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Calling something out for being offensive here means that I'd like see other opinions. At the very least, I thought it was. I didn't call to action against thi

Calling something out for being offensive here means that I'd like see other opinions. At the very least, I thought it was. I didn't call to action against this request. I didn't send them a request to take it down, no authorities involved, nothing serious really. I just found it offensive, and thought it would be interesting for others to see, my expectation was to see interesting takes on the subject. Not everyone you see on the internet who says they are offended is part of the so-called "cancel culture". I'm surely not. I'd suggest everyone to relax.

capableweb 6y ago
I agree with you and send kudos your way for raising the conversation. I have no skin in the game really, and earlier comment is just my side of the coin, love to see others as well. And I echo the idea of everyone to relax. Just because someone is flagging something as potentially offensive doesn't mean they want it removed from the surface of the earth. Plenty of things are offensive but should still be visible/readable.
luckylion 6y ago
Sorry, I wasn't trying to suggest that you wanted to cancel anyone. I find it completely normal to take offense and to say so, and I think it speaks for the inability of the HN community to tolerate dissenting opinions that your comment was flagged.
- sukilot 6y ago
  It's pretty gruesome to watch someome go out of their way take casual pot-shots at someone trapped in a torture cell just because the person used wording that isn't the peak of diplomacy. HN has basic standards of human decency; it's not a 100% free speech zone.
  - luckylion 6y ago
    Let's not pretend that it would have been flagged if the request was different. HN heavily leans liberal, and Muslim is a protected identity. I don't believe that it would have played out the same if it had been a similar request that suggests it's a white supremacist, but you're free to tell yourself that.
  - egeozcan 6y ago
    I didn't "take casual pot-shots", I found it interesting that they didn't discriminate against offensive stuff. I'd not want them to, but I expected them to. Have the decency to understand what the other may have been trying to say first, as not all of us are native English speakers. I don't have a problem with that poor person, I have a problem with the idea, yes, but that's irrelevant to this discussion.

capableweb 6y ago

I agree with you and send kudos your way for raising the conversation. I have no skin in the game really, and earlier comment is just my side of the coin, love to see others as well. And I echo the idea of everyone to relax. Just because someone is flagging something as potentially offensive doesn't mean they want it removed from the surface of the earth. Plenty of things are offensive but should still be visible/readable.

luckylion 6y ago

Sorry, I wasn't trying to suggest that you wanted to cancel anyone. I find it completely normal to take offense and to say so, and I think it speaks for the inability of the HN community to tolerate dissenting opinions that your comment was flagged.

sukilot 6y ago
It's pretty gruesome to watch someome go out of their way take casual pot-shots at someone trapped in a torture cell just because the person used wording that isn't the peak of diplomacy. HN has basic standards of human decency; it's not a 100% free speech zone.
- luckylion 6y ago
  Let's not pretend that it would have been flagged if the request was different. HN heavily leans liberal, and Muslim is a protected identity. I don't believe that it would have played out the same if it had been a similar request that suggests it's a white supremacist, but you're free to tell yourself that.
- egeozcan 6y ago
  I didn't "take casual pot-shots", I found it interesting that they didn't discriminate against offensive stuff. I'd not want them to, but I expected them to. Have the decency to understand what the other may have been trying to say first, as not all of us are native English speakers. I don't have a problem with that poor person, I have a problem with the idea, yes, but that's irrelevant to this discussion.