A few people asked me why I thought asahi was trolling - in this case, being inflammatory to incite reaction.
His quote:
Given other things he has posted, including the line in my sig, over-the-top, hysterically histrionic statements are his norm lately.
Bone said this:
I agree with most of it. Do I think that asahi uses the term “the Negro” as hate speech? No. Do I think he used it here to rile folks up? Yes. In fact, I took it to mean that asahi believes that not only does Northam believe this, but so do all other white folks. I grant you that I come to this interpretation based on his behavior in the Huey threads. I can’t know asahi’s intentions, obviously, but I can judge them by his past conduct. Given his behavior, it’s hard to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Such was my thinking. Trolling yes, hate speech no.
If the mods want to change this to a note, with an acknowledgement that times are changing, I would endorse that as well.
Question for the mods:
In other words, if the poster makes it very obvious that the thoughts in question “come from” Northam, is that acceptable? Or is the ruling that we can’t put objectionable thought into the mouths of others?