She's right of course. However, LJ still did a crappy job on this one. They didn't just answer that the problem was "pressure from above" and "so sorry, but we have to draw lines that will allow us to stay in business"--they answered by 1) claiming that breastfeeding violated the then-rules because it was "explicitly sexual," and then 2) changing the guidelines to ban all nudity from default icons, not just "explicitly sexual nudity." Instant uproar, just add water. First they were wrong and insulting, and then they appeared to be wishy-washy and bowing to pressure. They'd have done much better to simply issue a notice of the change in rules, citing the recent changes in law, rather than starting by banning a particular icon and then backpedalling mightily to achieve a policy that made sense.
There remain problems with their policy. To name but two...
Firstly, why are male nipples permitted in default userpics (and in fact seem quite common)? Isn't this sexual discrimination?
Secondly, why should US law dictate how the rest of the world operates? I realize that LJ is a US company, but it is international. Indeed, if LJ stats are to be believed, of the 10 million accounts, only one third are from the US. So why do we have to follow the blinkered repression of small town america?
So why do we have to follow the blinkered repression of small town america?</i?
Because small-town America can make things very very difficult for LJ, and LJ is trying to resolve things in a manner which will have the least amount of impact. Had LJ prohibited the images in all userpics, then that would have been something to scream about.
It's not fair, and it stinks, but it's reality.
Pat said Because small-town America can make things very very difficult for LJ, and LJ is trying to resolve things in a manner which will have the least amount of impact. Had LJ prohibited the images in all userpics, then that would have been something to scream about.
It's not fair, and it stinks, but it's reality. but for some reason it can't be seen at the moment.
If this little tiny tail of small town America can wag the dog of the whole US legal system and tell an international company what to do and be allowed to get away with it then I suspect I will not be long for LJ, and will join the ranks of the departing.
I'm sick of the way this is allowed to happen and its time that companies that bend over when this kind of trick is pulled got punished by the rest of us.
Sadly, as a permanent account holder, I can't just stop paying them.
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She's right of course. However, LJ still did a crappy job on this one. They didn't just answer that the problem was "pressure from above" and "so sorry, but we have to draw lines that will allow us to stay in business"--they answered by 1) claiming that breastfeeding violated the then-rules because it was "explicitly sexual," and then 2) changing the guidelines to ban all nudity from default icons, not just "explicitly sexual nudity." Instant uproar, just add water. First they were wrong and insulting, and then they appeared to be wishy-washy and bowing to pressure. They'd have done much better to simply issue a notice of the change in rules, citing the recent changes in law, rather than starting by banning a particular icon and then backpedalling mightily to achieve a policy that made sense.
But then we would have missed a fine rant. :^)
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Firstly, why are male nipples permitted in default userpics (and in fact seem quite common)? Isn't this sexual discrimination?
Secondly, why should US law dictate how the rest of the world operates? I realize that LJ is a US company, but it is international. Indeed, if LJ stats are to be believed, of the 10 million accounts, only one third are from the US. So why do we have to follow the blinkered repression of small town america?
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and LJ is trying to resolve things in a manner which will have the least
amount of impact. Had LJ prohibited the images in all userpics, then that
would have been something to scream about.
It's not fair, and it stinks, but it's reality.
but for some reason it can't be seen at the moment.
If this little tiny tail of small town America can wag the dog of the whole US legal system and tell an international company what to do and be allowed to get away with it then I suspect I will not be long for LJ, and will join the ranks of the departing.
I'm sick of the way this is allowed to happen and its time that companies that bend over when this kind of trick is pulled got punished by the rest of us.
Sadly, as a permanent account holder, I can't just stop paying them.