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In reply to the discussion: Posting T&A threads helps to create a hostile environment for women here. [View all]LostOne4Ever
(9,289 posts)I was Juror number 2.
[div class="excerpt" style="margin-left:1em; border:1px solid #bfbfbf; border-radius:0.4615em; box-shadow:3px 3px 3px #999999;"]On Tue Feb 18, 2014, 02:06 PM an alert was sent on the following post:
Kate Upton Defies Gravity In Amazing Sports Illustrated Spread (Zero G / In Space)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024521817
REASON FOR ALERT
This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.
ALERTER'S COMMENTS
I understand that we've been arguing about the swimsuit issue recently. But this is just here to look at boobies. And flamebait.
You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Tue Feb 18, 2014, 02:22 PM, and the Jury voted 2-4 to LEAVE IT.
Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Don't like it , hide it. Things around here are getting absurd.
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: The question to me is if the post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over the top, or otherwise inappropriate.
Obviously the post is not hurtful, rude, or over the top. This leaves disruptive, insensitive, or inappropriate. I think this post is pushing the boundary on these, but im honestly unsure if it crosses the line.
Could this have been put here to disrupt? Yes, but I could also see it being because of naivete. So I decided to run a test. Did the poster participate in the 3 big flame wars we had the other day? If so I will vote hide. If not, I will vote leave. I did not find him using ctrl f in the threads by Riffrandell, Redqueen, or Boston Bean.
Voting to leave. Sorry.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Obvious troll is obvious.
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: seriously..boobies??...look at her eyes..beautiful
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.
I was conflicted on the vote, and thought the best way to decide was to check 3 of the bigger threads from a couple of days ago to see if this poster had participated and was trolling or if he was simply clueless. I did not see his name come up and due to his low post count assumed he was a clueless newbie.
It was not my intention to help create a hostile environment, rather I simply wanted to be objective in my judgment. I honestly did not even think of that and was just focused on did it meet the criteria of "disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate."
I believe deeply in egalitarianism and helping promote the idea that women are equal to men. I believe in Feminism. I thought I had managed to shed my own biases, but the fact that I did not even consider the effect of my vote on the environment shows that I failed.
I should have voted to hide it for being inappropriate.
I am truly and deeply sorry.