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BainsBane

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32. It's important because

Reply to redqueen (Reply #20)

Thu Aug 21, 2014, 06:51 PM

Aug 2014

the more views that treat women are less are treated as just another opinion, the more bigotry is reinforced and perpetuated. That's as true for misogyny as any other kind of bigotry.

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Fark To Add 'Misogyny' to List of Bannable Offenses [View all] REP Aug 2014 OP

It's not impossible to ban BainsBane Aug 2014 #1

True. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #4

I know of a site that bans for hateful language REP Aug 2014 #21

Post removed Post removed Aug 2014 #31

Excellent catch, REP. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #2

Rough...... whistler162 Aug 2014 #3

I think those are tags for the article, not things being banned. cyberswede Aug 2014 #9

You're correct; I just didn't edit them out REP Aug 2014 #26

About time Gormy Cuss Aug 2014 #5

Hopefully other sites will follow suit etherealtruth Aug 2014 #6

"This represents enough of a departure from pretty much how every other large internet community redqueen Aug 2014 #20

YES!!!!!!! n/t etherealtruth Aug 2014 #25

It's important because BainsBane Aug 2014 #32

It's a really encouraging thing REP Aug 2014 #24

Thank you, Fark bigtonka Aug 2014 #7

Thought crimes and expressions of one's thoughts are not acceptable. Hoppy Aug 2014 #8

Well that didn't take very long at all. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #10

Oh FFS. cyberswede Aug 2014 #11

Oh this is an outrage .... etherealtruth Aug 2014 #12

Sooo, no rules then? ljm2002 Aug 2014 #13

And to carry that line of thinking further, DU has no business banning rightwing/Republican posters Arugula Latte Aug 2014 #28

Hence the phrase... Phentex Aug 2014 #14

LOL, a deleted post is not criminal punishment.....read the TOS *you agreed to*- would ya? bettyellen Aug 2014 #16

Check out the Yahoo boards & Youtube comments and get back to me, Hopalong. bullwinkle428 Aug 2014 #17

Which would totally apply if it was the government saying no one could do this. stevenleser Aug 2014 #22

People are free to express any opinion they want. Fark is free to refuse to host any opinion they Brickbat Aug 2014 #29

Think whatever you like but, if you do not filter from the brain to the keyboard, a jury might take Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #37

This gives me hope that it might happen here. n/t seaglass Aug 2014 #15

!!!!!! redqueen Aug 2014 #18

Technological reasons? BainsBane Aug 2014 #33

That's a quote from the Jezebel piece REP Aug 2014 #34

I realize that BainsBane Aug 2014 #35

Yeah, I was just looking for something to reply to to kick :-) REP Aug 2014 #36

I like your honesty BainsBane Aug 2014 #41

Yes cwydro Aug 2014 #19

K&R nt stevenleser Aug 2014 #23

Wait, someone still visits fark?!? n/t X_Digger Aug 2014 #27

More people than visit here. nt redqueen Aug 2014 #30

! Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #38

So are they going to change "Boobies" to something else for "First Post"? moriah Aug 2014 #39

Why change it? They're adorable! REP Aug 2014 #40