Thread:Utter solitude/@comment-6175354-20140909001049/@comment-16953943-20140909202512

Utter solitude wrote: I don't think you're being hostile, nor am I "quite young". You're open to share your opinion with me, and share your opinion of me, at any time. I can't learn from a situation without feedback, and your opinion is completely valid.

It is absolutely possible to have a discussion without comparing things to rape, or claiming that someone "basically figuratively raped" someone else, even a show character. This is the reason the topic was closed: it is not appropriate to throw that around. It is not about the "rape culture" discussion, is the comparisons drawn to actual rape. A pubic forum is not the place to discuss such a thing, and there are ways to have the relevant discussion without it.

You have to also understand that there werenumerous complaints about that thread passed to me privately by concerned users. I do not feel I have done anything wrong here. I believe this is the first discussion I've actually closed (I believe, anyway) outside of harassment/duplicate threads. It was not closed because I didn't like the topic, it was closed because some of the comments crossed a line. It's just that simple. I understand that some people may not have liked the topic. Everyone has their own idea of what's appropriate. But as I said, it's not that hard for people to simply scroll past the topic that bothers them. This is a public fourm and people need to realize that there are going to be topics that make them feel uncomfortable. I have never once asked an admin of any fourm to take down a subject just because I personaly didn't like it. The people discussing that subject have a right to, just as I have a right to scroll past it and ignore it. I'd rather spend my energy on a subject I want to discuss anyway.

Why is a public forum NOT the place to discuss a subject like rape? Seems to me like it would be an optimal place to talk about it, as it can reach a wider audiance.

Sorry if I have a lot to say on this, but freedom of expression is something I feel to be extremely important.