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<blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 8678989" data-attributes="member: 7023840">I don't disagree with any of what you wrote; I have previously written that I appreciate the moderation here, and I think that it lends itself to a genuinely admirable signal to noise ratio.I am making a more general observation about the disparate treatment of sex (and related issues) as compared to other adult topics. Not just here, but in general. The reason this is so pernicious is that, in my view, it tends to be negatively reinforcing.Cultures that have issues around sexuality, tend to have ... issues around sexuality. Especially when they celebrate and glorify violence. Again. I find it remarkable and disheartening that we can so casually discuss violence, and yet the mere mention that there are people who might be involved in sex work causes an excess of pearl clutching (not to mention analogies that ... glorify violence! I mean ... wow).Look, if I was going to critique the actual moderation decision, I would simply say that it was likely a reaction to the juvenile manner in which the topic was discussed, which was much more &quot;20 years ago&quot; than reflecting current values. Almost like it was ... 13 year olds discussing it, who lived in a culture where the topic was subject to shame and sniggering.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Snarf Zagyg, post: 8678989, member: 7023840"] I don't disagree with any of what you wrote; I have previously written that I appreciate the moderation here, and I think that it lends itself to a genuinely admirable signal to noise ratio. I am making a more general observation about the disparate treatment of sex (and related issues) as compared to other adult topics. Not just here, but in general. The reason this is so pernicious is that, in my view, it tends to be negatively reinforcing. Cultures that have issues around sexuality, tend to have ... issues around sexuality. Especially when they celebrate and glorify violence. Again. I find it remarkable and disheartening that we can so casually discuss violence, and yet the mere mention that there are people who might be involved in sex work causes an excess of pearl clutching (not to mention analogies that ... glorify violence! I mean ... wow). Look, if I was going to critique the actual moderation decision, I would simply say that it was likely a reaction to the juvenile manner in which the topic was discussed, which was much more "20 years ago" than reflecting current values. Almost like it was ... 13 year olds discussing it, who lived in a culture where the topic was subject to shame and sniggering. [/QUOTE]

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