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Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by kylebenzle on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:13PM (#23679580)
Is there a "real" definition of hate speech? It seems like a hard to define rule. I also hate Trump but am allowed to say any horrible thing I want to about him, but if I were to same the same things about Hilary (I also hated her as a politician) it would be hate speech.
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Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by qeternity on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:18PM (#23679655)
No, which is why it’s such a slippery slope and why places like the US have such broad laws protecting speech. As the old adage goes, it’s not good speech that needs protecting.
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Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by T-hawk on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:22PM (#23679729)
The problem with banning "bad" speech is that it allows you to ban any speech by defining it as "bad".
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Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by matz1 on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:24PM (#23679760)
Its subjective. The side who has more power get to define the meaning of hate speech.
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Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by 50ckpuppet on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:35PM (#23679920)
Bingo
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Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by ceedan on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:19PM (#23679661)
Unless you're saying horrible things about her by attacking her gender, then it wouldn't be hate speech.

If you have a difficult time saying horrible things about Hillary Clinton without attacking her gender, you might actually be sexist. Think about it. How do you really feel about women?

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Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by 50ckpuppet on Monday June 29, 2020 @01:38PM (#23679959)
Do you mean like attacking members of her own gender when she persecuted her husband's rape victims to protect her own political aspirations? I imagine Juanita Broddrick would have something to say about this?
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Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by ceedan on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @12:06PM (#23691481)
I think your reply is irrelevant to what I've written. I'm not defending Hillary. My point is that if you can't attack Hillary Clinton (a politician) without gender slandering, you're probably be sexist.
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Re:Reddit shuts down subreddits including r/The_Donald and r... by skinkestek on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:18PM (#23680505)
> If you have a difficult time saying horrible things about Hillary Clinton without attacking her gender, you might actually be sexist. Think about it. How do you really feel about women?

It is unclear for me where this comes from? Did GP update their post after you replied or did you reply to something GP didn't say or even imply?

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