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b_b  ·  4076 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Hubski, what's your motto?

As one of a few people on this site who can summarily remove any post I want, I wouldn't hesitate to simply delete a post that said "Do it, N-word," and I wouldn't feel the need to consult anyone about it. I would, just do it, so to speak. And I might PM the person who wrote it to ask them not to behave that way. But I didn't think of removing (and apparently none of the collaborators on here did either) that lame motto. I just kind of ignored, and I can't really say why. It's an offensive word to many people, and is also offensive to civil society generally. But clearly there's something less bothersome about it, because I, nor anyone else, deleted it. I'm at a loss. Should it have been removed? thenewgreen, insomniasexx, what do you think about this topic? We've been fortunate not to have to deal with a lot of abusive language here, but it's never a bad idea to try ruminate on what an appropriate response might be.

On a lighter note, I'm super curious about the Spanish word now! What an odd insult. Certainly not a waste of time, either, in my humble opinion.