RE: Does Steemit Do The Most to Support Gender Equality?
Our rights really depends on the network. Steem is decentralised but that doesn't mean there are no rules. The rules are just made by everybody as individuals, so there is still a lot of flagging as a means of punishment for posting photos of bare chested women for example. They are often required to tag NSFW if they want to avoid being flagged.
Certainly anonymity helps people to earn more in areas where they may be talking within and industry dominated by the opposite where people are more likely to listen to for example a man speak on the topic. Similarly for men, who would not get as much attention within female dominated industry, if they remain anonymous they can be considered a person like anybody else but if they choose to disclose their sex then it really depends on the network and the semi-subconscious prejudice of some people within the network.
I completely agree with you @beanz. Steemit indeed gave us freedom but not for doing illegal and immoral things. Even plaigairism is strictly prohibited, I have even encountered flagging for just writing a simple quote from somewhere. So yeah, it gives us freedom but with a choice, to be good and legal.
Anonymity exist for serving a purpose. The purpose of freedom in a dominated society. I am highly impressed and motvated by your answer on anonymity. It's actaully very point to point. You clearly linked anonymity with freedom in dominated society. Many people find this anonymity a taboo, but the reality is opposite or may be it's just the matter of perspective. Your perspective is very good on this :)
@beanz you are right it is not a perfect system here and I think it is 10 times better than what is currently available to most in terms of fairness and opportunity! The great part is that we can easily agree to stop requiring women to tag NSFW on posts with a bare chest to end even that whereas getting that done on Twitter would take a mountain to move. My friend @wunderwoff posted full nude pictures and I helped him learn about the NSFW tag after seeing him naked for the first time after knowing him for eight years with no warning!
LOL I bet that was a fun little shock haha. Aww but I see no need to tag with NSFW unless there is something pornographic within the text / image / video. I would never consider the naked body to be pornographic. If people were used to seeing people naked for example, then nobody would flinch just because they saw their parents naked body. Whereas, no matter how much "porn" you watch, it will never feel OK to see ..... well .. that LOL.