What a foul Munter

[mudskipper]

He just knows where the line is as he constantly tiptoes up to it with some agility...

[BrilloPad]

He doesn't, I didn't get to the end of the thread.

He just knows where the line is as he constantly tiptoes up to it with some agility...

Are you feeling okay? Its very unlike the mods to communicate on banning subjects.

[doodab]

My only question is whether the mods would react in the same way to a thread insulting a mans appearance. If they would then I don't see a problem.

[mudskipper]

My only question is whether the mods would react in the same way to a thread insulting a mans appearance. If they would then I don't see a problem.

Perhaps you could find such a thread and see?

[doodab]

Perhaps you could find such a thread and see?

If I could be bothered. Men are generally insulted for different reasons as no one cares what they look like. Perhaps that should be taken into account as well.

[mudskipper]

If I could be bothered. Men are generally insulted for different reasons as no one cares what they look like. Perhaps that should be taken into account as well.

I think Bunk described the problem well. It wasn't the insult per se that was the issue, it was the fact that her being a 'munter' had nothing to do with the story. It's endemic - commenting on a woman's appearance (both good and bad) as if it adds/detracts from whatever the issue being discussed is - it's much less common with men. Think about how many have commented on Tracy Emin's appearance compared to Damien Hirst for example.

How about: Butt-face talks about avalanche (OK, he's not that ugly, but you get the drift...)

[doodab]

I think Bunk described the problem well. It wasn't the insult per se that was the issue, it was the fact that her being a 'munter' had nothing to do with the story. It's endemic - commenting on a woman's appearance (both good and bad) as if it adds/detracts from whatever the issue being discussed is - it's much less common with men. Think about how many have commented on Tracy Emin's appearance compared to Damien Hirst for example.

Yes, commenting on womens appearance is endemic, but that's because people care what women look like. One could argue that the real sexism is in the apathy shown towards mens appearance, especially when so many of them are so vain.

It's a double edged sword. Many women I know would be quite upset if no one gave a tulip what they looked like, e.g. noticed they'd had a haircut or made an effort to dress up. They would be even more upset if other women didn't notice. You can't have that situation one the one hand and live in a world where no one notices appearences on the other.

One could also argue the original post was about her appearance, not the story, so whether it had anything to do with the story or not is irrelevant.

Obviously this sort of thing doesn't really upset me that much as I'm not a woman, but I'm hard pressed to imagine a situation where a post arbitrarily insulting a random man would provoke a similar sort of outrage.

[Dactylion]

Butt-face talks about avalanche (OK, he's not that ugly, but you get the drift...)

More plug than face - Shirley?

[mudskipper]

Yes, commenting on womens appearance is endemic, but that's because people care what women look like. One could argue that the real sexism is in the apathy shown towards mens appearance, especially when so many of them are so vain.

It's a double edged sword. Many women I know would be quite upset of no one gave a tulip what they looked like, e.g. noticed they'd had a haircut or made an effort to dress up. They would be even more upset if other women didn't notice. You can't have that situation one the one hand and live in a world where no one notices appearences on the other.

Think about: (I'm making this up...!)

"The lovely Sue Barker presents Question of Sport"

"Clare Balding presents the Horse Show"

Is there a problem?

[speling bee]

Perhaps you could find such a thread and see?

There must be plenty of such threads about Fatty.