Toronto Feminists

Facebook’s Sexist Default Profile Picture is of a Male Silhouette

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Dear Facebook Representative,
 
why is your sexist profile picture, for people who have not uploaded a photo, that of a man or boy in silhouette?
 
Is Facebook so sexist that they only regard boys and men as users?  Or that women and girls will just have to assume that they’re included when really they’ve been explicitly excluded?
 
How would you like it if we showed all pictures of a girl in silhouette and all of the boys and men had to just assume that they were automatically to be included into that default category?
 
 
PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS SEXISM QUERY?
 
 
Thank you
- Daniela

Written by erishkigal

January 18, 2009 at 11:20 pm

Posted in Uncategorized

4 Responses

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  1. I agree! I’ve often thought about that too.

    Nicole

    July 10, 2009 at 5:45 am

  2. Get a life ladies.

    Maggie May

    July 28, 2009 at 3:55 pm

  3. acctually, if you put your gender as female, it is a female silhouette, and male if you put male. Get your info right, and get a grip. All youre doing is reinforcing the negative stereotype of a feminist.

    Iain

    August 8, 2009 at 10:44 pm

  4. Yep…get a life. As a female I agree you need to find something better to do.

    Female Activist

    November 9, 2009 at 3:16 am


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