Posting T&A threads helps to create a hostile environment for women here.

[cui bono]

715. So sexual harassment laws in the workplace are silly?

This isn't just the wide old internet. This is a specific place on the internet. And it is a political board that is supposedly frequented by progressives.

Again, I don't think your analogy is the right one because I can and do drop the f-bomb as much as I want at my workplace. The worst that would happen is the people I'm working with might not hire me again on the next project. But there are no laws against it. There are laws against sexual harassment, which is what this would most likely fall under in the workplace.

You are conflating things that are simply undesirable to things that are discrimination, oppression and harassment. It's just not the same thing. Now if you equated it to racism and homophobia you'd be on the mark. We didn't choose to be women, Mormons choose to be Mormon. And someone using the f-bomb in no way oppresses Mormonism.

As to the thought control, I haven't seen that so I don't know. All I know is that it is clear that there are people on this board who don't understand what a problem ojectification is and how rude it is to flaunt it on here, so what I can do is try to get it off here and try to explain to those who don't get it why it's an issue.

But even if those people don't understand why it's an issue, as it is a matter of oppression and hostility, the least they can do is be respectful and considerate. Keep in mind that even if you don't see it, it's just like racism or homophobia, so why would you want to purposely offend and agitate your fellow DUers? What does it hurt you or anyone else to not post T&A threads? It doesn't. It only makes you a considerate human being. What's wrong with that.

The bottom line of the common response seems to be that you/others don't want to be told what to do. It's really not about that, it's simply about respecting women and showing them consideration. The ego should just be left out of it.