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Re:South Park Responds to Being Banned in China for “Band in... by dang on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @02:12AM (#21189279)
Your bias predisposes you to read it that way. Were you responsible for a community with a wide spectrum of backgrounds and views, you'd quickly learn how unreliable that sense of "clearly" can be.

HN users who are Chinese or of Chinese background have a right to come here and not see comments like that one, just the same as all HN users do.

Edit: actually, once I read the context of the thread, I see your point. The parent comments were talking about the Chinese government, so it's reasonable to see that as having been in scope.

Re:South Park Responds to Being Banned in China for “Band in... by Teever on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @02:52AM (#21189471)
I'm a little confused by this exchange here dang so I'd like some clarification if possible.

If the user above had said "the Chinese government", "The Communist Party of China" or simply "the party" then their comment would have been acceptable to you?

Re:South Park Responds to Being Banned in China for “Band in... by dang on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @03:54AM (#21189816)
It would still have been flamebait and against the site guidelines, but it wouldn't have been a slur.
Re:South Park Responds to Being Banned in China for “Band in... by tasogare on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @03:49AM (#21189788)
So, HN is officially a safe space? Strange, because I see all the time comments targeting (all) men or some particular ethnicities that aren’t moderated.
Re:South Park Responds to Being Banned in China for “Band in... by dang on Tuesday October 08, 2019 @03:55AM (#21189819)
No. It isn't possible for any large open internet forum to be a 'safe space', not that I know what that means.