05-26-2016, 12:03 AM
This is such a tricky area. There is a lot of difference between one person intentionally causing upset or offence, or somebody being unintentionally upset or offended. And intention is hard to prove.
If I were to write a poem saying "Sorry fatty, you're much too round; With an ass too big for me to pound," that would be intentionally abusive and offensive towards larger people (this is just an example) and is not acceptable.
If I were to write a poem with the line "Emmie is a pig, she eats too much (sandwhich) cake," that is aggressive towards a named individual and is not acceptable.
If I were to write a poem and say "Sometimes I wish you wouldn't eat so much" or "I don't like your body, it's just not my type," then there is no named individual, and no clear target of any abuse. In my eyes this is okay.
Now, if Emmie had recently been trying to get me into bed (I'm trying to give a realistic example here), and had shown me some pictures of her, and I'd responded by telling her I would prefer it if she lost a few pounds, or stopped eatig so much sandwich cake, and I then posted the third hypothetical poem, then that could be considered targeted. This is not acceptable.
Again, this is opinion. We don't wish to censor creativity, but do want to ensure all users enjoy the forum.
If I were to write a poem saying "Sorry fatty, you're much too round; With an ass too big for me to pound," that would be intentionally abusive and offensive towards larger people (this is just an example) and is not acceptable.
If I were to write a poem with the line "Emmie is a pig, she eats too much (sandwhich) cake," that is aggressive towards a named individual and is not acceptable.
If I were to write a poem and say "Sometimes I wish you wouldn't eat so much" or "I don't like your body, it's just not my type," then there is no named individual, and no clear target of any abuse. In my eyes this is okay.
Now, if Emmie had recently been trying to get me into bed (I'm trying to give a realistic example here), and had shown me some pictures of her, and I'd responded by telling her I would prefer it if she lost a few pounds, or stopped eatig so much sandwich cake, and I then posted the third hypothetical poem, then that could be considered targeted. This is not acceptable.
Again, this is opinion. We don't wish to censor creativity, but do want to ensure all users enjoy the forum.