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Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service by bpcog on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @01:21AM (#20622376)
I've thought about this before and respect the open-mindedness. How do you justify words purely meant to harm others and not express ideas, like the n-word?
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Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service by ohithereyou on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @07:40AM (#20624242)
If you think that the n-word is only used to harm others then I assume you haven't listened to any late 20th and 21st century music. Context matters. That said, its use to racially insult people is shameful and not something I support.
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Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service by bpcog on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @07:13PM (#20630594)
That's a great point, I didn't think about that. It seems like it might be difficult to prove whether or not people had an intent to harm when you allow this kind of speech though.
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Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service by ohithereyou on Thursday August 08, 2019 @11:18PM (#20651074)
Do you feel that speech intended to harm should be prevented by prior restraint?
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Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service by wesammikhail on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @04:49AM (#20623432)
Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUvdXxhLPa8

It will answer your question and make you laugh at the same time. 2 birds 1 stone!

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Re:8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service by bpcog on Tuesday August 06, 2019 @07:12PM (#20630587)
That really got me thinking, thank you so much!
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