#prudery

Mae West, 34, says goodbye to prison warden Harry Schleth after leaving Welfare Island, April 29, 1927. She had served eight days of a 10-day sentence (let out early for good behavior) for writing, directing, and performing in the play "Sex." Her pen name as playwright was Jane Mast.

In the drama, West played a prostitute who had to choose between two men: a young one to whom she concealed her profession, or an older one who accepted her for who she was. “People thought it vulgar, ridiculous, or funny, or a perfectly terrible play, laughed—and sent their friends to see the show,” wrote Thyra Samter Winslow in The New Yorker.

Il y a une fausse modestie, qui est vanité ; une fausse gloire, qui est légèreté ; une fausse grandeur, qui est mesquinerie ; une fausse vertu, qui est hypocrisie, et une fausse sagesse, qui est pruderie.

A few minutes ago I posted something about a post that got flagged because of its sexual content even though it was labelled with the “Community Label” for “Sexual Themes”. And this post with the screenshot was again flagged!!!!!

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This time I’m not including the picture in my screenshot, just the flagging itself.

This was the text of my post (again without the original picture to avoid further flagging):

PS: This time there was a button to appeal the ruling. Curious about their reply to my appeal!

Update: My appeal was promptly denied.

And my original post about this wrongful flagging is now hidden for everyone except me: