Rejecting comments, that is.
On my post comparing professional sports with prostitution, I have had to reject a comment.
But then, I honestly don't understand how anyone could expect the following comment to be allowed on a feminist blog, no matter what the sexuality and gender of the blog's owner, and no matter what the policy on unfettered uncensored debate:
"Women are sex objects.. And its a wonderful thing!"
Especially when the commenter's name happens to be a website address that is subtly (as subtle as a sledgehammer) linked to the text of the comment!
:shakes head:
Once more for the children at the back: Women are human. Women are people. Women are not sex objects. Women are not possessions. Women have the right to make their own choices unfettered by the expectations of men.
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
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Comments Moderation Policy
This blog is intended to be a place where I can develop my thoughts freely and get free and honest responses. Essentially, it is my safe space, and for that reason I have elected to maintain this blog as a moderated space. However, I am opposed in general to censorship and believe that usually the best way to kill a bad idea is with a better one, so very few comments will be rejected. Comments designed to cause offence for the sake of it (e.g. abusive or inflammatory remarks with no other content), or else those that I feel cross a boundary of human decency, are most likely to be rejected.
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sometimes i allow those types of comments on purpose - i like the commentor to get a taste of what it feels like to be shut the f up - usually when someone says something derogatory on a feminist blog, all the other commentors will jump on his/her case and that's almost better :)
ReplyDeleteIn the past, I've had lots of Male Rights Network folk stalk my blog for whatever reason, it's fun to let their comments through and sit back to watch the fireworks :)
Hi, FeministGal:
ReplyDeleteI guess maybe if I had more regular commenters on my musings, I might be tempted to do just that.
Also, bear in mind - that was the entire content of the post, and as I said, it appeared to be advertising a website to which I would rather not give the link or publicity.
(Anyway, obviously, I have made the comment public for folks to mock and ridicule to their hearts' content!)