# A racist website is hotlinking an image from my site. I am angry.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-racist-website-is-hotlinking-an-image-from-my-site-i-am-angry/325813>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 11, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-racist-website-is-hotlinking-an-image-from-my-site-i-am-angry/325813 "2005-10-11T22:14:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-racist-website-is-hotlinking-an-image-from-my-site-i-am-angry/325813/21 "2005-10-12T20:58:29Z")

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I am confused as to why a strategic portion of that image is blurred out. Is that really more offensive than the rest?

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-racist-website-is-hotlinking-an-image-from-my-site-i-am-angry/325813/22 "2005-10-12T22:02:06Z")

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> [@treis](#):
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> WARNING DO NOT OPEN THE FOLLOWING LINK  
> I AM SERIOUS EXTREMELY DISGUSTING DO NOT OPEN  
> COMPLETELY NOT WORK SAFE, HOME SAFE or SAFE FOR VIEWING ANYWHERE!!!  
> link

I appreciate the large, red warning, **treis** , but the [Registration Agreement](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=309541) spells out what to do when you want to share offensive or shocking images:

> [@](#):
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> When posting a link to potentially shocking or offensive material, observe the “two click” rule - don’t link directly to the item, but rather to an intermediate page that in turns links to the item.

Next time, please just follow the two-click rule and the link can stay up.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-racist-website-is-hotlinking-an-image-from-my-site-i-am-angry/325813/23 "2005-10-12T22:13:26Z")

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> [@treis](#):
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> The picture in question is the one on the far right correct? If so I can barely notice a discrepancy with the other pictures.

That’s only because you’re not obsessed with “racial purity.” In the context of the thread, a member with a very high “reputation” rating on a racist site is offering Mr. Weber as an example of a fine Nordic type. An example of him dressed in a _bekishe_, with a big “jewy” beard and _payot_ – that’s just delicious irony.

Understand the mindset of the audience. They’re not going to think that this long-standing member intentionally linked to poop-porn. They will see him offering up a jewy jew jew as an example of racial purity, probably assume he _meant_ to do it, and hilarity will ensue. Especially since other members have already agreed with the guy about his assessment. From _their_ point of view, this is something to get worked up about in a way that a crude porno image isn’t.

It’s a clever chainyank. Nice going, **choie**!

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-racist-website-is-hotlinking-an-image-from-my-site-i-am-angry/325813/24 "2005-10-12T22:19:56Z")

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I hope you don’t mind, but I googled that website. So far, no reactions yet.

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