http://np.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/39bpam/removing_harassing_subreddits/
created by GeoffreyArnold on 10/06/2015 at 20:35 UTC
97 upvotes, 19 top-level comments (showing 19)
Comment by [deleted] at 10/06/2015 at 22:19 UTC*
19 upvotes, 1 direct replies
The mental gymnastics involved in feeling victimized by *this* is... staggering.
Tim Daggett[1] would be proud.
Comment by [deleted] at 10/06/2015 at 23:16 UTC
31 upvotes, 2 direct replies
My issue with the banning is that Reddit has now accepted the idea of "harassment" and "safety" as espoused by certain groups. So, a white, upper middle class Tumblr user in her gated neighborhood can feel "unsafe" just because someone disagrees with her or makes fun of her life choices.
I've already seen where Tumblr and Twitter users are preparing to target subs they disagree with as unsafe and harassing because they feel personally offended by them.
As much as I don't like some of the Vent posts here, I don't try to get them banned. I just, gasp, ignore them. I guess theoretically this sub could even get reported if some thin skinned person feels a vent crosses the line into misogyny and feels "harassed."
Comment by slackforce at 10/06/2015 at 20:40 UTC
39 upvotes, 1 direct replies
meanwhile the most toxic subs on reddit (SRS and SRD) are given free reign because *their* bias is on the other side of the spectrum, which happens to align with the reddit bigwigs.
i'm not defending /r/fatpeoplehate, by the way. the people that posted there were disgusting.
Comment by Zachyboi at 10/06/2015 at 21:01 UTC
14 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Comment by Servo_Program at 11/06/2015 at 22:32 UTC
3 upvotes, 0 direct replies
As a once active member of fatpeoplehate, I'd just like to say that funwithgoats is a moron. Most likely fat too.
Comment by Sebws at 10/06/2015 at 22:03 UTC
6 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Who said we celebrate heightisism?
Comment by oijrg09834g at 10/06/2015 at 22:26 UTC*
15 upvotes, 5 direct replies
I strongly disagree with the majority of the replies in here and the OP. Heightism is not celebrated in any culture. It is a real problem that affects us but in no way is it celebrated. Furthermore, just because society has been less tolerant of bullying overweight people doesn't mean that we're now glorifying obesity or that the "Fat Acceptance Movement," as you call it, has gained an EXTREME amount of power.
I agree that there are similar, or even worse, subreddits. I think those should be banned too. However, how often do those subreddits hit the front page (i.e., what the vast majority of the users will see)? The answer is (almost) never.
Finally, and this is probably the point I disagree with you guys the most, the anti-"SJW" circlejerk is more than counterproductive; it is toxic. One of the most important features of this subreddit is to discuss the issues related to the problems we face for being short. As a short guy, I've been called a "midget," and "Prince Farquad." While it hasn't affected my life greatly, would I like those words to carry the same stigma as racial slurs do? Of course. So why can't we be sympathetic to other groups that are systematically and routinely marginalized?
I fear /r/short is becoming more and more an "I hate women because they reject me for being short" subreddit.
EDIT: For a second, pretend that the admins had banned a subreddit discriminating against short people. Would you still agree with the OP? I doubt it.
Comment by VaguerCrusader at 10/06/2015 at 23:48 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Not to defend fat people hate, that sub was pretty damn toxic, this just shows that reddit is not about free speech but only a place for discussion on party approved topics. Similar to how people who said climate change doesn't exist get perma-banned
DONT WORRY MODS... I believe climate change is the #1 threat to the world and threatens to destroy our icecaps and raise our sea levels and will lead to the collapse of all of society if not checked >_>
<_<
Comment by [deleted] at 11/06/2015 at 01:34 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by [deleted] at 11/06/2015 at 03:25 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
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Comment by myshortthrowaway at 10/06/2015 at 23:59 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
What gets me is the speed to which all the subs to fatpeoplehate rallied and created the new subs. And then got all their posts to the front page in a matter of hours.
Another thing that gets me is the fact that they seem to be taking it really, really seriously.
I mean, good grief, at the end of the day, reddit is still a business, and with that, they can do whatever the fuck they want.
I'd be more concerned about some forum that I hosted being banned/shutdown.
Comment by josebolt at 11/06/2015 at 06:32 UTC*
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Since the front page is a mess I guess I will ask here. Was fatpeoplehate banned for harassing people on other subs or did Pao and Co. get pressure from some outside source?
Comment by [deleted] at 10/06/2015 at 23:05 UTC
-2 upvotes, 3 direct replies
Body acceptance is an issue that affects women, heightism is an issue that affects men.
This is really simple.
Comment by [deleted] at 11/06/2015 at 02:23 UTC
0 upvotes, 2 direct replies
It sucks guys. A woman can demand you be 6ft tall but God forbid you ask her to be less than 200lbs. I'm sorry short swole beitber
Comment by Sylvester-Mallone at 10/06/2015 at 20:47 UTC
-3 upvotes, 2 direct replies
The end of Reddit as people know it?
Its a slippery slope from here on in.
Comment by notsocourageous at 11/06/2015 at 14:35 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
r/fph deserved it.
Comment by varothen at 11/06/2015 at 13:34 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
This has nothing to do with fat acceptance. Don't make this into that type of issue. It has everything to do with the harassment of the imgur staff, as well as harassment of users outside of reddit. Geoffrey for some reason you seem to make every issue into an issue about heightism. This isn't one of them.
Comment by ayjayred at 10/06/2015 at 23:37 UTC
0 upvotes, 1 direct replies
what's srs and srd?
Comment by Liesmith at 11/06/2015 at 04:43 UTC
-9 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Oh... Is there a 150,000+ member shortpeoplehate sub that is consistently on the front page and c harasses users here that I missed that's allowed to stay? WTF does coontown not being banned have to do with height vs fat acceptance?
