DU Has A Sexist Banning Policy

[THUNDER HANDS]

Ever seen one of those tombstone icons. They always say "Here Is A Disruptor - He Disrupted Poorly"

Why do we naturally assume that all disruptors are men?

I'm sure it's likely that since women are 52% of the population, they are going to come here and disrupt this board sooner or later.

I think we should find a gender-neutral term to put on the tombstone.

Maybe something like "Here Lies A Disruptor - It Disrupted Poorly" or something.

:D

There. Now go and argue with my samurai liberal logic.

[GOPisEvil]

1. How about "Here Lies A Poor Disruptor"?

:D

[THUNDER HANDS]

no, that would be a classist banning policy

Why are we to assume that all disruptors are poor?

:D

[GOPisEvil]

5. "Here lies one who has disrupted poorly"

How's that? :P

[THUNDER HANDS]

10. you know, thinking about it now

It kinda makes no sense to say "disrupted poorly" because it's not like you can disrupt well, can you?

I mean, to be technically correct we should say that they disrupted very well...so well, in fact, that they had to be banned.

:D

[GOPisEvil]

14. "Here lies one who has disrupted."

Jeez, you're a pain in the ass. :P

[name not needed]

8. because its hard to fake intelligence

[Kolesar]

17. unless you are Condi Rice

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

2. Tread lightly, sir.... I got warned for suggesting an alternate

tombstone with a Jewish motif... almost banned even.... so tread lightly.

[VelmaD]

3. I would agree with you...

but I'm still mad that you didn't put me on your top 10 sexiest women of 2003 list. So there. :P

[THUNDER HANDS]

6. well, the only reason I did that my dear

Is because you're on a whole 'nother level of sexiness. You couldn't even be counted among nine other women. :D

<hey, did I dig myself out of my hole yet>

[VelmaD]

12. Good answer

You're slowly working your way up and out of that hole. But I'd be betraying my entire gender if I didn't make you suffer for a little while longer. ;-)

[salin]

4. lol... MR - you've come a long way baby!

for the younger set - the phrase is a gendered reference to a gendered ad campaign for cigarettes targeted towards women...

[HEyHEY]

7. Here lies a disruptor

"THEY" disrupted poorly

[Padraig18]

9. How about "Here lies a disruptor--- good riddance!"

Catchy, don't ya think? :evilgrin:

[Gman]

11. I've always taken it as a play on the Indiana Jones movie

about the Holy Grail. When the Nazi drinks from the wrong cup the old knight said, "he chose poorly." Its the way the old knight says it that's kinda cool.

I'd add that even though women are 52% of the population, it my guess that maybe as much as even 100% of the time, its testerone charged white male right wingers that get banned.

[Kamika]

13. hah i POSTED EXACTLY SAME some months ago

I got an answer that it was a quote from something

[jus_the_facts]

15. I was thinkin' it was from a Monty Python movie.....

....but my memory is failin' me now dammit! :smoke:

[Kamika]

18. I think you're right

It's definetly something about Python

[Fridays Child]

16. "Here lies a disruptor who disrupted poorly" would work.

Maybe.

[pasadenaboy]

19. People are not its they are he or shes

An unfortunate limitation of our language is we do not have a gender neutral third person pronoun for the object of a sentence. the options are:

1) Use He meaning He or She
2) alternate use of he and she so it is clear there is not a gender determination being made.
3) Use the dreaded s/he

My preference is 2, than 1, than 3. I really hate 3, but some people like it.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

20. I think most disruptors are 'hes' but there was a 'she' tonight

and she was neither sexy nor cool, IMHO.

[VelmaD]

21. Is she gone yet?

And I agree - when someone picks a username like sexycool it's usually a sign that they are neither and know it.

[blondeatlast]

22. That cherry popped yet?

:evilgrin:

I just figure it's because us grrls disrupt rather well!