# Mild Pitting of Beck

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [October 12, 2024, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691 "2024-10-12T05:25:48Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 5, 2025, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mild-pitting-of-beck/1008691/817 "2025-09-05T15:57:23Z")

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> [@ZPG\_Zealot has been banned for hate speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zpg-zealot-has-been-banned-for-hate-speech/920850):
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> After discussion, it has been decided to ban ZPG\_Zealot for hate speech. In particular, we find many of her posts in these threads incompatible with her remaining a member of the Straight Dope community. [https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-people-your-use-of-the-n-word/920043/267](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-people-your-use-of-the-n-word/920043/267) We want to emphasize that the mere use of the word “nigger” is not prohibited on the board, and that in appropriate contexts it does not constitute hate speech. What we found unacceptable is ZPG\_Zealot’s statem…

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