On: John McWhorter: The Neoracists

[omginternets]

I wish we could stop flagging posts like this. The discussion is thoughtful, and the topic is interesting.

[x86_64Ubuntu → omginternets]

The post is getting flagged because such posts that touch on racism in the context of US invariably end up being a celebration of anti-black resentment.

[omginternets → x86_64Ubuntu]

No they don’t. The comments here are the perfect counter example.

[anonjustice → omginternets]

Flagging is the digital equivalent of throwing a temper tantrum when the balance of your echo chamber has been disturbed.

[omginternets → anonjustice]

I don't know if that's fair. It certainly can be that, but it's also nice to be able to remove things like:

- blogspam

- flame bait (with the obvious caveats)

- excessive reposts

etc.

It just sucks when something like this gets swept up.

[skinkestek → anonjustice]

Not always, but a lot of the flagging seems to be that, yes.