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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by codygman on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @11:28AM (#9969250)
> a lot of racists (and reverse-racists, it needs to be said)

No such thing as reverse racists, it's all just racism and racists.

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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by jazzyk on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @12:38PM (#9969794)
Agreed, it is just that my example covered one particular race being discriminated, so I wanted to make it clear. For some reason, people think only non-white people can be discriminated against.
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Re:GitHub threatens to shut down a repository for using the ... by codygman on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @01:50PM (#9970312)
Well anyone can be discriminated against, though some argue only those with institutional power can be racist. I tend to go by these definitions:

http://racismschool.tumblr.com/Racism:Definitions

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