Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executive says

Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by fosap on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @12:33PM (#4665227)

Thinks that you don't like are creepy. Browsing photos on facebook is creepy. Watching anime is creepy. Two males kissing or merely being gay is creepy. Why would anybody give a fuck if you think something is creepy?

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Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by tptacek on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @12:50PM (#4665312)

No, that's not my argument. The creepiness of these particular photos was his assertion, and I suggested that he interrogate his assertion about why they were creepy (and "wrong") to help see why these photos are in particular problematic.

I was specifically not litigating the enforceability of "creepiness" standards.

For what it's worth: Watching anime isn't creepy. Two males kissing isn't creepy.

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Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by fosap on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @01:08PM (#4665410)

Ah, ok, my bad. But. Watching anime and two males kissing is definitively creepy. Ask any high schooler.

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Re:Reddit will not ban 'distasteful' content, chief executiv... by tptacek on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @01:12PM (#4665434)

I agree that this is a good illustration of why "creepiness" isn't a moral or practical standard.

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