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There definitely have been misogynists that used WP to attack women.

There definitely have been misogynists that used WP to attack women. WP seems to have tried to block / ban those users. Here's a calm discussion: http://suegardner.org/2011/02/19/nine-reasons-why-women-dont... > “One hostile-to-women thing about Wikipedia I have noticed is that if a movie has a rape scene in it, the wiki article will often say it was a sex scene. When people try to change it, editors change it back and note that unlike “sex”, the word “rape” is not neutral, so it should be left out according to NPOV. Example (this one actually ended up changing “sex” to “make love”, which, oh wow.), example. There are probably more but it’s pretty depressing to seek them out. (It’s not true in cases where the movie is explicitly about rape, like the rape revenge genre that’s got its own page, but please don’t tell me that should assuage my concerns.) There are a few other things I’ve found frustrating about Wikipedia, but discovering that feature was really jarring and made me feel unwelcome there.” [19] Misogynistic or clueless?

Posted by DanBC on May 16, 2015, 10:24 PM

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There definitely have been misogynists that used WP to attack women.

DanBCMay 16, 2015, 10:24 PM

There definitely have been misogynists that used WP to attack women. WP seems to have tried to block / ban those users. Here's a calm discussion: http://suegardner.org/2011/02/19/nine-reasons-why-women-dont... > “One hostile-to-women thing about Wikipedia I have noticed is that if a movie has a rape scene in it, the wiki article will often say it was a sex scene. When people try to change it, editors change it back and note that unlike “sex”, the word “rape” is not neutral, so it should be left out according to NPOV. Example (this one actually ended up changing “sex” to “make love”, which, oh wow.), example. There are probably more but it’s pretty depressing to seek them out. (It’s not true in cases where the movie is explicitly about rape, like the rape revenge genre that’s got its own page, but please don’t tell me that should assuage my concerns.) There are a few other things I’ve found frustrating about Wikipedia, but discovering that feature was really jarring and made me feel unwelcome there.” [19] Misogynistic or clueless?

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