Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t

Re:Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t by indigodaddy on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @12:05AM (#18500277)

This post vaulted to the HN front-page shortly after I posted it, but now is nowhere to be found.

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Re:Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t by dang on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @12:47AM (#18500431)

Users flagged it. That's common. Also common is to see it rise again as the tug-of-war between upvotes and flags plays out, or occasionally as moderators turn off flags.

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Re:Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t by indigodaddy on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @12:51AM (#18500446)

What would you imagine the various reasons for users flagging it would be? Genuinely curious.

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Re:Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t by jryan49 on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @01:53PM (#18505022)

It's about race. A lot of people may think it's flame-war bait and HN guidelines tell us to avoid such topics.

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Re:Sigrid Johnson Was Black. A DNA Test Said She Wasn’t by DoreenMichele on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @12:21AM (#18500316)

It's a controversial topic. They frequently rise rapidly and disappear just as rapidly.

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