• cashews_win@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I can say things like:

    “I like Brains faggots more than any other brand” and “Retard the accelerator” without my comment being deleted and/or Reddit-banned for hate-speech.

    I once got suspended from Reddit for saying: “The Scots weren’t innocent during the British Empire. They were used for a lot of rape & murder”.

    It was considered racist. Until I appealed with 2 academic history papers that showed the Scottish Highlanders were considered a “martial race” and were used extensively in colonial campaigns during the British Empire. I really don’t want to have to fucking educate dumb-as-brick Yank admins who don’t know history or language beyond their shores.

    I was finally site-suspended and can’t create new users because a mod accused me of evading a sub ban. I didn’t. Another mod just unbanned me cos the reason I got banned originally was idiotic. The mod didn’t care. Re-banned me so my 15yo account got permanently suspended by the admins.

    I’m done with that fucking site.

    • CorruptBuddha@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      That’s the exact kind of nonsense I can’t stand. People are SO scared of the prospect of a counter opinion we lose the ability to actually have discussions.

      I got a 7 day site wide ban for saying “you can still kill yourself” in a discussion on Canada new assisted sucide policies. It wasn’t a threat, it wasn’t bullying, it was a relevant point of discussion.

    • InfiniteVariables@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The first part of your post is really confusing. Why would you talk like you’re using English from 1930s? Is English your second language?

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        1 year ago

        No. I’m 40yrs old and I don’t keep up with the modern-day lingo. 😂

        Also I’m British so I speak British English. “Fags” are cigarettes and “faggots” are a type of food.

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          Kind of hard for moderators to know that maybe.

          I would just not use those words to not be misunderstood. :)

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            1 year ago

            This where context and being aware that other cultures can be different linguistically comes in. How much do you think people in french speaking African countries care about a certain word that describes a color over there :|

    • hydra@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      That’s the thing. A faceless corporation doesn’t have any accountability.

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        1 year ago

        If you’ve seen Steve Huffman’s face you may prefer the faceless corporation to having a faced one.

    • Takatakatakatakatak@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      There are many of us with similar stories. No genuine means of appeal, and the most over-zealous and ridiculous interpretation of the rules leading to a site-wide, permanent ban.

      I got banned for making a joke on a comedy sub. Literally that. Someone made a comment that they and their wife had been the only people in the theater for the premiere of Bert Kreischer’s ‘The Machine’, and that they had fun and enjoyed it.

      I replied that we all knew that was a lie, that nobody had any fun and that his entire relationship was a farce: just grinding out the next 40 years pretending to enjoy mediocre comedies that nobody else bothered to show up for.

      Something to that effect anyway. Well, I guess not sharing the same sense of humour was grounds enough to delete 10 years worth of tech reviews, Linux how-to guides and assorted other long-form bullshit. I’m much more careful about where I host my content these days.