A modest proposal

[valuvsmk]

May I please request of the moderators, following the A. Coulter/C. Rice thread, in the interest of holding a high moral ground in this forum, that they use the following guidelines (in the interest of equal treatment):

Please do not allow posters to use the words "hunk", "stud", "sex machine" or any other related terms in regard to male skaters, as such terms dehumanize them and are sexist. Any threads containing such language should be locked immediately, if not deleted.

Any references of any kind to any part of male anatomy (thighs, arms, buns, etc.) should also obviously be considered dehumanizing and sexist language and be subject to the same treatment.

Obviously, such references have absolutely nothing to do with a skater's ability on the ice, any more than similar references to female skaters do, and are irrelevant to a skater's skills.

I personally would consider any deviation by the moderators in enforcing bans on such language in reference to male skaters as opposed to female skaters to be sexist and offensive in nature, and not part of an open, welcoming, non-sexist atmosphere which should be cultivated at MKF.

Thank your for your attention to this post.

[fanforever]

ITA! Please, let's keep this board with a family-like environment. :)

[scheherazade]

Huh? I must have missed something....

[Budda_lovin]

I'm with you Scheherazade, I must have missed something. I know the things that were mentioned happen, but they are few and far between. (I can't personally think of an instance at the moment, but I'm guessing there has to have been one at some point.) I think that MKF is very family friendly, and that's why I like it. Most people on this board are conscious and respectful of the fact that there are kids that visit this board and people that don't want to hear that kind of stuff anyway.

Are you referring to a topic in Random chat? That is the only place I can thinking of that sometimes crosses the line of being family friendly, or just plain friendly.

[DaveSato]

Part of figure skating is the asthetic quality of a skaters "presentation". Their musculature and body lines are part of their "presentation". Therefore, as long as the language doesn't get too out of control, saying somebody has a great body or rear-end is not the end of the world. That's just like saying a costume is attractive. It's part of the presentation. I think MKF is very family oriented and to restrict language even further for some "uptight" folks is going to an extreme in my opinion.

[Jarrett]

Yes..... "uptight" :| ITA Dave

[Heather]

Well, unless this has completely gone over my head (which is possible, LOL), I took this request as a bit sarcastic, a joke based on what took place in a closed thread in random chat. (For the record, the thread was closed because the thread was verying off topic to the point of bashing and personal attacks. It was not closed because of any sexist comments. This is made clear by the moderator's post before they closed the thread.)

So, no need to debate this subject, or talk about posters being uptight or not. I was hoping it would just disappear, but it hasn't, so that's why I'm replying. ;) valuvsmk, feel free to PM me if you have an honest concern.

[Jarrett]

oh, if that was sarcastic (funny) let me be the first to laugh.... :|


j/k :lol