reddit is not the american government
Reddit: more racist than Stormfront
- Thread starter Charlie Don't Surf
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...So? It's an American website. Are you saying people should be forced to limit free speech on their own sites to things they agree with?
No, they should be forced to limit it to things that Charlie agrees with. Obviously.
I believe Charles might be going through a difficult time right now.
I have a Reddit account specifically for porn subreddits. To me, Reddit is the greatest porn site ever invented.
Also, I'm pretty sure the porn subreddits significantly outnumber the racist subreddits, both in terms of number of subreddits and number of visitors/subscribers. Why are we not characterizing Reddit as a huge porn site, rather than a racist site?
Also, I'm pretty sure the porn subreddits significantly outnumber the racist subreddits, both in terms of number of subreddits and number of visitors/subscribers. Why are we not characterizing Reddit as a huge porn site, rather than a racist site?
Pornography is a grey area kind of to me? And a lot of people. It's not as clearly abhorrent as this stuff.
...TO YOU.
I know quite a few right wing nuts who'd agree vehemently that pornography is a vile and despicable thing, poisoning the minds of our youth, while a racist joke is just an innocent joke about some stereotypes. I'm not saying they're right - they aren't - but it's just as valid a point of view as yours. They have the right to express it. And be proven to be idiots over and over again, preferably. But they do have the right to believe so.
I think you guys are drastically misunderstanding me and making shit up. I don't think Reddit should be forced by law to remove the racist subreddits, I'm just saying I'm going to think they're shitty until they do.
But you make that so hard to do!
this is the most boring piece of meaningless tripe I've ever read, and I mostly have lived in the south and drive by church billboards all the time[DOUBLEPOST=1426070151,1426070111][/DOUBLEPOST]
then stop talking to me
Ok if you eschew that particular vernacular,
You're a wonderful human being who sows nothing but dissent and couldn't see the beauty in the world to save his meaningless bitter worthless ignorant life.
Or your heart is three sizes too small.
Let's not bandy about personal attacks, please.
You're a wonderful human being who sows nothing but dissent and couldn't see the beauty in the world to save his meaningless bitter worthless ignorant life.
Or your heart is three sizes too small.
Let's not bandy about personal attacks, please.
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Did Charlie post something particularly egregious in another thread that I'm missing? People are being overly reactive to him in this thread. He has a completely legitimate point, and people ARE reading so much stuff into it that isn't there.
Again, again, again, I have to say, yes, Charlie should be called on his bullshit, but not imaginary bullshit that you're pulling out of the air.
also, I don't get HGLN's analogy... I don't care how smily that bitch is, clean your damn child
Again, again, again, I have to say, yes, Charlie should be called on his bullshit, but not imaginary bullshit that you're pulling out of the air.
also, I don't get HGLN's analogy... I don't care how smily that bitch is, clean your damn child
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I dunno, maybe my anti-capitalism stuff in the rant thread? people also just really really love reddit
Maybe everybody is just fed up with him.. Or maybe it's the "I have just as much right to say anything I want, and everyone who does not agree is misunderstanding me and therefore their opinions are invalid. You guys don't understand what I'm trying to convey and are putting words in my mouth that I've never said", whilst he quotes everyone and everything out of context to prove his point.
Maybe.
GasBandit
Staff member
I am more upset that you misspelled my name than anything else in this thread.
That was partially the point of the thread
You know, I went and visited reddit for the first time in a while. There are just so many better reasons to hate it than it hosts some racist communities. Everything on the default page is painfully bad on its own idiotic merits, why bother looking for trouble?
This isn't the only reason I'm not a fan of Reddit, it just seemed really egregious in this case
Again, that stuff was done by the people of reddit, not those making decisions for the company, who this thread is aimed towards.
figmentPez
Staff member
If Halforums had such a subforum, I'm pretty sure it would be a working title for us making a Planet of the Apes knock-off. I imagine that if we put our collective talents together, we could make something at least on par with what The Asylum puts out.
Fair enough, your reply is both brief and nescient, I can accept that.
They're doing nothing to take them off their site
Sometimes an online community will put up with something that would otherwise be considered offensive, in the name of free speech and tolerance, and all that.
--Patrick
I get your point, but this is like not joining a, idk, feminist club, or improv group or whatever because they do their weekly meetings in a place is rented twice a year by some nazis. (The difference in meeting frequencies is there to represent how small a percentage of reddit are the racist subreddits)
And sometimes I'll think that community is a spineless, evil sack of shit for tolerating that speech. Their site isn't bound by the constitution of the united states.