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From the mods on a post: > Comments are locked because I got 10 reports of seperate people calling each other “fags” come on guys. We aren’t 12 anymore be an a
by HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
From the mods on a post:
> Comments are locked because I got 10 reports of seperate people calling each other “fags” come on guys. We aren’t 12 anymore be an adult and stop using homophobic insults. Everyone who used a homophobic slur was banned for 30 days.
Stop that.
Wow. Apparently the moderation team is pretty important in deciding the path a sub goes down.
- allovernow 7y agoOr there's a sizable minority attached to this subject with legitimate concerns but an opinion which runs very counter to what is socially acceptable on Reddit. If you start paying attention, you can already tell which articles on Reddit are likely to be locked for this reason. Reddit is practically designed to amplify dogma into an echo chamber - that goes for how power among mods and admins is distributed and how the voting algorithm determines comment ordering and visibility. Incels are the new nerds. They're safe targets for ridicule, even though their lot ultimately sucks for reasons not entirely within their control. Telling someone who has trouble dating to learn to date is like telling a socially awkward, uncoordinated teenager to just "learn to play sports".
- pmoriarty 7y agoIncels aren't simply people who have trouble dating. Most people who have trouble dating don't turn in to bitter, hateful trolls who glorify in violence against the people they desire.