tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22829838357083622062024-03-14T02:21:01.553-07:00Feminist Admins SupportFacebook should not be a platform for Rapists or violence against women. Let's work together to change that.
The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.comBlogger189125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-20121988978823638082020-08-18T04:59:00.006-07:002020-08-18T05:02:07.457-07:00Violating Community Standards<p> It has been a while since I have posted here. Mostly, I try to just post my stuff on FB and get off as quickly as possible.</p><p>The last week, I have received two concerning notifications from Facebook, so I wanted to document them. Many have commented that FB is taking down numerous pages at this time.</p><p>Both were warnings about photos I had shared to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegirlgod/">The Girl God page</a> about 3 years ago, so I am unsure why they were tagged now.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgui5erFnlLJ_H1aCc-dobo7yzh9x24QKoZSTn4oNw0UTce7mNZGyK3fO9f2AVcYe0W6DfTPRRMgoKpnQ3XiKyaW0GktmepZzpe7Qlms4y_aSxjKf3rjMFf1VvU8Z93_CscUyOqx_tcT5Q/s2048/fb+cs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgui5erFnlLJ_H1aCc-dobo7yzh9x24QKoZSTn4oNw0UTce7mNZGyK3fO9f2AVcYe0W6DfTPRRMgoKpnQ3XiKyaW0GktmepZzpe7Qlms4y_aSxjKf3rjMFf1VvU8Z93_CscUyOqx_tcT5Q/s640/fb+cs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p>People continue to ask what I posted, so I will share that here.</p><p>This is the most recent notice:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KDRqPHnkzE5x2Kw3rNLRmwnPvkhM_rLdCpuM6FYf_iZSnJw3c0TuQexRyjtjHLl9oVGta6g1_uS1GLF6dCan8tPnhbEltaOgn2ezkcHBFMnd2WfK9Mv1E7OlvPXaQ1i9zfWfPBzPhrE/s2048/fb+cs+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1534" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5KDRqPHnkzE5x2Kw3rNLRmwnPvkhM_rLdCpuM6FYf_iZSnJw3c0TuQexRyjtjHLl9oVGta6g1_uS1GLF6dCan8tPnhbEltaOgn2ezkcHBFMnd2WfK9Mv1E7OlvPXaQ1i9zfWfPBzPhrE/s640/fb+cs+2.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>I did not screen shot the first one, but remember that it was this photo from Sally Mann.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzluxX9Y40r2x9OM1dHxx0PLN-WF79Z_-UbX3RWB4qAb7qa5lP3W2b6h7TMJdPCL9VrSGbBJHI-t5qaSrKuux7B09Estv2KO21FGhi_kAEJvpMhyphenhyphenO4uK_PvCRkjpI-y8g_nXPA3uQ9KgY/s493/sally+mann+cropped.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="493" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzluxX9Y40r2x9OM1dHxx0PLN-WF79Z_-UbX3RWB4qAb7qa5lP3W2b6h7TMJdPCL9VrSGbBJHI-t5qaSrKuux7B09Estv2KO21FGhi_kAEJvpMhyphenhyphenO4uK_PvCRkjpI-y8g_nXPA3uQ9KgY/s0/sally+mann+cropped.jpg" /></a></div><p>I will be more careful to document going forward. </p><p>I have not looked personally for disturbing content on FB for quite some time, but many people continue to tell me that it is still readily found. </p>The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-7381189522342705662016-07-12T04:35:00.004-07:002016-07-13T01:59:18.208-07:00Facebook is Blocking Kashmiri Activists, including long-time Human Rights Activist Mary Scully<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Long-time Feminist and Human Rights Activist Mary Scully has now also been banned for 3 days. Mary's article about Kashmir was removed and she has been blocked from accessing her account for 3 days. <br />
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"Shamefully, Facebook is hand in glove with the Indian authorities and is blocking accounts of activists across the world who dare to speak out about common Kashmiri or the ongoing brutalities on civilians by the state machinery. In the garb of so called community standards, it doesn't give a damn about<span class="text_exposed_show"> moral standards
or human rights or war crimes." -</span><span class="mbs fwn fcg" data-ft="{"tn":"C"}"><span class="fcg"><span class="fwb"><a class="profileLink" data-ft="{"tn":"l"}" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1349340272" href="https://www.facebook.com/mudasirfirdosi" id="js_8k">Mudasir Firdosi</a></span></span></span> </blockquote>
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You can sign the petition to reinstate Mary's account <a href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Facebook_Reinstate_Mary_Scullys_FB_profile/?cMxaoab">here</a>.<br />
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Read Mary's censored piece on her <a href="http://www.maryscullyreports.com/the-extrajudicial-killing-of-burhan-wani-the-indian-reign-of-terror-in-kashmir/">blog</a>. The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-65474628979421627622016-07-12T04:28:00.000-07:002016-07-12T04:28:26.303-07:00Facebook "Community Standards"<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156999145135408&set=pcb.10156999145450408&type=3&theater">Charlie Rae</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156999145130408&set=pcb.10156999145450408&type=3&theater">Charlie Rae</a></td></tr>
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<br />The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-85038463361523877052016-07-09T03:20:00.003-07:002016-07-09T04:54:08.615-07:00Dear Black Folks - Solidarity with The Body is Not an Apology and Son of Baldwin pages after Facebook censorship<br />
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The Body is Not an Apology had this viral <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBodyisNotAnApology/photos/a.201908063156229.57016.201907573156278/1326040287409662/?type=3&theater">post</a> removed from Facebook.<br />
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<i>"<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Two
days ago The Body Is Not an Apology shared the image below, affirming
the safety and love of Black people. Two million people saw it. 185,000
people liked it and 25 thousand people shared it. Today it was removed
from our page and removed from 25 THOUSAND people's pages. We want to
know why telling Black people they deserve love and safety is a
violation of ANYONE'S Community Standards. We wi<span class="text_exposed_show">ll
repost this image EVERY TIME Facebook takes it down until they explain
what we are violating! Please help us get this image back. Share Widely
and ask Mark Zuckerberg why!"</span></span></span></i> </blockquote>
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Son of Baldwin has also had similarly titled content <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sonofbaldwinfb/photos/a.10150574868082862.386724.114119057861/10153851640482862/?type=3&theater">removed</a> from Facebook.<br />
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Per the page, "<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=20531316728&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/facebook/" id="js_5s">Facebook</a> removed the "Dear Black Folk" post because many racists with hurt feelings apparently mass reported it.<br /> <br /> They have also banned my personal account from posting for 30 days."</span></span><br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span class="text_exposed_show">A fan of the page recreated the post <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10210303429920966&set=p.10210303429920966&type=3&theater">here</a>.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span class="text_exposed_show">Apparently </span></span></span><span><span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>The Kinfolk Kollective, </span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody"><span>a page on Facebook for black activism, for radical black thought, was also recently taken down entirely from Facebook. There is Change.org <a href="https://www.change.org/p/facebook-bring-back-the-kinfolk-kollective-page?recruiter=356985948&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_twitter_responsive">petition </a>- please sign and share.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"Artist <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=582515751&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/micol.hebron">Micol Hebron</a>
is once again barred from Facebook for nipple images. I'm posting this,
which she created a while ago, in solidarity. Lots of people think
"free the nipple" ideas are trivial or all about sexualization, but bans
like this are serious because they shut down multiple ways women object
to status quo representations. Women's political and artistic speech is
suppressed while objecti<span class="text_exposed_show">fying imagery
gets a pass and is promoted. Social media company policies, like many
city statutes and public ordinances, privilege male-dominant
heterosexuality, conflate women’s bodies with indecency and sex
(considered a bad thing) and insist that those bodies (and sex) be held
in reserve, distributed and consumed according to patriarchal rules. <br /> <br />
Many people, seem confounded by expressions of female nudity that are
not sexual — because, of course, isn’t male titillation the whole point
of women’s nudity? The real question about female nudity isn’t why
anyone would want to show or see women’s breasts if they’re not
titillating. The real question is about who has the right to say what
they’re for, where and when they can be seen and by whom. It is hardly
alone, either, in hiding women's toplessness when news of protests or
artistic commentary include pictures, etc. The concern on platforms like
this one is that pornography will flood the site, a huge moderation
expense. Facebook manages context and nuance when it comes to other
areas of concern however, and has made positive changes to allow
breastfeeding and post mastectomy images. As it is though "good women"
whose photos can be seen are those who have suffered or are making their
bodies useful for babies."</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span class="text_exposed_show">via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10209139960686431&set=rpd.1542012265&type=3&theater">Soraya Chemaly</a></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span class="text_exposed_show">The owner of the Bare Reality <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BareReality/?fref=ts">page</a> is also banned for 30 days again for posting a photo of her book cover from Amazon.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This birth painting by Lucy Peirce was NOT banned by FB but was shared here so that people could share this post without being banned by Fb as well.</td></tr>
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I was asked recently by the Online Hate Prevention Institute to issue my <a href="http://ohpi.org.au/the-facebook-bullying-of-a-child/">comments</a> after another teen girl attempted suicide after extensive Facebook <a href="http://ohpi.org.au/the-facebook-bullying-of-a-child/">bullying</a>.<br />
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<i><strong>Facebook is notorious for censoring women’s non-sexualized bodies in everyday use</strong>. If empowering images of women’s bodies can be meticulously pulled down in the name of “Community Standards”, there is no reason in the world that Facebook cannot better monitor the use of their site to bully children. Mark Zuckerberg wrote a rather public birth announcement for his daughter Max last year: </i><br />
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<i>“Max, we love you and feel a great responsibility to leave the world a better place for you and all children. We wish you a life filled with the same love, hope and joy you give us. We can’t wait to see what you bring to this world.” It is time for him to put his money where his mouth is. Our children’s lives depend on it. </i></blockquote>
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Read my full statement and the story that led up to it <a href="http://ohpi.org.au/the-facebook-bullying-of-a-child/#sthash.aeEWTrC7.dpuf">here</a>.<br />
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After posting my commentary, my scheduled posts stopped worked for several days on Facebook. When I reported this to Facebook, they eventually fixed it, but then I was notified the next day that I had been banned for 3 days for the following birth post.<br />
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<i>“This was motherhood without mystification, maternity ‘without its make up on’, a movement that has alternatively been praised and criticised by the medical community, feminists and politicians for its insistence upon the primacy of the mother figure in a child’s life and of the child in the mother’s life” … it is “part and parcel of the feminist movement, and is based on the premise that if a woman is to be strong, she must take responsibility for her childbearing and child-rearing functions herself rather than remain dependent upon male authorities for guidance” -Nancy Rubin, The Mother Mirror</i></blockquote>
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I am not sure why this suddenly violates Facebook's "community standards" as I have posted this same photo multiple times for well over a year, including <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegirlgod/photos/pb.246744282041030.-2207520000.1463552796./913443898704395/?type=3&theater">here</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegirlgod/photos/a.247135242001934.50049.246744282041030/861219483926837/?type=3&theater">here</a>.<br />
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Facebook's ban is an annoying waste of my time; however they have made my point for me, <i>again</i>. I have said this many times, but females need another social network.<br />
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I have appealed Facebook's decision but have not heard back. Meanwhile, Facebook is filled with pages about <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Incest-Is-Next-If-The-Gays-Can-Do-It-So-Can-We-349840558422481/?fref=ts">incest</a> and other disgusting <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Fuck-Me--359137294293843/?fref=ts">pages</a>.The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-76765175168674193102016-01-14T23:16:00.003-08:002016-01-14T23:16:52.826-08:00Facebook censors cartoon critical of Israel via Mondoweiss
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"The <em>Palestine Information Center</em> (<a class="sizeable" href="http://english.palinfo.com/site/pages/default.aspx">PIC</a>),
an independent Palestinian news website and network had their Facebook
page temporarily suspended for publishing a 2009 cartoon by <a class="sizeable" href="https://latuffcartoons.wordpress.com/">Brazilian political cartoonist Carlos Latuff</a>.
The graphic shows a woman walking and carrying a wounded child in front
of an Israeli flag with one of the blue banners of the flag covering
her mouth. Latuff’s text issued a warning: “<em>SHHHHHHHHHH!!! Denouncing Israeli War Crimes Is Anti-Semitism</em>“.</div>
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Rami Salaam, an administrator of PIC’s English <a class="sizeable" href="https://www.facebook.com/PalinfoEN">Facebook page</a> told <em>Mondoweiss</em> “Cartoons
are usually targeted by Facebook more than anything else. Maybe because
they appeal to people everywhere. Latuff’s cartoons are widely shared
on our page and maybe that is why it was removed.”</div>
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PIC was not warned or notified prior to the removal
of the cartoon. “It just disappeared” according to Salaam. He continued,
“When we tried to login we got a message saying that that cartoon was
removed because it violates Facebook polices and that our account that
posted the cartoon is suspended for 3 days. – The reason for the
deletion and suspension is fickle and meaningless because the cartoon is
not graphic nor does it incite any kind of violence. The reason given
is “We removed the post below because it doesn’t follow the Facebook
Community Standards.” <span style="line-height: 1.5;">They also threatened to delete the whole page.”</span></div>
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The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-21449134143625249582016-01-12T05:12:00.000-08:002016-01-12T05:15:42.935-08:00The Girl God Page blocked from posting on Facebook<div class="tr_bq">
The Girl God Page has blocked from posting to Facebook for 24 hours. All of the Admins have also been blocked from posting, liking, commenting or responding to messages on their personal and other pages.</div>
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Facebook said the picture from this <a href="http://linkis.com/wordpress.com/AVNjd">blog post</a> about the normalizing (female) bare breasts violates their "community standards".<br />
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<i>"I walk bare-chested primarily because I enjoy feeling free. My strong secondary reason for walking bare-chested is to normalize female bare-chestedness, so that other women may feel the same way. <br /><br />The only way to normalize anything is to do it with so much regularity and normality that people stop being afraid of it and start seeing it as conventional behavior. This is my motivation for posting photos and videos of my walks. I want people to see and hear for themselves the reactions (and more importantly the non-reactions) of the public as I walk by.<br /><br /> There exists this misconception that going bare-chested is some disruptive act of revolution and that traffic will stop and babies will cry. Perhaps it was at one time, and in some places may still be, but in many places that’s just not true any more." -Breasts Are Healthy blog</i></blockquote>
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<b>Meanwhile, there are a plethora of pages like <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BigBo0obs/">"Big Bo0obs"</a>on Facebook.</b><br />
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The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-78667276393565784852015-09-15T01:42:00.004-07:002015-09-15T01:47:44.470-07:00More Double Standards @Facebook<br />
I'd really love to stop posting here, but it seems Facebook is at it again.<br />
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Facebook has removed a gorgeous picture of about a dozen women breastfeeding. I'm still trying to track down the photo, as even those who re-posted in solidarity seem to have had their posts removed as well.<br />
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It's something along the lines of this one, but it is <i>not </i>this one:<br />
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Those who posted the photo were told that it violates Facebook's "community standards".<br />
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Another breastfeeding <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BreastfeedinginCombatBoots/photos/a.10152802080612519.1073741825.150016317518/10154205067972519/?type=1&theater">picture</a> has also been removed.<br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">"This beautiful photo, taken by <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=128601537158445&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/TaraRuby">Tara Ruby Photography</a>,
has been removed from both her page and this one already today. I'm
reposting it again to show the world that you CAN be in the military and
successful at breastfeeding. I believe this is a first, to have a group
photo of military moms breastfeeding in uniform (they were given
permission by the PAO and Garrison Commander at Ft Bliss)."</span></span> <br />
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Yet this <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FartIsAFourLetterWord/photos/a.632786790083102.1073741828.632440880117693/1137281626300280/?type=1&theater">picture</a> remains on <a data-ft="{"tn":"k"}" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=632440880117693" href="https://www.facebook.com/FartIsAFourLetterWord?fref=photo" id="js_c">FART is a four letter word </a>after numerous complaints.<br />
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It's worth mentioning that the FART page has over 240,000 "likes" and this picture has had over 1,100 shares since it was posted on September 11th.<br />
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<br />The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-11505339311414180372015-07-29T07:13:00.000-07:002015-07-29T07:13:01.014-07:00The Girl God and Feminsts Against Racism pages are silenced by Facebook along with #Goddess on Instagram because #WhitePeopleMustEndRacism #YesAllWhitePeople<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Desiree
Jordan posted an excellent the video where a young black woman was
talking about white silence. She shared it with the header
#yesallehitepeople & #whitepeoplemustendracism to the Feminists
Against Racism page where Trista also admins. Trista cannot post,
comment or like anything for 3 days. Desiree is blocked for 7 days.<br />
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are other admins on both The Girl God page and the Feminists Against
Racism page but neither woman can post, comment or like at this time
without getting the following notice:</span></span><br />
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<span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".1x.1:$mid=11438161081030=2ea41e2d3f32092ae33.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".1x.1:$mid=11438161081030=2ea41e2d3f32092ae33.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">Both women have let Facebook know that they believe this is a mistake.</span></span><br />
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<span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".1x.1:$mid=11438161081030=2ea41e2d3f32092ae33.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".1x.1:$mid=11438161081030=2ea41e2d3f32092ae33.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">Meanwhile, the hashtag #Goddess has been banned on <a href="http://www.refinery29.com/2015/07/91400/why-is-the-hashtag-goddess-banned-on-instagram">Instagram</a>. </span></span><br />
<span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".1x.1:$mid=11438161081030=2ea41e2d3f32092ae33.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".1x.1:$mid=11438161081030=2ea41e2d3f32092ae33.2:0.0.0.0.0.0"><br /></span></span>
<span class="_5yl5" data-reactid=".1x.1:$mid=11438161081030=2ea41e2d3f32092ae33.2:0.0.0.0.0"><span data-reactid=".1x.1:$mid=11438161081030=2ea41e2d3f32092ae33.2:0.0.0.0.0.0">A member of the Feminists Against Racism page posted the following comment, which has been true of Facebook for sometime:</span></span><br />
<b><br /></b><span data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.$end:0:$text0:0"><b>"They
block heart-centered things, yet a full on porn video just passed
through my news feed & I couldn't get it banned...:(</b> Thanks for keeping the posts going."</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.$end:0:$text0:0">Max Dashu echoed this sentiment:</span></span></span></span><br />
<span data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.$end:0:$text0:0">"And now <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100002820140717" href="https://www.facebook.com/bairavee.balasubramaniam">Bairavee Balasubramaniam</a>
got flack for this beautiful post which was flagged as "violent."<b> If FB
is going to vet posts, they should hire some women who have some clue
about what violence is about, and go after the female-despising porn
instead of educational posts by and for women, or pictures of women in
traditional dress whose nipples are showing."</b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".3l.1:5:1:$comment472753662895702_472754232895645:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.1.$comment-body.0.$end:0:$text0:0"><b>Many thanks to all the Admins on The Girl God page who are keeping the page going!! </b></span></span></span></span>The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-38720117440635616262015-06-23T07:55:00.000-07:002016-01-20T07:55:37.465-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=597441976999567&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/clementineford/" id="js_8x">Clementine Ford</a>
was banned by Facebook for posting some of the vile messages she had
been receiving. Yet when she reported those same messages, they were
deemed not to violate their community standards."</span></span><br />
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<span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mix1023/photos/a.136399699738096.16259.108228879221845/959241947453863/?type=3&theater">mix 102.3</a></span></span>The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-67408016977872047592015-02-12T11:59:00.001-08:002015-02-12T18:34:57.129-08:00Miko Peled, the Israeli anti-apartheid activist, shut out by Facebook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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is a "call to arms" for Palestinian supporters & civil liberties
advocates: Miko Peled, the Israeli anti-apartheid activist, was shut out
by Facebook about two weeks ago because they claim his ID cannot be verified
& he might be trolling. In a pig's eye! Peled is a prominent figure
who plays a pivotal role in Palestinian solidarity & Facebook would know
that if they looked at the number of his friends, t<span class="text_exposed_show">he
activity on his wall, or just googled his name. He believes they are
politically censoring him & that can hardly be in dispute.<br /> <br /> Last year Facebook pulled the same stunt with <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=100007811584708" href="https://www.facebook.com/hamde.a.rahma">Hamde Abu Rahma</a>,
a Palestinian photojournalist in the West Bank. Hundreds of Facebook
supporters of his work rallied & campaigned to have his account
restored, which it was. When your account is shut down, you lose an
accounting of your friends, your photos, the discussions & you have
to start from scratch. Facebook informed Peled that to reinstate his account
it has to be under a different name or if someone else does it on his
behalf. Once again, all they have to do is google his name. But of
course, they already know exactly who he is.<br /> <br /> So do we, which is
why we value his exemplary work & role; his support for Palestinian
justice is tough-minded & uncompromising. We need to assemble our
forces on social media & get Miko Peled's original Facebook account
reinstated. Can those who lead the campaign for reinstating the account
of Hamde please let us know the best way to proceed? Can everyone please
share this post & information far & wide to solidarity
activists in defense of Miko & of civil liberties on Facebook.<br /> <br /> This is a post from Peled's website explaining the Facebook censure: <a href="http://mikopeled.com/2015/02/03/1085/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://mikopeled.com/2015/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>02/03/1085/</a><br /> <br /> (Photo of Miko Peled. Thanks to <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=735087517" href="https://www.facebook.com/nailasaurus.rex">Naila Smith</a> for heading up this campaign.)</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="text_exposed_show">Via </span><span class="text_exposed_show"><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1625229061" href="https://www.facebook.com/mary.scully1?fref=photo">Mary Scully</a> </span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sign the petition </span></strong><a href="https://secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Facebook_Reinstate_Miko_Peleds_Facebook_profile/?nKqradb"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">here</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></strong> </div>
</span></span><br />The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-88453820283961204202014-12-03T16:18:00.002-08:002014-12-03T16:18:50.629-08:00Voice of The Voiceless: The Untold Stories of Girls and Women of War<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />
Africa Mi Tierra is *sole manager* of the FB page Voice of the Voiceless: The Untold
Stories of Girls and Women of War. "For the last few days FB will not
allow me to post any content on the page, saying I don't have permission
to view my own page. I have reported it. But I do NOT think it is a FB
glitch. I think it is intentional because of the subject matter. Can you
help in any way, or have any ideas on what I can do. I would be most
grateful. I will not be silenced. Women's lives depend on that. Thank
you."<br />
<br />
"This Is An Open Message That FACEBOOK Will No Longer Allow Me To Post
Any Content To My Own Page That I Manage Below. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED
AND THEY ARE VIOLATING MY CIVIL LIBERTIES, MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE
SUBJECT MATTER OF MY PAGE !!! FB BE WARNED THAT I HAVE AN ATTORNEY ON
ONE LINE, AND THE ACLU ON THE OTHER !!! THIS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED !!!!<br />
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THEY SAY I DON'T HAVE PERMISSION TO MY OWN PAGE !!!!"<br />
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Please support Africa by 'liking' her page, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Voice-of-The-Voiceless-The-Untold-Stories-of-Girls-and-Women-of-War/593165860798700?fref=ts&pnref=story"><span class="entity _586o" data-fulltext="Voice of The Voiceless: The Untold Stories of Girls and Women of War" data-group="all" data-icon="null" data-select="group" data-si="true" data-text="Voice of The Voiceless: The Untold Stories of Girls and Women of War" data-type="ent:page" data-uid="593165860798700">Voice of The Voiceless: The Untold Stories of Girls and Women of War</span></a><span data-si="true">,</span> and sharing posts. The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-72716551554226171192014-11-13T14:41:00.005-08:002014-11-13T19:52:23.424-08:00Facebook Has an Incest Problem - Trigger warning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This extraordinarily creepy <a href="https://www.facebook.com/1447477905519644/photos/pb.1447477905519644.-2207520000.1415917828./1494103644190403/?type=1&theater">post</a> is still up despite many complaints to Facebook.<br />
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Facebook responded:<br />
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<i>We reviewed your report of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/n/?pages%2FKinky-Geeks-of-Chicago%2F1447477905519644&aref=117239727&medium=email&mid=acc6cb9G4e1d4e66G6fcefafG129G987&bcode=1.1415737227.AbmVfPeI1lvzgfbG&n_m=tristahendren%40gmail.com">Kinky Geeks of Chicago</a>'s photo<br /> <br />Thank you for taking the time to report something that you feel may violate our Community Standards. Reports like yours are an important part of making Facebook a safe and welcoming environment. We reviewed the photo you reported for containing nudity and found it doesn't violate our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/communitystandards/">Community Standards</a>.</i><br />
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<tr><td><br /></td><td>There is not a good way to report posts like this. When I tried to report it myself, I listed my grievance as "This is pornography", which Facebook describes as "includes nudity, sexual arousal, sexual acts, individuals soliciting sex." After I was told the post did not violate their community standards, I then tried to report it as "something else" I chose "bodily harm" of which Facebook includes "graphic injury, bodily harm or animal abuse or torture. (Not abuse or torture of women or girls - abuse or torture of animals).<br />
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I can't think of anything that does more bodily harm than incest. Incest is it's own horrendous form of torture.<br />
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When another woman wrote to the page itself, asking them to take the picture down, she was given this reply:<br />
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"<i>There
is nothing wrong or hurtful about it. Sometimes a grown woman needs the
comfort from a man that a father figure would give. this says nothing
about age and appropriate boundaries are met. There is no pedophilia
here. There is no abuse. There is nothing pornographic either. All it
talks about is comfort, love, and security. </i><br />
<i><br data-reactid=".3b.$mid=11415722778147=22c993a94105c1f4d55.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end:0:$15:0" /></i>
<i>For
the record, a "little" is an adult of consenting age that pretends to
be younger. We do not promote abuse to women or children. </i><br />
<i><br data-reactid=".3b.$mid=11415722778147=22c993a94105c1f4d55.2:0.0.0.0.0.0.$end:0:$19:0" /></i>
<i>This
is between consenting adults. If you can give a real and valid reason
for it's removal I would be glad to remove it. Until then go get a good
hug and feel the love...."</i><br />
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I have posted about Incest promoting pages on Facebook <a href="http://feministadminssupport.blogspot.com/search?q=incest">before</a>. <i> </i><br />
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Many pages have since been removed, but there are others still up including, but by no means limited to:<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Family-Incest-Lovers/495679113880338">Family Incest Lovers</a> - which actually says, "Just for fun"<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Incest-Stories/589972524416506">Incest Stories </a>- which promises to report your Facebook account as fake if you report them <br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/IncestRoleplay">Incest Roleplay</a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Incesto-30/537237396410178">Incesto-30</a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Incesto-real/851027904908130">Incesto-real</a><br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/IncestxSister">Incest Sister</a><br />
as well as multiple private incest-promoting groups. <br />
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<b>Perhaps Facebook should read Mia Fontaine's chilling Atlantic piece, <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/01/america-has-an-incest-problem/272459/">America has an incest problem.</a></b><br />
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<span class="_50f4"><span class="_50f4">"Last Wednesday Libe li shared one of my photographs
of the project "Cesárea Beyond the Wound". It was the Photograph that
made reference to the "Origin of the World" of Coubert. Several people
shared their entry. Today is the photograph is no longer, and my writing
has also a disappeared.<br /> Whoever has my heart is so poor, to advocate the censorship that please me away from your friends list." - Ana Alvarez-Errecalde, translated from the original comment in Spanish</span></span><br />
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"Some people shared the photo and I even re-posted it with a statement along the following lines:</div>
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painting stated that the "Origin of the World" was desire and his
painting was considered pornographic at the time. With my photo I like to
bring attention that even if "the origin" could be understood as desire,
nowadays it is not just a sexual desire but also a desire to control, a
desire to have power over women and their vital cycles, an economic and
biopolitical statement reflected in the always raising amounts of
cesarean interventions performed daily and the common disrespectful
experience that women encounter while giving birth.</div>
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My post disappeared without warning. All the shares of my friends' posts (with or without a new introductory text) were gone."</div>
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<span class="_50f4">"I am fed up with the paternalistic restrictions imposed against women who do not accept to comply. I have seen a Facebook page called "putitas" (little whores) that was offering young girls for male viewer´s enjoyment. There are zillions of pages like these one (+175,900 likes and FB doesn´t care?)</span></div>
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Any image of women exposing themselves to denounce violence (being obstetric violence, restrictions of freedom - like breastfeeding in public or making public a private moment) or for the sake of their own enjoyment is punished. I know social media mirrors society but maybe if we bring upon positive changes in the virtual world we can enjoy a bit more freedom and respect in the real one." -Ana Alvarez-Errecalde </div>
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The Facebook fan page for artist <a href="http://www.aleahchapin.com/">Aleah Chapin</a> was shut down several days ago for violating Facebook's community standards. The page had more than 8,000 'likes' and was growing in popularity with her recent London exhibit. <br />
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Facebook's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/communitystandards">community standards</a> read:<br />
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<i>Facebook has a strict policy against the sharing of pornographic content and any explicitly sexual content where a minor is involved. We also impose limitations on the display of nudity. We aspire to respect people’s right to share content of personal importance, whether those are photos of a sculpture like Michelangelo's David or family photos of a child breastfeeding. </i><br />
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Chapin's work has been all over Facebook in recent weeks. A blurb from a recent Telegraph article explains her work, which is certainly comparable to The David in my mind. <br />
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"Chapin’s work has also shone a light on the subject of body image. <br />
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“Most women have issues and I’m not immune to that,” says Chapin. “We’re told that our bodies are supposed to be a ‘certain height, certain size, certain weight’. But the pictures we see are completely unrealistic; they’re very Photoshopped. <br />
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“We all know it when we look at them in magazines and yet, we still compare ourselves. <br />
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“That’s why we need images that show all sorts of bodies – so we can accept every size and shape.” <br />
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This attitude is why her work resonates. We may not recognise the individuals depicted in paint, but we recognise them as people"<br />
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You can read more about work in this Telegraph article: <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-business/11177680/Naked-women-What-painting-portraits-of-nude-women-has-taught-me.html">What Painting Portraits of Naked Women has Taught Me</a><br />
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Update: 2:25PM PST The page is back up. It was reportedly taken down in "error". Please show the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aleahchapinartist?fref=photo">page</a> your support!<br />
<br />The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-50309171821696152512014-10-22T10:30:00.002-07:002014-10-22T10:30:51.031-07:00By removing photos of childbirth, Facebook is censoring powerful female images<div id="main-article-info">
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<br />Great article in <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/22/facebook-removing-childbirth-female-images?CMP=twt_gu">The Guardian</a> today by Milli Hill of <a href="http://www.positivebirthmovement.org/">Positive Birth Movement</a>.</div>
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"My personal account has been blocked again - for seven days. This time it's because I shared a photograph from 'Bare Reality' of a 101 year old woman who has had a mastectomy. Yet photographs of mastectomies are supposed to be permitted by <span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">Facebook. <b>This is another instance of Facebook applying it's own rules inconsistently - it smacks of sexism and this time age discrimination as well. A photograph of a younger woman with a mastectomy is still up. Is an old woman's remaining breast unacceptable?</b><br /><br /> I'm not sure why anyone who finds photographs of breasts and mastectomies offensive is visiting this page. Secondly, why are they so offended by an image of that incredible woman's body?<br /><br /> I think the same person keeps reporting me because I detect the same officious tone in the 'different' anonymous accounts used on Facebook and Twitter. Interestingly, Facebook requires me to send them government-issued ID to prove my identity, while the people who report hide behind 'fake' identities. Officious reporter - get a life please?"</span></div>
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Recent events have shown that the Internet is a safe and inclusive space for all women (<a href="http://www.themarysue.com/jennifer-lawrence-nude-photos-hack/">JK</a>, <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/video-game-harassment-zoe-quinn-anita-sarkeesian/">LOL</a>, <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/gamergate-harms-women/">AHOO-HOO-HAH-HAH</a>). Thankfully, former Facebook employee Susan Johnson has launched Women.com, a question-driven social media site that may make that dream as close to a reality as possible—and considering her aspirations for the platform, I couldn’t be more excited.<br /><br /><a href="https://women.com/">Women.com</a> is still in an invite-only beta stage (you can request to join <a href="https://women.com/">via Twitter</a>. I’m hoping to check out the party soon), and, much like Yahoo Answers, is a forum where users can pose questions and then upvote results. However, unlike the anonymous respondents on Yahoo, a Women.Com account links back to the user’s Facebook. This way members have some accountability even when accessing a more private platform than Facebook to pose tricky questions. (<a href="http://www.themarysue.com/funko-classic-x-men/">Slate’s</a> article on Women.com lists a sample question as “Friend’s husband is cheating. Do I say something?” Not necessarily a question you want on your wall, unless the answer is definitely “yes.”)<br /><br />Read more <a href="http://www.themarysue.com/women-social-network/">here</a>.The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-85857193225178070572014-09-07T18:07:00.003-07:002014-09-07T18:07:56.348-07:00Article about Book Destigmatizing Breasts Filtered Out for Showing… Breasts By Soraya Chemaly<div style="text-align: center;">
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The piece below was published in <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/06/womens-breasts-laura-dodsworth-photography">The Guardian </a>today by Ruth Lewy. Facebook is barring shares using the Guardian links. They are reviewing the problem, but until then I’m posting this here for Laura, the creator of the project, as an alternative link so that it can be shared. <br /><br />These interviews are edited excerpts from Laura Dodsworth’s project <a href="http://www.barereality.net/">Bare Reality</a>. She is fundraising for a book of the project; visit <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/">kickstarter.com</a> and search for Bare Reality.<br /><br />Read more <a href="http://sorayachemaly.tumblr.com/post/96822220508/article-about-book-destigmatizing-breasts-filtered-out">here</a>.<a href="http://sorayachemaly.tumblr.com/post/96822220508/article-about-book-destigmatizing-breasts-filtered-out"></a>The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-42961921063624864952014-08-10T11:30:00.000-07:002014-08-10T12:23:45.968-07:00My Personal Facebook page has been disabled by Facebook<img alt="" class="spotlight" height="526" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t1.0-9/p417x417/1454873_695297633852357_2076075403520326060_n.jpg" width="640" /><br />
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<br /><br />This is all the information I have at the moment. I will appeal.<br /><br />Update: I went through the "appeal" process, which required me to identify very random pictures of my friends on Facebook, some of which were completely identifiable. After "passing", I received another notice. Several other admins on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegirlgod?ref=hl">The Girl God</a> page received this notice as well.<br />
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This is referring to the Lucy Hilmer series of photographs posted to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegirlgod?ref=hl">The Girl God</a> page last week.<br />
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"For 40 years, I've photographed myself on my birthday wearing nothing but my white Lollipop underpants, shoes and socks. I made my first Birthday Suit self-portrait in Death Valley, CA in 1974.<br /><br />Without fail, I’ve faced my camera every April 22nd since then to create a coded history of one woman’s journey through time.<br /><br />As a girl-child of the 1950s, I came of age before women’s lib, and wanted to buck the stereotypes of a culture that branded me a pretty girl, thin enough to be a fashion model and not much more. Armed with my camera and tripod, I found a way to define myself on my own terms in the most open, vulnerable way I could.<br /><br />My long-term project will continue for as long as I live. In 2015, I turn 70. I’m currently working on a book & film about my Birthday Suits."<br />
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You can see the photographs <a href="https://www.lensculture.com/articles/lucy-hilmer-birthday-suits#slide-8">here</a>. Apparently, they are not suitable for Facebook. God forbid they allow anything "beautiful and affirming".The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-14303963911099464002014-07-21T08:46:00.003-07:002014-07-21T09:00:19.131-07:00Another @Facebook Page Shut Down #Gaza - @ShehabAgencyIt seems that the Shehab Shehab News Agency page with more than 1.2 million fans has disappeared from Facebook. <br />
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The page is very important and significant role in the follow-up to the news, transported and moved the global solidarity with # Gaza.<br />
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Administrators of the page were first reportedly given a 24 hour ban after posting a picture of a wounded child in Gaza.<br />
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The page was reportedly shut down earlier today with no additional warnings or reason.<br />
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A new page has been started <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shehab-News-Agency/797331433645262">here</a>. </div>
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Many thanks to <span class="fwb" style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 16px;"><a aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="js_236" class="_5f0v" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=279245495439614" href="https://www.facebook.com/intifadat.almar2a" id="js_237" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" tabindex="0">The uprising of women in the Arab world انتفاضة المرأة في العالم العربي</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"> </span>for alerting me to this situation.</div>
The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-45040925563131881832014-07-14T10:28:00.004-07:002014-07-14T11:07:59.291-07:00How Many Activist Pages will Facebook Shut Down? #PalestineUnderAttack<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It seems Facebook has shut down several other pages of Palestinian activists. I awoke to the following <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203420167518749&set=a.1084616029494.15088.1049169745&type=1&theater">information</a> via a trusted friend:<br />
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"<b>Truth doesn't need to ban anything. Why is this happening? What would happen if a pro-Israeli Facebook page was removed?</b><br />
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"The Muslim Public Affairs Committee page has been banned by Zios, 90,000 members all pro Palestinians and they banned it. Don't let this stand one of the few places that Palestine has a voice is on Facebook, if we allow them to ban Mpac then next they will silence any pro Pal voice. Please, please share on your pages, tweet do what ever but complain to Facebook and get the page reinstated. " <br />
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Please sign the petition <a href="https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/facebook-lift-the-ban-on-mpacuk-s-page-immediately">here</a> to have their page reinstated.<br />
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They have also started a new page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MPACUK1Ummah?fref=ts">MPACUK1Ummah</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/trevor.labonte?fref=ts">Trevor LaBonte</a>, a friend who is very critical of Israel, was banned from Facebook for seven days yesterday. His other account has also been banned for the last 36 hours.<br />
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Via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mirela.monte">Mirela Monte</a> - special thanks to <a aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="js_9" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1049169745" href="https://www.facebook.com/gtorres1?fref=photo" id="js_8" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Gloria Torres</a> for sharing this with me.</div>
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Palestinian Activist and Photographer <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Photography-by-hamde-abu-rahma-/195181403861517?fref=photo">Hamde Abu</a> had his personal page removed from Facebook today. I spoke to Hamde today via Skype. <b>Just to reiterate for those who are worried, Hamde is fine and in good spirits, despite everything.</b><br />
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Approximately 7 hours ago, Hamde was notified that has account had been suspended. He received the following message.<br />
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<i>"Facebook is a community where people use their real identities. We require everyone to provide their real first and last names and real birthday so you always know who you're connecting with. Your account is temporarily suspended because your timeline doesn't list your real name.</i><br />
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<i>To reopen this account, please reply to this email stating your real name (as it would be listed on a government-issued ID like a passport or drivers license). Once we know your real name, we can update your timeline and reactivate your account."</i><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The timing for the removal of his page for those who are following what is happening now in Palestine is suspect.</span> </b> Facebook did change their rules several months ago, but it was only today that his page was taken down. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of Hamde's last updates on Facebook: "<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">the latest update from Gaza strip,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">86 were killed since the Israeli operation in Gaza ,and more than 550 were reported injured."</span></td></tr>
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Furthermore, it is troubling that activists in parts of the world where they may not want their full identities known are targeted this way.<br />
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Hamde told me that he had sent in his Full legal name along with a copy of his passport twice already to Facebook. As we spoke, he sent me a copy of that same passport and we tried to do it again from my end.<br />
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His <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Photography-by-hamde-abu-rahma-/195181403861517">Photography page</a> is still up, but he is unable to post there with his personal page suspended. To support Hamde in the interim, please continue to share his photos from that page.<br />
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I will continue share <b><span style="font-size: x-large;">updates</span></b> here as I get them.<br />
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The page is still down with no response from Facebook as of Saturday 8pm PST. <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Sign the Change.org petition <a href="https://www.change.org/petitions/facebook-restore-the-personal-facebook-page-of-palestinian-activist-and-photographer-hamde-abu">here</a>.</span></b><br />
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<b>Several other activist pages have also been blocked or banned. Read more <a href="http://feministadminssupport.blogspot.com/2014/07/how-many-activist-pages-will-facebook.html?zx=369a3f8f050b0b9e">here</a>. </b><br />
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<b>Hamde's page was restored at approximately 5pm PST on Tuesday, July 15th.</b></div>
The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2282983835708362206.post-47338696682908876432014-06-24T10:44:00.002-07:002014-06-24T10:44:34.491-07:00REMOVE ALL PAGES CONTAINING CHILD PORNOGRAPHYSign the latest petition at <a href="http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/mark-zuckerberg-remove-all-facebook-pages-containing-child-pornography?share_id=HtXoqkcgcV&utm_campaign=friend_inviter_chat&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=permissions_dialog_false">change.org</a>.The Girl Godhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075164390400359665noreply@blogger.com0