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Perhaps, but in this case, the consequences were really disproportionate to the "crime". Here's what "should" have happened: <sacco>: <original tweet> <publi
by theorique 12y ago
Perhaps, but in this case, the consequences were really disproportionate to the "crime".
Here's what "should" have happened:
<sacco>: <original tweet>
<public>: Hey, that's really racist.
<sacco>: Oh, I didn't mean it that way - I'm making fun of American insularity.
<public>: OK, I still don't like it, but I get what you meant now.
- taylorwc 12y agoI agree with you that there was an overreaction. But that's a risk each of us runs when we publish something via a public medium. Any time I want to publish something, whether it's a private SMS, a tweet, a comment on HN, or something else, I'm obliged to consider its content, and make a judgment call on whether it's appropriate. If I'm wrong, I have to deal with it.