Jim Henderson wrote:
I'd say that for something like this, fairly conservative rules are what would make sense. In this case, we're talking about the objectification of women, and I think you'd be hard pressed to find a modern culture that deemed that acceptable.
Yet it happens all the time and in many places it's not considered a big deal. That's not the same as saying it's acceptable, but that's is also not a reason for us - the openSUSE project - to be spending a lot of time and words on discussing it, not to mention trying to do something about it.
It's easy to sit back and say it's "not a big deal" when one is not a part of the group that something offensive is being offensive about.
I know I should take my own medicine and just shut up, so I'll (try to) keep it short. I tend to think it's no big deal because - it affects half the poulation of any given country, but without causing any visible problems. Nobody is out demonstrating, fighting on the barricades, throwing fire-bombs, writing long and boring letters to their favourite editors etc etc. Instead, the female population of many countries frequently and voluntarily wear less clothing than the ones that sparked this debate. I regularly visit both northern and southern Europe, and it is certainly the case in e.g. Greece and Denmark. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (18.7°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org