[ELECTRON] [SPAM?] Re: pillows and videos

[Ben Rush]

What lovely read and I can't help throw in my two cents. Ben's sound and
very rational advice aside, this site - I believe, offers a coping strategy
for all us non combats on the forum.

It's also a good place to visit before letting that itchy 'send button'
trigger finger off the leash. If we could all just consult 'the voice'
first, we never stray.

The cure for all that ails:
www.zombo.com

Best,
Ben Rush

from phone hence terse
On Nov 10, 2011 12:34 PM, "m.hersh" <m.hersh at elec.gla.ac.uk> wrote:

> My question about whether or not this was a joke was a genuine request
> for information.  I nearly sent an email saying that I thought this was
> an inappropriate use of the Electron Club.  Then it occurred to me that
> this could be a 'joke', so I thought I should check it.  However, this
> does raise the issue of what uses are and are not appropriate.  While I
> do think that the wide range of uses we have a present is a strenght of
> the club, I think we do not to be careful with uses which could make
> some groups of people feel uncomfortable.
> Marion
>
> On 10/11/2011 10:55, Alice wrote:
> > On Nov 10, 2011 7:27 AM, "Gordon JC Pearce" <gordonjcp at gjcp.net> wrote:
> > [snip]
> >> I don't want to place myself in a situation where I have to deal with
> > people who may become angry and abusive because I accidentally poke their
> > delicate sensibilities, and I don't want to have to walk on eggshells
> lest
> > I upset the Vegan Christian Lesbian Nicaraguan Amputees Against Whaling
> > movement.
> >
> > I wasn't that bothered by the "joke" but then I was a programmer for 4
> > years a decade ago so had to become desensitised to objectification of
> > women to fit into the very male environment of back then.
> >
> > I am very bothered though by the responses to Marion saying she found it
> > offensive, especially  marginalising feminism like this.
> >
> >> You'll get my backing when you stop discriminating against men.
> > Where was there any discrimination against men?
> >
> > Do you think that the Electron club is somewhere that it is more likely
> > males or females might feel isolated and uncomfortable due to their sex?
> >
> > How can we create a space where nobody feels less able to participate due
> > to sex, race or class?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Alice
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