MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to their digital cars

Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by greenie_beans on Friday July 03, 2020 @10:05AM (#23724122)

The system is working exactly as intended, that’s why we have systemic racism. If you look at the history of Reconstruction in the South and how it ended and gave rise to Jim Crow rule, you’ll see that we are very much an intentional system of white supremacy.

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Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by soraminazuki on Sunday July 05, 2020 @04:11AM (#23737281)

I think it's fair to say that the public opinion has shifted significantly from that point, and if democracy was working in its most ideal form, it should be protecting the rights of black people.

But the point is that even with the best of intentions, supposed "solutions" to any sort of problem won't always be effective and could end up making the situation worse if people don't think through. Racism matters, but how you solve it equally matters as well.

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Re:MS will ban Forza players who add the confederate flag to... by greenie_beans on Monday July 06, 2020 @12:31PM (#23749556)

You're right that public opinion has shifted. However, institutionally, hardly any change has happened.

Also, you're essentially making the slippery slope logical fallacy about needing to be careful with how you censor people. I don't buy into your argument.

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