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Re:How a Reddit forum has become a lifeline to opioid addict... by nonamechicken on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @01:25PM (#14806006)
Indian user here. I avoid majority of Reddit's default sub because of this reason. Just yesterday, I accidentally came across on comment in /r/askreddit where they openly called Indian men as vulgar and rapey. When another Indian user questioned it, he was downvoted heavily. Honestly, 12 hours later, I am still angry. I think I will leave Reddit for good this time.
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Re:How a Reddit forum has become a lifeline to opioid addict... by lsmarigo on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @02:07PM (#14806452)
I can relate man. It's soul crushing and hard to accept you just have to not participate to protect your sanity.
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Re:How a Reddit forum has become a lifeline to opioid addict... by bllguo on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @04:11PM (#14807480)
right, exactly! this kind of casual discrimination that people pass off as a joke. Obviously not a reddit-exclusive phenomenon; it's commonplace IRL, but it's especially noticeable in large subs where people are encouraged to make pandering, low-effort comments that appeal to the lowest common denominator
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