On Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:50:07 +0200, Per Jessen wrote:
I know I should take my own medicine and just shut up, so I'll (try to) keep it short.
Fair enough, and I'll do the same here. :-)
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.
This type of action against a minority group often doesn't cause any visible problems, but that doesn't make it right or even OK.
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.
That's a question of choice or local custom (or both), which is why it's important to consider a broader audience than just the most 'permissive' audience. The fact that some members of a group voluntarily decide to show more skin than others doesn't mean it's OK to objectify the entire membership of the group. Anyways, we're getting more off-topic now, I think, so I'd be happy to continue the conversation via private e-mail - feel free to reply to me off-list if you want to continue the discussion. Jim -- Jim Henderson Please keep on-topic replies on the list so everyone benefits -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-project+help@opensuse.org