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We view this type of censorship as offensive because the word "retard" doesn't carry much weight. Nobody would be fighting for this man's freedom of speech if

We view this type of censorship as offensive because the word "retard" doesn't carry much weight. Nobody would be fighting for this man's freedom of speech if he littered the code with the word "nigger" or "lynching" One of the executives probably has a son or daughter who is a retard. Makes sense why such censorship can occur. When you own a product, your bias will inevitably saturate into the product. Having a son or daughter who's a retard makes this bias especially strong. Personally I agree that "retard" shouldn't be censored because I hate censoring in general. But I also agree that "nigger" shouldn't be touched either. Defending freedom of speech means defending the right for other people to have dissenting opinions, this includes opinions that are stupid, racist and bigoted.

Cthulhu_ 11y ago
I have a son (or daughter) who is a git - I am offended by *hub and demand they change their name to 'basebornhub' or 'intellectuallychallengedhub'
- crimsonalucard 11y ago
  I bet you don't have a son or daughter who is a git or a retard. You definitely wouldn't be writing this otherwise.
  - jazzyk 11y ago
    You did not get his point: what is offensive to one person may or may not be offensive to other people. Where do we draw the line?
    - crimsonalucard 11y ago
      We don't draw the a line. Freedom of speech. All I'm trying to promote is understanding among people from both sides.
codygman 11y ago
> Personally I agree that "retard" shouldn't be censored because I hate censoring in general. But I also agree that "nigr" shouldn't be touched either. The people who use the N-word should be called racists and shamed for using it though. > Defending freedom of speech means defending the right for other people to have dissenting opinions, this includes opinions that are stupid, racist and bigoted. Yep. Like I said though, those people should openly be called racists and be forced to know how their racism affects others.

Cthulhu_ 11y ago

I have a son (or daughter) who is a git - I am offended by *hub and demand they change their name to 'basebornhub' or 'intellectuallychallengedhub'

crimsonalucard 11y ago
I bet you don't have a son or daughter who is a git or a retard. You definitely wouldn't be writing this otherwise.
- jazzyk 11y ago
  You did not get his point: what is offensive to one person may or may not be offensive to other people. Where do we draw the line?
  - crimsonalucard 11y ago
    We don't draw the a line. Freedom of speech. All I'm trying to promote is understanding among people from both sides.

codygman 11y ago

> Personally I agree that "retard" shouldn't be censored because I hate censoring in general. But I also agree that "nigr" shouldn't be touched either. The people who use the N-word should be called racists and shamed for using it though. > Defending freedom of speech means defending the right for other people to have dissenting opinions, this includes opinions that are stupid, racist and bigoted. Yep. Like I said though, those people should openly be called racists and be forced to know how their racism affects others.