I want to point out some of the language you've used. You've brought up "current narrative", "crusade", "sin" and "inquisition", when really you seem to be saying "the image doesn't signal anything and the push to remove it is overblown". I disagree with you (for example IEEE has banned it) but I do respect you believe the actual movement that disagrees with is small but influential.

Instead however I would ask you look at the words you used, where they came from, who said them to you, and why you brought them up here. They are strangely charged words for a debate over a picture.

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redeeman 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

> for example IEEE has banned it

yeah, so that tells us a lot about the yes-men at IEEE. I wonder what other current-thing they will follow when it suddenly becomes politically convenient.

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blipvert 4 days ago | parent [-]

Well, it’s good to know that it’s not just women that you think are unable to make their own decisions.

	▲	redeeman 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		your comment says more about you than it does me. how exactly is this a gendered thing at all? people can make whatever decisions they want, INCLUDING lena when she chose to make this photo public to the entire world, for people to consume. I respect that, and I understand that once you release such, theres no takes-backsies

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joquarky 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning