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That's willful ignorance of the real issue. This is not an isolated incident. Society is increasingly rejecting any and all "offensive" language and behavior.
by JungleGymSam 11y ago
That's willful ignorance of the real issue. This is not an isolated incident. Society is increasingly rejecting any and all "offensive" language and behavior.
Should we all be nice and respectful to each other? Yes, of course. Are people that way? No. Can we police ourselves fairly and achieve a society that is not offensive? Absolutely not.
- ectoplasm 11y ago> Can we police ourselves fairly and achieve a society that is not offensive? Absolutely not. Hacker News is a pretty nice place.
- JoshTriplett 11y agoThis thread, and almost any thread about social issues in technology, demonstrates that it has both nice and awful people hanging out on it.
- ectoplasm 11y agoPerhaps, but what makes it a nice place is the limits on how awful people can be.
- lordfoom 11y agoAnd yet one is allowed to use the word retard.