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TexasTowelie

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80. I didn't say it was pornography and personally I'm not offended.

Thu Jun 12, 2014, 02:10 PM

Jun 2014

However, some people are offended by nudity no matter the context involved and describing those people as having a "problem" is judgmental. They are allowed to have their values, just like you and I are allowed to hold our individual values--but values aren't "problems." I've been around breast-feeding mothers and nearly all of them showed discretion by using blankets or nursing rooms. There is also an issue of appropriateness and context involved, particularly since people as young as 13 are allowed to join this Website.

Simply put, the post was provocative and I can understand why a jury would hide it. I'm not certain how I would have voted because I respect that it is a natural biological function, but so are other functions such as urinating and defecating. Does anybody really want to see pictures of those actions on DU?

I suspect that jberryhill was intentionally trying to be over-the-top with that post but I am uncertain as to his motivations. I believe that if he had placed an NSFW warning on the thread title as requested then the controversy would have been averted.

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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