[Wamvan] Comments Policies, Facebook and Star Trek

[Susan Hughson]

Done!

Hope to see you at SitP soon.

Can you let you and yours know that I am hosting the Dying with Dignity rally at the corner of Nelson and Hornby October 15 at noon? 

Anyone interested can email me at sue at suehughson.com. or contact me through www.dyingwithdignity.ca

Thanks,
Sue

On Sep 22, 2014, at 7:29 AM, Jarrah <jarrahhodge at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> I know this is a really specific issue but since it's related to women & media, I'm hoping you all can take a couple seconds to help me with it. 
> 
> CBS and StarTrek.com run an official Facebook page for Star Trek that is totally unmoderated but has more than 3.3 million fans. It's pretty much overrun by misogynist, racist and homophobic comments and when other fans try to call this out, they get shouted down by the trolls.
> 
> I've been working with a couple other feminist fans to collect screencaps of examples to illustrate the issue, testimonials from fans who are bothered by the current situation, and ideas for a comments policy and moderators that could make the page more welcoming and inclusive to fans from all backgrounds. 
> 
> Could you please take a second to sign the online petition calling on CBS and StarTrek.com to implement and enforce a comments policy to address the sexist, racist and homophobic comments on the official Star Trek Facebook page?
> 
> http://www.change.org/p/cbs-startrek-com-stop-sexist-racist-and-homophobic-comments-on-the-official-star-trek-facebook-page?recruiter=570345&utm_campaign=mailto_link&utm_medium=email&utm_source=share_petition
> 
> If you want more background and to see the examples we collected (trigger warning) you can find all the links here:
> 
> http://www.gender-focus.com/2014/09/18/star-treks-facebook-page-sexist-racist-homophobic-comments/
> 
> Thanks, gang!
> 
> Jarrah
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