Ethical question - Misogyny on these boards

[Supe]

Chris,

In any case it is unethical, as there are people here who come from sciences and social sciences some of us are used to working within the restrictions of an ethical framework.

Does that mean that those of us who don't come from a science or social science background are such low-life witlings that we can't be allowed to speak our minds without paying obeisance to the strictures of an "ethical framework"? Or does it perhaps mean that those with a science or social science background normally have such offensive thoughts that they cannot function without the restraints of an ethical framework? If it is the former you have just insulted a large number of boards members. Of course, that would also mean it was the latter proposition. Nice paradox that.

As it is, those who regularly and egregiously offend on these message boards are dealt with quite effectively by their peers and by management.

Don.

[j.r-ahde]

Hello Chris!

Hi everyone,
considering recent comments on another thread http://forum.casebook.org/showthread.php?t=870 should we be concerned that some people are displaying intolerance towards women.

In my own view we should.

kind regards,
Chris Lowe

Or is it their way of life, that they are intolerant to?!

To make it clear; based on the facts I've read about those women, all of them just drifted - definitely unfortunately - to that kind of living!

All the best
Jukka

[John Casey]

Personally as a person with a disability I find the term "retard" far more offensive than the term prozzie. However, there is always as the above poster pointed out, the report post button.

[Robert]

Hi Chris

I'm not a misogynist (I hope!) but what you say about an ethics council worries me.

Basically this is a privately owned site so it comes down to what the proprietor permits or doesn't permit. I'm quite happy with that.

Robert

[Ally]

Why should misogyny be treated any differently than any other form of offense? As a woman, I don't need any special treatment. If a post is offensive, regardless of the reason why, hit the Report Post button and report it to the Admin.

[truebluedub]

Assuming you are asking why I think we should be concerned, several points:

1 How can we have a rational debate if irrationality is tolerated?
2 Ripperology should at least be trying to divest itself from accusations made against it in the 1980's by the feminist movement.
3 By tolerating misogyny on these boards it only legitimates its further use and other forms of prejudice (imagine if the antisemites got comfortable on a Kosminski thread).
4 In any case it is unethical, as there are people here who come from sciences and social sciences some of us are used to working within the restrictions of an ethical framework. Even if we have no ethics council to enforce such a framework here we should still attempt to follow ethical norms. These norms include not harming or belittling anyone.
The only defence for allowing the misogyny to continue is the potential of chilling debate.

regards
Chris Lowe

[Ally]

Why??

[truebluedub]

Hi everyone,
considering recent comments on another thread http://forum.casebook.org/showthread.php?t=870 should we be concerned that some people are displaying intolerance towards women.

In my own view we should.

kind regards,
Chris Lowe