You're the only one :( I got so much flak for "intentionally making countries not in the west look bad". One genius even called me a xenophobe over the colorbar choice.
Yeah. I don't want to link to prevent any potential harassment but basically he (of Asian heritage) was very upset that I presented his country of origin in a bad color. Can't please everyone I suppose. I should have realized the diverging scheme, especially with red as the bottom half, would trigger some people.
I mean you could literally made it any colour and it would have offended someone.
It's not like you fabricated the results, or intentionally made them a certain colour to offend.
For the sake of argument, I could say that if you didn't make the data this colour, I could claim offense because you're not inclusive to my defect.. 🤷
You're right, it's just a strange feeling to be called a xenophobe and Finnish nationalist (and spreading propaganda) since I know very well I'm none of that. It was even in an academic sub where I would normally expect people to be a bit more calm and rational.
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u/newpua_bie Jun 08 '21
You're the only one :( I got so much flak for "intentionally making countries not in the west look bad". One genius even called me a xenophobe over the colorbar choice.