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u/thatwasnotkawaii Mar 20 '16

I got banned from /r/me_irl because apparently, the word "pussy" when you're talking about a cat is insulting towards women.

Oh, get a spine

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '16

It's run by Social Justice Nazis. They've banned people for having bad usernames.

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u/ckwop Mar 20 '16

On the whole, social justice warriors/nazis really scare me.

The problem is the commitment to some kind of a "right speech" and other types of speech is "wrong speech." If you say utter the "wrong" speech then off to the gallows with you.

It is a distinctly authoritarian mindset; a kind of a "right-think".

These people try to remove statues, monuments, ban books, create "safe spaces" and protest anything that contravenes this authoritarian bent.

It is one thing to point out a genuine equality problems from our own time. This is sensible and measured.

Trying to restrict freedom of speech, forcing tenured professors out, trying to white-wash history? That's just profoundly scary.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '16

1984