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The people who are celebrating it would say it's not a political issue, it's a human rights issue.
by jbooth 16y ago
The people who are celebrating it would say it's not a political issue, it's a human rights issue.
- cookiecaper 16y agoThat's nice, but they know that idea is not commonly held. The only reason to make a logo for it is to intentionally scare off/irritate people who disagree, further contributing to reddit's homogeneity.
- jbooth 16y agoIt will be, take another look at that graph over time. Miscegenation used to be a controversy, too.
- redthrowaway 16y ago>That's nice, but they know that idea is not commonly held. Only amongst those opposed to gay marriage. It is very much a human-rights issue for everyone I know, particularly those who are gay. As for the decisions reddit takes as a site (not the community), they are generally both popular with the community and the admins. Take, for example, the stance they took on running pro-prop 19 ads, or their decision not to run anti-gay marriage ads. The first was genuinely political, but it was also popular. The second was a matter of principle.
- v21 16y agoNo it's not, why would they want to do that? The logo is to celebrate something they think ought to be celebrated. They're not afraid of having personalities and letting those show on the site. Given they're young, relatively liberal and techy, then they'll appear young, relatively liberal and techy. You also don't have to agree with them, as I'm sure they'd agree. It's a delicate line, having opinions and also moderating others opinions, but I think they're making a fair fist of it so far.
- lhnz 16y agoYou reckon they are intentionally trying to create a homogenous atmosphere? How do subreddits fit into this? I don't think that makes real sense.
- points 16y agothe illusion of freedom...