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News Aggregator Fark Adds Misogyny Ban
An anonymous reader writes The news aggregator Fark is ancient in dot com terms. Users submit news links to the privately run site and tear it — and each other — to pieces in the discussion threads. (Sound familiar?) While the site isn't as popular as during the early 2000s, the privately run discussion forum has continued and has its champions. site operator Drew Curtis announced today that Gifs, references, jokes and comments involving sexism will be deleted. "Adam Savage once described to me the problem this way: if the Internet was a dude, we'd all agree that dude has a serious problem with women. We've actually been tightening up moderation style along these lines for awhile now, but as of today, the FArQ will be updated with new rules reminding you all that we don't want to be the He Man Woman Hater's Club. This represents enough of a departure from pretty much how every other large internet community operates that I figure an announcement is necessary."
Given how bare-knuckled Fark can be, is it time? Overdue?
Given how bare-knuckled Fark can be, is it time? Overdue?
They're the only ones with the rank hypocrisy
Wow, you're delusional.
While they may be the team that would exercise their hypocrisy by making that particular suggestion, it's only in expression that their hypocrisy differs from that of their "rivals," not intensity.
Well, you can put lipstick on a pig, not sure it makes it a princess, though.
as long as it stays in the kitchen
Who logs in to gdm? Not I, said the duck.
Holy hell what's next?
The fark moron must be trying to impress some Axe wound cum receptacle to wet his willy. Doesn't he know surprise buttsechs is easier?