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Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by aes256 on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @12:49PM (#4665311)
/r/creepshots was almost exclusively photos of women, very few of whom were obviously underage, in public places.

The extent to which these photos were "sexually suggestive" was largely in control of the women concerned. If you're going to wear low-cut tops, yoga pants, etc. then a photo of yourself taken in public may be interpreted as sexually suggestive.

Contributors to the subreddit were just posting things they had seen in public. What's wrong with that?

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Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by tptacek on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @12:52PM (#4665318)
You realize that this argument about the implied consent to sexualize someone based on their attire is extremely fraught, right?
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Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by aes256 on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @01:01PM (#4665377)
Since when did people need consent to post pictures they took, legally, of people in public, where these people have no expectation of privacy, then post them on the Internet with words to the effect of "I find this person physically attractive, I would like to have sexual relations with this person"?

I can sexualize whatever I like, thank you very much.

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Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by tptacek on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @01:03PM (#4665384)
That is a repellant point of view, but I don't have the patience to argue about it further.
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Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by rmc on Thursday October 18, 2012 @03:53PM (#4670737)
Some countries recognise the right of privacy. In which case, it is illegal to distribute personal information (like photos) of people without their consent.
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Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by rmc on Thursday October 18, 2012 @03:53PM (#4670735)
Women (or anyone really) do not give consent to be photographed for sexual purposes merely for wearing a certain type of clothing in public.
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