Re:Reddit reports 18% reduction in hate content after bannin...
by antiterra on Thursday August 20, 2020 @02:50PM
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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
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>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
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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
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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.
There are many, many people who think this way.