# Hate Speech In Ali RIP Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-in-ali-rip-thread/756654>\
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**Created:** [June 6, 2016, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-in-ali-rip-thread/756654 "2016-06-06T14:02:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2016, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-in-ali-rip-thread/756654/101 "2016-06-11T05:23:20Z")

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> [@Trinopus](#):
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> That’s why we have moderators, who are empowered and entitled to enforce the rules of civility.
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> Otherwise, any foul language could be excused by a sophist, and we would have no civility at all.
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> Good day to you, sir. I said good day.

Moderators are indeed useful. All I’m saying is context is everything. Which is why in this very thread a word many consider to be intrinsically hate speech is used multiple times with no sanction.

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**Author:** ![mistymage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mistymage/32/459_2.png) [@mistymage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mistymage)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2016, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-in-ali-rip-thread/756654/102 "2016-06-11T08:25:18Z")

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> [@octopus](#):
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> That’s just stupid. Men are called bitch all the time. And white folks are called slurs originally reserved for blacks…

Men are called bitches to equate them as women… who are lesser in some minds. White folks get the same treatment because blacks are lesser in some minds.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-in-ali-rip-thread/756654/103 "2016-06-11T19:44:40Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> This idea that the speaker can decide what is and isn’t offensive is just so stupid. A

Works here with “cis”. :rolleyes:

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