Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of Reddit

Re:Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of R... by foldr on Friday June 05, 2020 @03:24PM (#23432750)

I wouldn't, but I think it's important to be sensitive to what people are actually protesting about. It's mostly these outrageous cases and (in the case of black folks) lived experience that make people angry.

People cite statistics to illustrate the fact that these cases are part of a bigger problem of systematic racism. Some people expend a lot of effort trying to explain the statistics away, but that largely misses the point.

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Re:Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of R... by jcims on Friday June 05, 2020 @03:39PM (#23432951)

The problem is that this emotionally charged state will lead directly to policies designed to defuse the situation rather than solve the underlying problem. This is how systemic issues persist (well, the main reason is 'doing nothing', but i digress)

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Re:Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian Resigns from the Board of R... by foldr on Friday June 05, 2020 @03:52PM (#23433146)

I don't think it's fair to characterise a response as (merely) emotional just because it's a response to a specific incident rather than a broader trend.

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