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lapislzi

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38. Well, that's just it. Everything ISN'T.

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 03:17 PM

Sep 2012

Post a photo of breastfeeding and it will be taken down. (Note: I have not tried this, as my child is 18 and would probably object if I tried to nurse her now).

Post something disgustingly racist or homophobic and it will be taken down.

And yet, there is a page called "Olympic Wife Beating Team." And this is OK how, exactly? (It has 39 likes, btw)

And don't even get me started on the cesspool that is Reddit.

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Facebook's misogyny problem [View all] lapislzi Sep 2012 OP

"NOT to censor misogynistic content." damn good thing us women "own" the B word now and no longer seabeyond Sep 2012 #1

you mean people tie their profiles to these sites? zazen Sep 2012 #2

If you "like" a page, you are linked to that page. Stargazer09 Sep 2012 #4

it is a skewed world of disrespect to women, that we women are suppose to embrace. seabeyond Sep 2012 #6

If you "like" something, it appears on your profile. lapislzi Sep 2012 #7

I really hate Facebook Stargazer09 Sep 2012 #3

Like any website, you get want you want out of it. bigwillq Sep 2012 #5

That's just the point. They are selective in what they take down. lapislzi Sep 2012 #8

Protest by not using it. bigwillq Sep 2012 #24

Before I give up on FB, which has its uses lapislzi Sep 2012 #25

Good Luck with that. bigwillq Sep 2012 #26

I know. And it makes me tired. lapislzi Sep 2012 #27

Facebook is a part of the Internet M_M Sep 2012 #9

ahhhh, racism and homophobia not allowed. misogyny, meh, deal with it. thank you so much seabeyond Sep 2012 #10

I love you, seabeyond lapislzi Sep 2012 #12

that is good to hear. and... backatcha, woman. thank you seabeyond Sep 2012 #13

I am just so sick of being told I have no sense of humor. lapislzi Sep 2012 #14

" (That doesn't happen, does it??)" seabeyond Sep 2012 #15

Ugh, it is so beyond my tiny comprehension threshold lapislzi Sep 2012 #16

i have been addressing this with kids whenever i see it come up. seabeyond Sep 2012 #19

You got it, Seabeyond. whathehell Sep 2012 #29

Inteteresting.. for the life of me, I can`t see where that poster said what you think he said opiate69 Sep 2012 #32

it is dismissive. racism and homophobia is an "internet issue" and yet.... FB deals seabeyond Sep 2012 #35

See, that`s not what I got out of it.. opiate69 Sep 2012 #39

This does NOT make misogyny ok. ananda Sep 2012 #11

Well then... opiate69 Sep 2012 #33

Christ, what's the deal? Shitty Mitty Sep 2012 #40

I can make you a sandwich if you'd like xmas74 Sep 2012 #17

my husband's sandwiches are to die for. he takes the time to do all kinds of stuff seabeyond Sep 2012 #18

I work in a catering department xmas74 Sep 2012 #20

you are a prize, lol. coolest. seabeyond Sep 2012 #21

Soups are easy. xmas74 Sep 2012 #22

My husband and daughter are epic sandwich makers. lapislzi Sep 2012 #23

"Just kidding" is the first refuge of the violently ignorant when they are called on it. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2012 #28

Wait - you're expecting a capitalist org in a capitalist country... Taverner Sep 2012 #30

I expect censorship guidelines to be applied consistently and fairly. lapislzi Sep 2012 #34

You may see them as equals. I may see them as equals. But the population at large doesn't Taverner Sep 2012 #41

(high fives Taverner) lapislzi Sep 2012 #43

Wow... I had no idea such things were on Facebook arcane1 Sep 2012 #31

Facebook has 950 million users; pretty much everything's on there by now. (nt) Posteritatis Sep 2012 #36

Well, that's just it. Everything ISN'T. lapislzi Sep 2012 #38

This is why I shun FB. Brigid Sep 2012 #37

They delete breastfeeding photos obamanut2012 Sep 2012 #42