Just because there’s no nudity doesn’t mean it’s safe-for-work. This would absolutely make my female colleagues uncomfortable and that falls under the spirit of NSFW. Getting pedantic about what is or isn’t pornographic or nudity to justify having gross pictures up on your screen is entirely beside the point – if there’s any reason it could contribute to a less equitable workplace, it should be labeled NSFW. If there’s any debate about it at all, it’s the considerate thing to do.
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Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks agoWell since you obviously didn’t open the link, it’s a girl in a fully covered bikini. Literally not softcore anything, it’s as racy as sports illustrated.
techt@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
NSFW is cultural shorthand for porn or graphic content. It’s not a literal guideline for what’s acceptable in every single workplace. Should ACAB posts be labeled NSFW because saying that at my workplace in the US south would make a hell of a lot of people uncomfortable?
And why are you browsing Lemmy at work in full view of passing coworkers? Is it that lax that you can just openly fuck around and your only concern is someone might see a girl in a bikini?
techt@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
If the ACAB post is just words, then no. If it’s imagery of people being beaten by cops, then yes. There’s no need to argue extremes to make the point seem ridiculous – just use judgment and be kind.
It’s about being considerate; that’s where the conversation starts and ends, so don’t get sidetracked or focus on semantics. It does not matter why someone is browsing any website at their place of work, so let’s not even bring that into the conversation. NFSW is meant to help people view content at work/in public by making it avoidable. It’s a communication from the author/community to the audience that the content may or may not be inappropriate – that’s it. If it’s debatable and isn’t tagged, that’s inconsiderate and a request to tag it should be treated with consideration and kindness (barring trolls, which OP clearly isn’t).
But that’s just my opinion, and I acknowledge yours is different.
Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
NFSW is meant to help people view content at work/in public by making it avoidable.
I agree with this. This is the fundamental point of the tag. I don’t want anyone to lose their job, or suffer undue consequences for happening across something particularly graphic, upsetting, or unlawful.
If it’s debatable and isn’t tagged, that’s inconsiderate and a request to tag it should be treated with consideration and kindness.
This is what I don’t agree with. Everything is debatable. I live in the US south, if my coworkers had their way, any image of a drag queen or a pride parade would have to be marked NSFW. And while thankfully this isn’t a problem on Lemmy (yet), that means a sizable portion of the population would be unable to see that content at all without uploading their ID and giving up any semblance of anonymity.
There’s nothing dangerous, illegal, or upsetting about a woman in a bikini. It’s something any person might see in public at literally any time if you live somewhere warm. And yes, I’m sure there are people who would feel harassed if you waved an image like that in their faces, but I cannot imagine a scenario where someone suffers any professional setback because someone saw them scroll past some clothed tits.
onslaught545@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Most employers would be pretty unhappy with you publicly reading the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition.
Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
And they would be fine with you publicly browsing Lemmy on the clock?
onslaught545@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Yes, lots of jobs have expected down time.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
… where do you work that sports illustrated isn’t considered NSFW? Seriously I’d get fired out of a cannon if I was caught browsing it at work, this seems kinda disingenuous.
Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
It’s legally sold to minors, available in grocery stores, hell I’ve seen them sitting on a rack in doctor’s offices.
NSFW is the terminology we use for actual explicit material, that’s the point. It’s a shorthand. Getting overly literal about how ‘work’ should be applied to the context is like arguing that all FPS games are actually RPGs because you’re ‘playing the role’ of some character.
onslaught545@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
No, NSFW is terminology we use for content that might get you in trouble for browsing at work. Just because you use it differently doesn’t change the definition.
Blueberrydreamer@lemmynsfw.com 3 weeks ago
And nobody is going to get in trouble for scrolling past a woman with a bikini on at work. If your workplace is that strict, you’re going to be in more trouble for scrolling social media on the clock.
More graphic content is visible in ads on any major website. The idea that a clothed woman should be censored as if it’s vulgar is excessive in my opinion. Where do we draw the line? Shoulders? Knees? Ankles? I had assumed as a society we had decided it was the actual genitals, but apparently not.
remon@ani.social 3 weeks ago
I’ve seen worst images as people’s office wallpaper/screensaver.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Okay, but you do understand that most people don’t work in an environment where that would be considered at all acceptable right?
remon@ani.social 3 weeks ago
I’m not sure. Most people are in China and India and I know little about their office culture.
Mac@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
Why does your work have cannons
Why are they human-sized barrels
and finally
How do i get a job there
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I think you’d probably have to be chopped up pretty fine to fit in the ones at work (which I think we can all agree would be NSFW content…) but you could probably manage it. And man, IDK. The DOT howitzers teams are never hiring, believe me I check regularly.