Comment by SobStoryBob on 05/08/2015 at 23:13 UTC

164 upvotes, 8 direct replies (showing 8)

so I messaged the SRS admins and asked for a chance to respond, considering this post was #1 in SRS.

http://imgur.com/Z8EJh1c%5B4[1]]

As you can see, the only response was "ROFL".

It's really amazing how often the logic of either extreme side is similar. SRS says you're not welcome there. I wonder what words Coontown would use to an openly black redditor? We already know how fatpeoplehate treated openly fat redditors. It's harrowing to see that neither side sees the similarities in the other.

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Comment by fidsah at 06/08/2015 at 15:31 UTC

36 upvotes, 1 direct replies

I wonder what words Coontown would use to an openly black redditor?

I had wondered the same, so I lurked /r/CoonTown for a bit to find out. Turns out, they weren't flat out offensive. Turns out, they didn't ban people for simply believing differently than they did. They tended to engage in conversation readily, and individually address concerns raised by people who challenged them, even the threads that said, "You're all a bunch of loser white supremists, ban me."

The single most lulzy part of all this was that /r/CoonTown was more inclusive and tolerant than all the people hating it.

Comment by FreudJesusGod at 06/08/2015 at 05:10 UTC

68 upvotes, 2 direct replies

No group does. It's *always* different when you do it. Your motives are transparent to you, and you know you are acting in a principled manner (otherwise you wouldn't be doing it, duh).

No one ever thinks they are the baddies. It's human nature. And it's also why so much horrible shit happens-- you can always justify your actions by referencing your state of mind *about* those actions- which is always positive (otherwise you wouldn't be doing it, duh).

Perfectly circular logic.

Because what you're *actually* doing is justifying your emotional state with magical word pictures in your head. And that emotive drive is telling you to defend you and your group/troop/band/herd/pack.

We're animals first and foremost. Our cognitive ability is mostly there to satisfy our animalistic impulses.

Comment by Xantoxu at 06/08/2015 at 07:44 UTC

13 upvotes, 0 direct replies

There is a slight difference between FPH and SRS.

SRS is entirely about mocking other reddit users, and they go to the users to do it. FPH was only about mocking fat people *within* their sub. Names, usernames, emails, all that was supposed to be censored. YES, the users were assholes. YES, fat people who *voluntarily* went to that subreddit were attacked.

But FPH was not about finding fat reddit users and following them around for months telling them how fat they were. It was for posting pictures of fat people and talking about how much fat people suck.

Is that respectful? Nice? No. Who cares. There's a difference between what SRS and FPH do. FPH was banned for doing exactly what SRS does. The only difference is FPH didn't do it.

To use your words, it's harrowing to see you completely ignore the differences between the two.

Comment by riversofgore at 06/08/2015 at 00:49 UTC

23 upvotes, 1 direct replies

/R/Coontown had popular posts from openly black people. All races were represented on that sub.

Comment by BellyFullOfSwans at 06/08/2015 at 01:03 UTC

4 upvotes, 0 direct replies

We expect that from racists and "professional victims"....but it is sad to see the Admins and Mods cover for the ones that they presume to be on their side.

It isnt the actions that get you in trouble....it is how unpopular your opinions are with the people in charge.