[MrZongle2]

No. My point was this optional contest was described as "degrading". If a woman -- who we're going to assume is an adult and just as capable of independent, critical thought as a man -- chooses to participate, is she really being "degraded" (being victimized), or is she a willing participant?

In my opinion, it is the latter. Is the contest stupid & juvenile? Sure. But the holier-than-thou, I-am-the-arbiter-of-what-is-appropriate-for-women attitude that comes across in the Verge article rubbed me the wrong way.

[seanflyon]

I disagree with your assertion that willing participants cannot be degraded. I can't seem to find a definition of "degraded" that would support that assertion.