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>shithole you're tipping your hand a little much

JumpCrisscross 9y ago
This user has a track record on this front [1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16127928 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16127928
- thisacctforreal 9y ago
  I find these style of comments very distasteful.
  - cornyNetHandle 9y ago
    Why?
btilly 9y ago
According to https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_perceptions_index_2016?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2NK09Z7b2AIVhMBkCh1DBwUaEAAYASAAEgKOqfD_BwE https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_percept... Nigeria is tied for 136th worst corruption in the world, out of 176 countries. Worldwide, Nigeria is the poster boy for scams. Google "nigerian 419 scammer" for an example. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)... the per capita income of Nigeria is < $6k per person, placing it at 127/187 worldwide with under 40% of the global average. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expe... the 2015 WHO estimate placed Nigeria with a life expectancy of 54.5, which placed it at 177 out of 183 countries. You may think that "shithole" is too strong of a statement. But that description seems about right to me. What is average for Nigeria would qualify as a horrible slum in most countries.
- JumpCrisscross 9y ago
  > You may think that "shithole" is too strong of a statement. But that description seems about right to me It's a term that was recently applied, with almost comical precision, to countries that are predominantly black. It was applied in respect of the people from those countries, specifically immigrants, more specifically regarding their individual merit as potential Americans. TL; DR When discussing race, particularly anything relating to black people or predominantly-black countries, it's probably best to use another word.
  - wooter 9y ago
    as a minority immigrant from a shithole country, i find this opinion condescending and racist. please use whatever adjective you would use for any other race - i don't need my sensitive minority ears protected by an up-to-the-minute adjective whitelist, thanks.
    - simplemath__ 9y ago
      your appeal to authority is naked
      - wooter 9y ago
        his fake offense on behalf of others is a faux pas. its a common term. we can't use "shit hole" because some people recently decided that was the case?
        dang 9y ago
        Would you please stop doing flamewars on Hacker News? It's against the guidelines and beyond tedious, and you've done a lot of it. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
      - dang 9y ago
        We've banned this account for repeatedly posting unsubstantive comments and flamebait. If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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This user has a track record on this front [1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16127928 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16127928

thisacctforreal 9y ago
I find these style of comments very distasteful.
- cornyNetHandle 9y ago
  Why?

btilly 9y ago

According to https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_perceptions_index_2016?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2NK09Z7b2AIVhMBkCh1DBwUaEAAYASAAEgKOqfD_BwE https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/corruption_percept... Nigeria is tied for 136th worst corruption in the world, out of 176 countries. Worldwide, Nigeria is the poster boy for scams. Google "nigerian 419 scammer" for an example. According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)... the per capita income of Nigeria is < $6k per person, placing it at 127/187 worldwide with under 40% of the global average. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expe... the 2015 WHO estimate placed Nigeria with a life expectancy of 54.5, which placed it at 177 out of 183 countries. You may think that "shithole" is too strong of a statement. But that description seems about right to me. What is average for Nigeria would qualify as a horrible slum in most countries.

JumpCrisscross 9y ago
> You may think that "shithole" is too strong of a statement. But that description seems about right to me It's a term that was recently applied, with almost comical precision, to countries that are predominantly black. It was applied in respect of the people from those countries, specifically immigrants, more specifically regarding their individual merit as potential Americans. TL; DR When discussing race, particularly anything relating to black people or predominantly-black countries, it's probably best to use another word.
- wooter 9y ago
  as a minority immigrant from a shithole country, i find this opinion condescending and racist. please use whatever adjective you would use for any other race - i don't need my sensitive minority ears protected by an up-to-the-minute adjective whitelist, thanks.
  - simplemath__ 9y ago
    your appeal to authority is naked
    - wooter 9y ago
      his fake offense on behalf of others is a faux pas. its a common term. we can't use "shit hole" because some people recently decided that was the case?
      - dang 9y ago
        Would you please stop doing flamewars on Hacker News? It's against the guidelines and beyond tedious, and you've done a lot of it. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - dang 9y ago
      We've banned this account for repeatedly posting unsubstantive comments and flamebait. If you don't want to be banned, you're welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com and give us reason to believe that you'll follow the rules in the future. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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