What is your take on the whole "Women Who Eat on the Tube" Facebook group?

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And all the associated outcry? For those who are not aware, some guy has started up a FB group which allows people to take photos of women eating food on public transport and posting it up for people to comment on. Understandably, there has been a bit of an outcry, and calls of 'sexism' etc. What is also concerning is that some women have taken it upon themselves to post the identities of the people who post pics of women eating, as a sort of revenge tactic (am not sure if this is actually true, have not researched it - just what I read on the Daily Mail so could well be a bunch of horse pooey).

So, is it sexist? Is it ethical? Would it be OK if the genders were reversed? Is it ethical for the details of people who post to be made published as some kind of revenge tactic?

I find this debate fascinating because I believe in freedom of speech, I don't believe people should get fussed about each and every thing, but, at the same time, I do not believe posting the personal image or details of ANYONE on a public forum for any reason is morally defensible. It just seems like a huge violation to me.

Some guy blatantly took a photo of me on the tube once (I was not eating or anything, just sitting there) and there was literally nothing I could do about it. God knows why he wanted it but it just felt so wrong that a random stranger can take my picture and there is nothing I can do about it.

Your thoughts?

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree...men-who-ea
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree...cial-media

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014...t-on-tubes