We here at /r/punchablefaces have been working hard to figure out how best to meet the needs of our users. We've been paying careful attention to the complaints we've been seeing, and the biggest concern we've seen over and over again is this: how can we prevent the subreddit from being a platform for bullying? And we're happy to announce that we think we've hit upon a solution.

First, of course, it's important to define the problem. What exactly is bullying? Having put our heads together and discussed the question at length, we've come to the conclusion that bullying, fundamentally, is a form of oppression: a use of power to keep others down.

With that in mind, we've come to the conclusion that the best, and indeed only, way to prevent bullying is by only allowing those who are completely unoppressed to be targeted; as it's impossible to bully a perfectly privileged person.

To that end, we're very excited to reveal our new Punching Up policy. In a nutshell, we will be allowing photos of any real human being, provided that they are not a member of an underprivileged or disadvantaged minority group:

No black, brown, tan, Asian, Latino, Native North or South American, or Pacific Islander subjects

No LGBTQ subjects

No physically, developmentally, or otherwise disabled subjects

No women or non-binary subjects

No underage or elderly subjects

No socioeconomically disadvantaged subjects

Thanks for bearing with us during this transition, and we hope you'll enjoy wanting to punch real people's faces as much as we will!