Does Facebook have a problem with women?

[Demo_Chris]

27. Nice post (cont)

I think this corporate issue, and by this I mean Facebook failing to police this stuff, is attacking the wrong target.

The question in my mind is not "Why does Facebook allow this"? I think I have provided good enough reasons for that already, but there is a better one still. Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, these seem to me to be nothing more than a sort of alternate and twisted version of offline culture. These social sites do not control this culture and I doubt they could even curb it, at best they simply allow us to see it.

So the question is not, why does Facebook allow this, but rather, why does Teen Tiffany allow this from the people on her friend's list?

I say this with the acknowledgment that it is the person posting it who is responsible -- not Tiffany. However, in this case Tiffany and her friends have the power to instantly eliminate this kind of nonsense instantly. Tiffany doesn't need Facebook to do anything, she has all the power she needs to do this herself. And if enough people do that the jerks will quickly find themselves alone.

In my opinion, I would love to see a public awareness campaign similar to the "It Get's Better" gay rights / anti-bullying campaign, but directed at young ladies. Because it seems to me that's really what this is -- it's BULLYING, and girls need to know that they can stand up for themselves, they can say no, and if they do others will have their back. Imagine Michelle Obama, Ellen, Oprah, Hillary, female athletes and entertainers, P!nk would be all over that. And even men as well, perhaps Brad Pitt talking about how he likes strong confident women. I don't know. Anyway, that's just something I am thinking might help. I am sure it's been thought of a million times before.