't say it was pornography and personally I'm not offended. TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #80

Well, I don't really care if the "people (who) are offended by nudity ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #89

You are still missing the point tkmorris Jun 2014 #85

No i'm not missing the point. My point is being missed: That a breastfeeding image is ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #90

It doesnt matter what YOU think.. Mrdrboi Jun 2014 #168

I agree with you. What if you were browsing art museums on your lunch hour and a painting of a CTyankee Jun 2014 #141

Good point. I'd like to see the response to your question... nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #143

Do those zero tolerance policies ban shirtless photos of men? pnwmom Jun 2014 #59

Yes those zero tolerance policies should ban shirtless photos of men. In effect, it creates a TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #107

Is having a photo on display at work comparable to pnwmom Jun 2014 #158

It is if you're at work. Arkana Jun 2014 #109

SMH. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #116

But, note, it is okay to call someone an "asshole" in an alert message jberryhill Jun 2014 #165

imo: calling someone an asshole isn't alright. In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #177

"Really? I clicked on your post now I'm gonna get flagged at work." WilliamPitt Jun 2014 #14

IKR??? Jeez! nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #19

i thought the same thing. nt m-lekktor Jun 2014 #27

Come on... Will CherokeeDem Jun 2014 #38

I can surf the web at work hack89 Jun 2014 #171

And presumably using "Asshole" in electronic communications IS safe for work. mathematic Jun 2014 #49

Anyone who would "get in trouble at work" for that pic needs to start looking for a new job, or MADem Jun 2014 #61

Probably so. TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #134

The juror that said jberryhill is an ass should be alerted on zeemike Jun 2014 #91

had it escaped? napkinz Jun 2014 #2

"They usually come in pairs." FSogol Jun 2014 #7

Nipples are nature's bullets. onehandle Jun 2014 #4

I got injured by one once. Apparently even middle-aged women are now ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #6

A risky practice. TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #15

What was your first clue? WinkyDink Jun 2014 #87

Watch out for fembots, baby! Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2014 #163

Alert! onehandle Jun 2014 #164

What's disgusting is that it was hidden -- shows how utterly farcical the "Underground" part villager Jun 2014 #5

And some people are bitching in the jury results that "Really? I clicked on your post ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #9

Again, you can't be part of any "Underground" if you're quavering about getting "caught villager Jun 2014 #21

It's horrific I tell ya' sharp_stick Jun 2014 #8

Another win for the hide/lock/ban crowd that thinks it's their duty to protect DU rhett o rick Jun 2014 #13

Fake "Undergrounders" in title only, Rhett. Quaveringly, angrily holding up the status quo villager Jun 2014 #22

I would think "liberal" BainsBane Jun 2014 #148

But of course. But to censor something on a liberal site because the odd chance that the odd rhett o rick Jun 2014 #161

1. people can take breaks from work, so dont be so judgmental La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #18

Are you the alerter? Is this not, to villager's point, the Democratic "Underground"? Also, ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #23

i am not the alerter. i don't have a corporate job. just because it has underground in its name La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #26

Do you seriously consider this website underground? Seems pretty mainstream to me. n/t seaglass Jun 2014 #35

that's the whole fucking problem with this place. Some of us prefer the ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #36

Haha, good luck - I do not see that happening at all, that was for the first few years of DU when it seaglass Jun 2014 #44

Does that require being inconsiderate? BainsBane Jun 2014 #47

With underground ads and everything? hack89 Jun 2014 #172

Looks to me like some people BainsBane Jun 2014 #42

indeed La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2014 #78

For 30 years my "modern-day workplace" was the construction site that ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #96

It doesn't take a lot of imagination BainsBane Jun 2014 #124

I think they do. nt redqueen Jun 2014 #103

Indeed. Some of the responses here have been crazy. arcane1 Jun 2014 #154

Time to Panic 4Q2u2 Jun 2014 #24

I'm retired,but those NSFW warnings are sufrommich Jun 2014 #25

This is du. NCTraveler Jun 2014 #28

I'm not taking anything personal. I'm laffing my ass off at it, lol. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #30

My bad. Didn't take the rant or follow up comments as you laughing. NCTraveler Jun 2014 #41

Why did you put an asterisk in the word nipple? n/t seaglass Jun 2014 #32

Now there is NippleGate?!?! SunsetDreams Jun 2014 #33

Have things changed so much that a pic from a parenting site is not allowed in the workplace? herding cats Jun 2014 #37

If the image of a breastfeeding baby is NSFW, then that employee should seriously ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #39

It just seems so odd to think your system admin is gonna blow a fuse because you saw a baby eating herding cats Jun 2014 #48

A parenting site is not immune.... CherokeeDem Jun 2014 #52

How would an average poster know what to label as NSFW if your work is that strict? herding cats Jun 2014 #63

An average person.... CherokeeDem Jun 2014 #74

I think you misunderstood me. herding cats Jun 2014 #132

It's misogyny! you know how many times I have posted HOF snooper2 Jun 2014 #40

Alerting. riqster Jun 2014 #45

Cute and I get the reference. boston bean Jun 2014 #60

LOL, I was going back to our Meta days when everyone was HOF HOF HOF snooper2 Jun 2014 #62

Now, that SHOULD come with a HUGH WARNING! Jamastiene Jun 2014 #71

It must be time for this: riqster Jun 2014 #43

NSFW. Like you said, why are you surfing DU while you are supposed to be working? NightWatcher Jun 2014 #46

See post #51. You might be surprised. TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #53

You gotta put that NSFW LittleBlue Jun 2014 #50

the nipple = no problem. the accompanying statement = Huge Problem. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #54

yeah, I could give a shit about the nipple. boston bean Jun 2014 #58

thank goodness I am not the only One to take it that way. To me, it was one of the most Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #64

Opportunistic. nt redqueen Jun 2014 #68

thought crossed my mind for sure. boston bean Jun 2014 #69

It was a cheap shot for sure. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #110

The gunz angle wasn't the reason for the alert. The nipple was. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #82

I realize that. However, had I been on the jury I would have hidden for the offensive statement and Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #97

Why are people on DU at work? LWolf Jun 2014 #55

Definitely not. There are a lot of posts on DU during business hours, I would suspect they aren't seaglass Jun 2014 #72

People working at home LWolf Jun 2014 #81

Yeah, I don't block myself from anything :-) I have the impression that a lot of companies seaglass Jun 2014 #112

OFFS! dixiegrrrrl Jun 2014 #65

Putting a NSFW tag on stuff has been standard procedure here for years. redqueen Jun 2014 #67

An image of breastfeeding is NSFW? ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #77

It's cute how you're referring to a picture clearly showing a woman's nipple redqueen Jun 2014 #94

Are you saying 'I don't have two brain cells to rub together"? And, what is going ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #98

women's nipples ... just to clarify and Yes redqueen Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #99

I'm not feigning outrage. I'm full-on laffing my ass off that the image in jberryhill's ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #101

you need to refer to the fact that business's and their morality is the problem. otherwise, you Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #108

I have gotten judged multiple times in this thread and you're lecturing me? Ha! nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #111

no, I asked you a simple question. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #113

So, I'm not to judge, but be judged? I think that hiding that because it was NSFW ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #115

I never said what you are trying to imply. but, thanks for the comments. you continue to underwhelm. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #118

Good. But that's your judgement. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #119

no shit, sherlock. the underwhelment continues. stand by for further boredom. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #122

If you were bored, you'd have hidden the thread and moved on. You're not bored. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #123

sometimes I find ennui extremely fascinating ... Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #129

Now I'm navel gazing for thinking a baby in the company of a nipple being NSFW is absurd? nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #137

What happened that created such a strong need for attention joeglow3 Jun 2014 #178

" We all already know the answer." ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #180

Heads explode! hunter Jun 2014 #75

Scanners! countryjake Jun 2014 #159

I was wondering what John Ashcroft was up to these days underpants Jun 2014 #76

I see nipples everyday and i am fine.nt bravenak Jun 2014 #79

OT, but anyone old enough to remember the "Nipple Server" on the Internet 0.9? MisterP Jun 2014 #83

I remember it. Funny as heck. MineralMan Jun 2014 #100

I just saw it awoke_in_2003 Jun 2014 #84

That thread was hidden? Un fucking believable. Crunchy Frog Jun 2014 #86

Do any of you work in places where you can't have any break?? The "You shouldn't be reading DU WinkyDink Jun 2014 #88

It's really not baffling at all. Put that bit of idiotic nonsense together redqueen Jun 2014 #102

This message was self-deleted by its author Zorra Jun 2014 #92

They should be considered students, not conservatives nolabels Jun 2014 #104

And they are doing it by adopting the most radical left position they can zeemike Jun 2014 #105

And they're turning some long-time DUers sour too, as witnessed a few posts up. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #106

... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #95

There is no reason to get excited about a post that was sure to be hidden. Kaleva Jun 2014 #114

Who's excited? nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #117

You realize that Your OP appears to be exicted what with all the caps and EXCLAMTION POINTS Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #120

You realize that I'm making fun of something, right? I'm not excited in the way you imply. ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #121

as I am all over this thread that would be a good guess. what you fail to understand is that Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #125

Well aren't you just smug and better than me because you don't like my thread? ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #127

*whoosh* Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #133

... ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #135

That should clear everything up Tuesday - this thread is very dumb and I'm out. :-) n/t seaglass Jun 2014 #136

Your OP isn't written in a calm manner. Kaleva Jun 2014 #126

I play with nipples all the time liberal N proud Jun 2014 #128

A picture of an apple got someone in trouble? postulater Jun 2014 #130

And even after that Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction thing Zambero Jun 2014 #131

Next, someone will discover we have a tentacle... ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #138

Difficult to perceive which is more daffy.. LanternWaste Jun 2014 #139

Both, actually. Indeed, ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #140

Cool, self-validating pretense. LanternWaste Jun 2014 #156

Or, perhaps.... opiate69 Jun 2014 #147

Is this a lesson in how to correctly make a post? Like, I'm supposed to read ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #150

PM incoming opiate69 Jun 2014 #151

Can you repeat that? RiffRandell Jun 2014 #162

Hey, at least it wasn't the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. RiffRandell Jun 2014 #142

Riff, good to see you! I see I am in good company, lol! =) nt ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #145

Not according to some I'm sure, but thanks anyway. RiffRandell Jun 2014 #153

This message was self-deleted by its author Duppers Jun 2014 #144

Interestingly enough, the jury made a 4-3 decision to hide the post TexasTowelie Jun 2014 #146

Self-employed. Legal liability? Really? For a baby/nipple pic? SMDH! Still, ChisolmTrailDem Jun 2014 #149

No, it is not absurd hack89 Jun 2014 #173

It was actually hidden at 12:13 this afternoon. Kaleva Jun 2014 #152

Jberryhill's thread sat safely in GD the entire night, it was hidden this morning countryjake Jun 2014 #157

No, ideally, breast feeding pictures shouldn't be considered NSFW. Tommy_Carcetti Jun 2014 #160

Thread from last year full of dudes with their naked schlongs a-dangling LadyHawkAZ Jun 2014 #166

Ahhh .... memories polly7 Jun 2014 #175

Great suggestions. In_The_Wind Jun 2014 #179

Wait a minute... there was a baby in that picture? Demo_Chris Jun 2014 #174