I apologize if my pun offended anyone. I'm curious how many women are offended by posts of photos of nude women under the guise it's art? It seems people can be more concerned about my play of words than the pictures themselves.I would like to second my agreement with what @DREW WILEY and @Vaughn have said. I think it is too common for oafish comments to get lightly dismissed as, "boys will be boys," which may be true enough, but none the less, likely to sound offensive to some forum members.
One litmus test participants might use before posting a comment about female anatomy would be to ask themselves, "Would I say this at the dinner table if my mother, wife, and daughter were present?"
To my ear, the comment, "I've seen better knockers," does not sound like part of an inherently respectful exchange of views on a public forum, and probably should have been self-censored.
I apologize if my pun offended anyone. I'm curious how many women are offended by posts of photos of nude women under the guise it's art? It seems people can be more concerned about my play of words than the pictures themselves.
I was not offended. But I am not a woman, so it is impossible for me to hear your comment about "knockers" from the female perspective. You might ask a female whose opinions you respect if they think yours was an appropriate comment to make on a public discussion about photography?I apologize if my pun offended anyone.
To me, it sounds like your assumption seems to be, nude photos are inherently "dirty," and crude comments about dirty photos should be of less concern than the actual photos?I'm curious how many women are offended by posts of photos of nude women under the guise it's art? It seems people can be more concerned about my play of words than the pictures themselves.
I would like to second my agreement with what @DREW WILEY and @Vaughn have said. I think it is too common for oafish comments to get lightly dismissed as, "boys will be boys," which may be true enough, but none the less, likely to sound offensive to some forum members.
One litmus test participants might use before posting a comment about female anatomy would be to ask themselves, "Would I say this at the dinner table if my mother, wife, and daughter were present?"
To my ear, the comment, "I've seen better knockers," does not sound like part of an inherently respectful exchange of views on a public forum, and probably should have been self-censored.
When I said, "I've seen better knockers." I was answering another post referring to door knockers. Apparantly, you read more into what I said, which reminds me of the joke:
So this guy is with his psychiatrist, who is showing him Rorschach ink blots.
"What do you see in this blot?" says the shrink.
"Well, I see a couple having sex."
"And what do you see in this blot?" asks the shrink, showing him another blot.
"Well, I see another couple having sex?"
"And what about this third one?"
"Well, again, I see a couple having sex."
"Well," says the psychiatrist. "You really do have a dirty Mind?
"Me?" responds the patient. "You're the one showing me all those dirty pictures."
When I said, "I've seen better knockers." I was answering another post referring to door knockers. Apparantly, you read more into what I said, which reminds me of the joke:
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Spring is in the air, huh?
Last year, it came a little earlier.
No, you answered by quoting part of a post (#611) that was specifically referring to breasts as knockers...so the cloak of innocence does not seem to fit...even with a halo over it. But again, it started at as a mildly sexual pun, not the "fairly innocuous pun" as claimed -- and from one small snowball, such avalanches can form.
This is why I much preferred having mixed trail crews in the wilderness. The campfire talk amongst only men can be a bit uninspiring.
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