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Just a thought: if every American here railing against the ridiculously prudish American culture could pretty please keep in mind that if they offer a service t
by bowlofpetunias 13y ago
Just a thought: if every American here railing against the ridiculously prudish American culture could pretty please keep in mind that if they offer a service that for instance bans people from posting pictures or distributing apps because "boobies", you are part of the problem.
This is often so easily dismissed on HN as "my product, my rules", when it is actually a political statement of support for, or at least surrender to, the notion that nudity is something wrong and shameful, especially for women.
You wanna solve the problem, start by cleaning up your own act, and take the anti-"porn" provisions out of your TOS, and stop crucifying your users for posting ordinary holiday snapshots because, "boobies".
- marvin 13y agoThis should be blatantly obvious, but thank you for pointing it out. I think that many people are blind to social expectations, taboos and their social context. I think Paul Graham's essay about mental fashions is a great summary of this type of mental stretching, but most people fall far from the philosophic ideal of being able to see society's unwritten rules from a distance. http://paulgraham.com/say.html http://paulgraham.com/say.html