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[–]StaresBlankly 20 insightful - 2 fun20 insightful - 1 fun21 insightful - 2 fun -  (26 children)

How about we call out the people who are literally promoting racism? After all, this isn't Voat.

[–]lyth 25 insightful - 3 fun25 insightful - 2 fun26 insightful - 3 fun -  (18 children)

Yeah... I've seen someone here referring to women as holes, whores. Someone was calling a poster he disagreed with a "faggot". Some users here are extremely disturbing and disgusting.

[–]SheSellsSeaShells 22 insightful - 1 fun22 insightful - 0 fun23 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I like the philosophy of the debate triangle on saidit. Calling someone a slur is one of the lowest tiers of argument, and is mentally deficient. Free speech should elevate people, even if you fundamentally disagree with them. Arguments should be enlightening, not angering.

[–]Honestanonymous[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Maybe we could somehow integrate that tiered system

[–]bobbobbybob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There are a few different approaches to enlightenment. One is gentle, kind. Another involves being hit with sticks.

debate is supposed to be about concepts, but often a linguistic totalitarianism sneaks in. Those speech policing nazis NEED to be told to get fucked. And they NEED to learn to ignore the style of language and address the meat of the discussion

[–]Antifa 10 insightful - 4 fun10 insightful - 3 fun11 insightful - 4 fun -  (4 children)

Censorship of speech is the censorship of speech. You cannot pick and choose which is permissible and which not.

The very fucking premise of a democratic vote system on a site such as this is its core tenet.

The vote is the will of the people.

[–]lyth 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Did I say anything about banning them? The poster above me said calling them out. Just like they have the freedom of speech of screeching out bullshit, I have the freedom of speech of calling them out.

[–]Antifa 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Call away. Your voice and opinion should always be heard.

[–]bald-janitor 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

No u dont

[–]bobbobbybob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

screeching out bullshit

That is you projecting your low tier ideation onto others, disowning your own lack of style, whilst broadcasting your deficiencies to the intelligent. It deserves a 'get fucked, faggot'.

[–]Wahwah 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

In my observation they are usually at the fringe and therefore not difficult to ignore for me. I personally don't find these slurs productive to conversations (obviously) but they will continue to exist just as every manor has a dungeon.

Having said that, what can we do? Ban and deplatform them? As long as no one is engaging in witch hunt or inciting/mobilising for violence, I feel they should be left alone. We can always not vote them and supersede their content with our hopefully more productive ones. :)

[–]bald-janitor 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Ok female

[–]lyth 7 insightful - 4 fun7 insightful - 3 fun8 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Ok male

What a fucking child

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

wallstreetbets gets banned from Reddit

[–]Honestanonymous[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Really? Wow....

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

not yet lmao

🌈🐻

[–]Honestanonymous[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Ah well words is words, can't be censoring people then we'd be like reddit again

[–]MrZak 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

people who take words as seriously as you do disgust me.

[–]bobbobbybob 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I use offensive language deliberately when dealing with boring woke leftists, as it challenges them

[–]Dragonerne 8 insightful - 6 fun8 insightful - 5 fun9 insightful - 6 fun -  (1 child)

True, call out anyone using the racist karen meme.