moc moc a moc wrote: » Here's a mad idea, Ted: if people don't want to get offended, maybe they should simply not visit forums named 'fatpeoplehate', 'HamPlanetHatred' or 'transfags'.
Stheno wrote: » Plenty of people have committed suicide due to internet abuse.
Cold War Kid wrote: » Reddit is a private company too - it doesn't have to accommodate these anti-social malcontents if it doesn't want to. "Free speech" doesn't come into this. Online bullying is still bullying - and can have terrible consequences. Stuff like "They shouldn't go online then" and "They should grow a thicker skin", while not always bad advice, is completely deflecting responsibility in the extreme cases. Not bullying would be a better idea.
Deleted User wrote: » Truthfully I'm not sure. Lately on here I find mods locking threads because they felt it was being offensive to some people, which, quite a lot of the time, completely hampers a discussion. This is not just one forum, but is becoming endemic of them all. But it seems that society is leaning towards this - feels like the world in general is moving towards the extreme PCness that you only get on places like Tumblr. Where people are afraid to offend anyone. We have to create titles for ourselves, because to not do it would would insult someone. It gets tiring - if you say one thing, you're sexist, another thing, you're racist, where people are purposefully going out of their way to be offended. Free speech doesn't exist anymore.
psinno wrote: » How many? I would be surprised if more than a tiny tiny minority of suicides involved the internet. They just make better news stories.
porsche959 wrote: » Only thread I've seen getting closed on here in recent days was one that was speculating about rumours that a large international bank might run financial difficulties. Grrr those evil liberal-fascist Feminist Bankers!!! Political correctness gorn mad!!! Grrr!!! :mad::mad::mad:
Links234 wrote: » Reddit has a few rules, they allow pretty much anything that isn't illegal, but if posters in one subreddit set out to harrass and brigade another sub or other people, then the admins take note. It's nothing to do with hurting peoples feelings or people getting offended, there's still plenty of absolutely abhorrent subreddits up and reddit's not been made a "safe space" by any stretch of the imagination.
Deleted User wrote: » Free speech doesn't exist anymore.
Links234 wrote: » People really abuse the term free speech a lot, it means that a government can't prosecute you for the things you say, it doesn't mean a private company has to publish it. It also doesn't mean you're free from consequences of your speech either, someone else is free to criticise you for it. Free speech, you keep using this term, I do not think it means what you think it means.
RDM_83 again wrote: » But don't a lot of the Sh-t Reddit Says and the SJW (damn it I said it!) type sub reddit's brigade other subs all the time so I presume thats not the the reason
Deleted User wrote: » But I'm not specifically referencing discussions that are intended to be offensive, but are just perceived as such by skittish or uptight people. This happens quite a lot. This is when people react and completely hamper any discussion.
Links234 wrote: » Are you calling me fat?! :mad: I AM OFFEEEENDED!!!!! RAWR!!!!
jonnypacket wrote: » Over here on Boards however most are cheering on the censorship. This place is so out of touch with reality it's hilarious. It's almost like Boards users are suffering from Stockholm syndrome after becoming accustomed to dealing with over-zealous mods and stringent mulit-page charters for so long.
jonnypacket wrote: » I must admit, I'm enjoying reading the fallout over this on Reddit and the chans. Quite amusing. The general consensus is that the censorship of fat-shaming subreddits is wrong and hypocritical when Neo-Nazi subreddits are allowed to remain active. Over here on Boards however most are cheering on the censorship. This place is so out of touch with reality it's hilarious. It's almost like Boards users are suffering from Stockholm syndrome after becoming accustomed to dealing with over-zealous mods and stringent mulit-page charters for so long.
Cold War Kid wrote: » It's weird the way you come up with that in response to people just not liking people being viciously nasty to others who have not done anything to them, just be easy targets.
porsche959 wrote: » Another newly registered poster using American Tea Party type idioms and ranting about the largely fictional 'liberal-fascist censorship' on boards. Seriously, is there a factory churning out these bots? Is there a summer school they go to in Nebraska or somewhere? I've never, in my life, heard any Irish person use the expression 'liberal-fascist'.
jonnypacket wrote: » Why are you so nasty to Nick Griffin of the BNP?
Cold War Kid wrote: » Well I'm not () but comparing him to people who have never done anything other than be easy targets is, as your posts seem to be going, highly dishonest.
jonnypacket wrote: » You keep using that phrase "easy targets" like some people should be more protected from criticism than others. What makes an "easy target" in your view?
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