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hogwild  ·  3179 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The limitations of the moderation system

Someone once went to the local train station of my childhood town and painted a swastika there out of human feces. In your analogy, if it were possible for passers-by to decide not to see (or smell) that graffiti on the wall (AFTER seeing it once), you think it would be preferable to leave the fecal symbol up on the wall on principle. We could all disable the sight and smell of the swastika. However, every person who passed by without being warned would get an eyeful and accompanying noseful of literal racist shit. And for many, this would have been their first impression of my town.

In this way, you invite in people who are excited by a community that enables a racist shit-smearer as their welcoming committee. You drive away people who don't appreciate the sight or smell of literal racist shit. You still think it's better not to paint over the graffiti?