Is It Trolling to Try to Get Another Poster to Break the Rules?

[Crazyhorse]

@Marley23

Just because a comment offends someone doesn’t make it an insult. I’ve seen people on the SDMB aver that they either don’t care about being called a racist or that they admit they’re racist. I don’t consider those people particularly reasonable, but that’s my personal opinion. Calling another poster a racist is discouraged in GD because it’s a comment about the person making the argument and not the strengths or weaknesses of the argument. I’m saying I wouldn’t call it an insult.

This came up a little over a year ago but we got different answers then.

Calling someone racist is a personal insult

@Marley23

Describing an idea as racist would be allowed, but using it against another poster wouldn’t be allowed outside of the Pit.

@Colibri

If directed at another poster in GQ, who did not self-identify as a racist, I would regard it as a personal insult and probably issue at least a moderator note to dial it back. Someone who made a habit of it would probably receive a warning.

@Colibri

It’s OK to be a racist, and it’s permitted to argue a racist point of view. However, posters engaging in debate on the subject should address the racist nature of the arguments and statements themselves, rather than call the poster a racist. You may call the idea racist; you should refrain from calling the poster racist outside the Pit.

Based on this change is it now official that saying “You are a racist” to another poster is no longer considered a personal insult?