Fame Monster
Well-Known Member
I know it’s a joke, but this thread is probably a good example as to why you can’t win when trying to moderate the site. Delete it and some will complain about political correctness gone mad, excessive censorship etc. Leave it and others will complain about the casual sexism and misogyny on here. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
You are right and I’m sure moderating at times isn’t easy but surely the best way to change a sexist opinion is to expose them to alternative views rather than delete their opinion and pretend it doesn’t exist? For what it’s worth, this thread is a joke and a few years ago on here, it would have just been considered as harmless banter but I suppose there’s an underlying point that could be made from watching the Jeanette Winterson lecture before on the BBC. She makes the point that it’s unacceptable that there’s only circa 200 MPs in the House of Parliament but I honestly don’t think women care about politics as much as men so equality of outcome isn’t always fair, just or desirable.