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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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