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Re:Reddit reports 18% reduction in hate content after bannin... by recursivedoubts on Thursday August 20, 2020 @01:16PM (#24225742)
For those of you who don't think in who/whom, note this comment well.

There are many, many people who think this way.

Re:Reddit reports 18% reduction in hate content after bannin... by antiterra on Thursday August 20, 2020 @02:50PM (#24227047)
Just to clarify, I see this as a problem that may be impossible to solve.

For me personally, I think that "kill all men" or "all men are trash" can have a harmful impact (particularly on boys) even when stated as hyperbole in response to systemic misogyny.

Re:Reddit reports 18% reduction in hate content after bannin... by meowface on Thursday August 20, 2020 @01:23PM (#24225833)
>For those of you who don't think in who/whom

What do you mean by this?

Re:Reddit reports 18% reduction in hate content after bannin... by SpicyLemonZest on Thursday August 20, 2020 @01:33PM (#24225962)
It's a common meme in some circles, reflecting a claim that facially neutral rules against hate speech depend implicitly on who's speaking and to whom it's directed.
Re:Reddit reports 18% reduction in hate content after bannin... by meowface on Thursday August 20, 2020 @01:45PM (#24226117)
I think that meme/claim is indeed substantiated in many cases. It's a form of implicit bias. Implicit biases are very culturally-mediated and can exist from any individual or group towards any other individual or group. I don't know if reddit staff suffer from that bias, but it's evident some people in this thread do.