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[–]victimofreddit[S] 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

I'm sure they didn't intend to do this but isn't it funny that their behaviour happens to match their drafting accident so closely?

[–]TheSeventhSense 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Yeah lol, I guess they're just following their own rules. Basically you can't "hate" but reddit admins are literally allowed to target people based on their identity as per their constitution. Actual insanity.

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

And (doesn't apply to their internal HR policies etc.) but . . . women are still a legally protected US class, so their "majority" reasoning is moot.

I mean, insofar as it's "reasoning." Which it isn't.

As you said. Insanity.

[–]TheSeventhSense 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

They're trying to say "You're allowed to hate and harass groups if it gives our website clout because it lets us appear progressive while raking in that sweet ad money and pr". They don't actually give a fuck about protecting women, minorities, or any other marginalized groups they claim that these new guidelines will protect. They only want to ban the "hate" that is socially controversial and doesn't follow any mainstream narratives that are already widely popular. It's popular to shit on feminists (actual ones). It's popular to shit on white people. Reddit would never ban these types of hate because they have no actual values, they just follow trends and dollar signs. If redditors can't shit on white people and feminists then they'll leave the site and reddit will lose all that precious ad money. Reddit wants to be seen as a martyr for social issues so badly while at the same time remaining profitable and controversy-free, it's a recipe for disaster.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yeah, they're an ethical void. Trying to leverage one flavor of hate against another? That's not gonna go well for them.