Mod Post - Posts involving rape

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Just a note from your beloved Mod Team.

We've noticed a somewhat larger than usual number of posts which require the use of the trigger warning for rape.

Now, it's definitely within the boards remit to cover stories which feature rape (which is why we have the tag), and these are being tagged properly, so there's no complaint with any poster's behaviour in that regard, but....

Could we maybe give the subject a bit of a rest for a while please? Maybe post somethinn which doesn't feature it, if there's a choice?

It's a weird world out there at the moment, and if we could maybe skip some of the really dark stuff on SD for right now, that would be awesome, thanks.

Comments

[kurenai_tenka]

From your comment it seems that you clicked/read the posts in question. If there are contextual instances of rape that you find upsetting, perhaps avoid posts tagged with it altogether? As you've said, the tag does not provide context, so if there is a context where it could be a problem for you, then for your own wellbeing it would surely be better to avoid them all? The only alternative is refining the tag and creating additional ones, which I doubt is a solution anyone really wants.

[stubbleupdate]

Thank you for your concern about my wellbeing.

My wellbeing is not threatened by the posts, nor by reading them.

My concern was a from scrolling through the main page and thinking in general "There's a lot of rape going on here" and wondering if I was out of step with the ethos of the community.

It seems that I am.

[kurenai_tenka]

I'm glad to hear that you haven't been badly affected by anything on here. I was genuinely unsure if that was the case.

'It seems that I am.'

I'm not sure what you're replying to here? My comment about refining the tags? If so, perhaps it would be possible to (under the cut) add a little more detail on the content, for people who aren't sure.


But since you've said your issue is with the posts' overall existence, I'm thinking that probably isn't what you mean either?


Based on the comm's ethos (sidebar edition), if it was constantly rape as shown through a barrage of violent misogyny, then there would definitely be an argument to be had there (as that would go against 'woman-friendly' aspect). As someone has said above though, there should also be room for discussions on serious issues and how they're being portrayed.

I don't think, in general, that there are usually silly amounts of posts with rape tagged, it was just a coincidence that there were a few together recently. But I'm saddened to see people who contribute to the comm publicly shamed like this.

[stubbleupdate]

When I said "It seems that I am" I was referring to feeling out of step with the community's views. I was continuing my thought, not responding to yours.

I have no opinion or comment on refining the tags.

My thoughts don't go much further than "This guy has made 5 rape posts in 3 weeks...is that a lot?" I'm sure that if it came up when I was on the mod team (over a decade ago, and I know that cultures change) the other mods and I would have had a little chat about it. The consensus from speaking to one I'm still in touch with was "Uh, YES" we'd have had a concern about it

Your other points are very good. One thing that makes it difficult to judge is that there is no context provided and no effort to frame a discussion. Just...here's a rape. I'd be looking to have some sort of discussion with the user in question about if they were aware of how they were presenting themselves in the community and take it from there.

[kurenai_tenka]

Right, yeah. That's obvious now, reading it back. That being said, it sounds like you're implying that everyone else is thrilled about posts with that content?

If it's all the same person, and that's all they're posting, then yeah that's dubious, but if it's an individual, then a polite private message may have been more congenial. You seem to have suggested something similar in your last paragraph too. As for why they posted them, I have no idea, nor did I read most of them to extrapolate. The one you referred to above I assumed was just 'here's a weird thing', but I've no idea. As I said though, if that's all they're posting, it's a bit iffy, yeah.