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[igordennis]

What does SRS mean?

 

[Jarmel]

In the main shitstorm thread over on Reddit someone points out that SRS mods perma-banned a user for notifying them that SRS regulars PM'd her rape threats. So yeah, SRS is totes fine.

lol wut they banned the guy who notified them?

 

[injurai]

What does SRS mean?

shit reddit says I think...

could be something else

 

[NCR Redslayer]

oh yeah

this came from the SRD megathread on this, :lol:

Reddit is like a country under a nuclear power struggle. I didn't even know theres a thread making fun of another thread, making fun of shit reddit says.

 

[EdibleKnife]

What does SRS mean?

/r/shitredditsays

 

[Silver Arrows]

Reddit is like a country under a nuclear power struggle. I didn't even know theres a thread making fun of another thread, making fun of shit reddit says.

It's essentially a lawless land. Grab a lawnchair, hunker down and look at the people run like chickens with heads cut off.

 

[Zee-Row]

What the fuck was that stuff doing there in the first place? Wow i can't believe it.

 

[massivekettle]

Why are they so afraid of banning racism? I don't get it.

Freedom of speech. You know, the First Amendment of the Constitution.

 

[Gentleman Jack]

The point isn't semantics though. Banning lolicon stuff on the premise it hurts real children is a completely wrong approach.

At some point the 'your repugnant shit's hurting reddit and we don't want it here' has to be the acceptable justification. Don't need a 14 step proof every time they consider a subreddit an unwelcome element. It is unfortunate that this particular line of judgment isn't being used for something like loli porn because it just invites the endless zeno's paradox of hair-splitting lawyering over whether or not their animated naked children getting raped is worthy of a dedicated subreddit.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Freedom of speech. You know, the First Amendment of the Constitution.

Reddit's not the government tho

 

[Primus]

Freedom of speech. You know, the First Amendment of the Constitution.

You know, that thing that doesn't apply here at all.

 

[Ahasverus]

Freedom of speech. You know, the First Amendment of the Constitution.

That's not what Freedom of Speech means. It means you can't be jailed for something you say, it doesn't mean everyone should just tolerate your shit.

 

[Captain.Falafel]

WatchNiggersDie

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Maybe I'm sheltered living in NYC but I'm amazed there are actual human beings that could take any joy in such a thing.

 

[massivekettle]

You know, that thing that doesn't apply here at all.

I know it doesn't but Reddit seems to apply it as well as it can.

Closing these subreddits will just make its successor [whose name is apparently banned on this website] grow even quicker. Just like Reddit grew out of Digg...

 

[Jarmel]

At some point the 'your repugnant shit's hurting reddit and we don't want it here' has to be the acceptable justification. Don't need a 14 step proof every time they consider a subreddit an unwelcome element. It is unfortunate that this particular line of judgment isn't being used for something like loli porn because it just invites the endless zeno's paradox of hair-splitting lawyering over whether or not their animated naked children getting raped is worthy of a dedicated subreddit.

I agree in that if they don't want it there for moral reasons they should just outright state it. Twisting it into some legal definition is stupid.

 

[THRILLH0]

Freedom of speech. You know, the First Amendment of the Constitution.

Freedom of Speech was written into the constitution so that citizens could speak against the government without fear of reprisal.

It was never intended to enable people to treat black people as sub-human.

 

[Vermillion]

The amount of child pornography and pedophilia defense on reddit is astounding.

No it's not.

 

[Mr. Giggles]

Good riddance, those sub reddits were utter trash

 

[massivekettle]

Freedom of Speech was written into the constitution so that citizens could speak against the government without fear of reprisal.

It was never intended to enable people to treat black people as sub-human.

Then, what did you make of Charlie Hebdo, out of curiosity? It's a very fine line.

 

[superseohyun]

An argument that has resorted to Webster's Dictionary is an argument on its last legs.

federal law = webster ?

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Then, what did you make of Charlie Hebdo, out of curiosity? It's a very fine line.

What exactly are you trying to defend?

 

[smokeandmirrors]

No it's not.

sorry, wrong 'a' word. meant absurd.

 

[Memory]

I cant believe they allow CP... isn't that against the law? Or is it fine because its animated and so considered "art"?

Not surprised at the racist since I experience crap like that everyday, still the fact that they allow such communities in the first place is disgusting. I hope at least someday their accounts are all hacked and they are outed for being the racists & pedo's they are in public.

 

[Frank Serpico]

Funniest part if Bush being part of the crowd

 

[Gentleman Jack]

federal law = webster ?

Not every rule derives its definitions from federal law, and Reddit has made where it draws the lines abundantly clear. If the supporters of the animated loli junk draw from federal law to counter Reddit's policy they may as well be quoting the King James Bible, or Webster's.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

Ok I kind of get the free speech aspect of the racist forums before but WTF at them hosting a CP forum?

That's super duper illegal. How were they even getting away with that?

Edit: Ah I see they were anime childrens

Reddit actually used to have a problem hosting live CP in certain subreddits before. Took far too fucking long for that shit to get ousted too.

 

[freeofgreed]

Then, what did you make of Charlie Hebdo, out of curiosity? It's a very fine line.

Not even trying to be snarky but I genuinly don't get what you're asking here?

 

[exmachina64]

This topic was discussed on a recent On Point broadcast (NPR) and GAF had a slight mention on there being described as a "progressive gaming forum"

Nice, we've made it big.

 

[Chezzymann]

Holy shit the voat coontown subreddit is insane, so many angry delusional racists

Lol I posted this in the thread from the OP and theres a bunch of people down voting me and replying trying to justify the subreddit and why they're right

 

[FunkyPajamas]

/r/shitredditsays

Should I be afraid to click? I'm no Redditor.

 

[The Technomancer]

I wonder how the black employees felt a few weeks ago during the meeting when they announced they'd ban the fat hate forum and the neogaf hate forum but keep all the racist forums?

I know I'd feel uncomfortable as fuck, especially since I'd assume the room was 95% white and Asian

If they're like most tech companies there aren't many, if at all

 

[chaobreaker]

In the main shitstorm thread over on Reddit someone points out that SRS mods perma-banned a user for notifying them that SRS regulars PM'd her rape threats. So yeah, SRS is totes fine.

I took a look into this and there's a good chance that the threats are not real. All the user had for proof were Screencaps of the alleged comments—which can be easily shopped—and then posts them on a famous SRS hate sub instead of taking the issue directly to the admins, who can actually confirm if the threats were real.

 

[Brakke]

Should I be afraid to click? I'm no Redditor.

nah, you'll mostly just be baffled. they're a pretty insular, in-joke community by now. if someone wanted to actually use Social Justice Warrior derogatorily, SRS is one of the few places that would fit the bill. they're just sort of nasty and they do some brigading / mob-mongering.

 

[Fotheringay]

I took a look into this and there's a good chance that the threats are not real. All the user had for proof were Screencaps of the alleged comments—which can be easily shopped—and then posts them on a famous SRS hate sub instead of taking the issue directly to the admins, who can actually confirm if the threats were real.

Oh Admins can actually check that? Well my bad if it turns out to be fake.

 

[Frog-fu]

 

[Tinfoilhatsron]

Should I be afraid to click? I'm no Redditor.

They are the quote unquote progressive police that apparently records the comments made that are bad? Though I wouldn't recommend clicking anything that isn't about cute fluffy animals posing in /r aww.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

SRS just seems like another schadenfreude sub with no real value

 

[Vicetrailia]

Damn all those people defending threads like watchniggersdie. I never knew that existed but man, you got problems.

 

[Transhuman]

I took a look into this and there's a good chance that the threats are not real. All the user had for proof were Screencaps of the alleged comments—which can be easily shopped—and then posts them on a famous SRS hate sub instead of taking the issue directly to the admins, who can actually confirm if the threats were real.

Way more likely it's exactly as it appears and two people threatened the user though.

 

[Bluekaveli]

Why in the fuck would anyone even have those?

 

[wonzo]

rip /r/animegaf

another victim of sloth's debauchery. smh

 

[chaobreaker]

Way more likely it's exactly as it appears and two people threatened the user though.

Of course. I'm not one to undermine the severity of rape threats but I can't help but acknowledge the possibility that this is an orchestrated stunt by individuals with an axe to grind with SRS. People accuse them of stuff all the time.

Like I said, this can all be settled by the admins as they have access to the modmails and PMs. We'll just have to wait and see.

 

[Slayven]

Is ti true that Pao was the reason they quarantine the reddits, instead of deleting them out right?

 

[Frog-fu]

obreezydgaf.jpg ... and saved.

 

[Late Flag]

Reddit actually used to have a problem hosting live CP in certain subreddits before. Took far too fucking long for that shit to get ousted too.

Wait, what? How did people not end up in prison over that?

 

[Gattsu25]

Is ti true that Pao was the reason they quarantine the reddits, instead of deleting them out right?

My understanding is that she was their shield (as she was a prominent tech progressive) that allowed them to take no action whatsoever against those subreddits. Only after they allowed the community to tear her apart for a few months and she finally resigned.. only then did they resort to the quarantines, and finally to today.

 

[chaobreaker]

Is ti true that Pao was the reason they quarantine the reddits, instead of deleting them out right?

Yishan Wong, former reddit CEO and friend of Pao, said that during his weeklong tear at reddit last month. Make of that what you will.

 

[Opto]

Good let them burn

 

[massivekettle]

Not even trying to be snarky but I genuinly don't get what you're asking here?

What exactly are you trying to defend?

I thought it was fairly obvious. Where does "freedom of speech" end basically?

 

[Slayven]

My understanding is that she was their shield (as she was a prominent tech progressive) that allowed them to take no action whatsoever against those subreddits. Only after they allowed the community to tear her apart for a few months and she finally resigned.. only then did they resort to the quarantines, and finally to today.

Yishan Wong, former reddit CEO and friend of Pao, said that during his weeklong tear at reddit last month. Make of that what you will.

That would be a quantum singularity of irony.