Ok folks, I may get in trouble for this one, but I’m hoping not.
Several days ago, I posted up some links to my friends websites, hoping to get some artistic feedback. However, a very few took offense, primarily a Mod, so my thread was locked.
Here’s the deal… the term “Raghead” is used, both in the URL and in the site itself. In fact, it’s used quite a bit in the site.
The disclaimer for the site has been updated to reflect that what is meant with that usage of the term “Raghead” is terrorists, and only terrorists.
I would like to post the URL up in MPSIMS in an attempt to get some feedback on design and humor content. However, I’m hoping that folks will let me know if they would be offended by this display…
I saw that site back when you tried this the first time. I don’t expect that it will be allowed this time, either.
And before you start with the censorship stuff, of course it’s censorship. We don’t own this site, and the people that do have directed that sites like that should not be posted here.
No worries… I figured that would be the official take on it.
I’m anti-censorship, but I do know that I am lucky enough to have the SDMB, I can’t have my cake and eat it too… If the Powers that be decree that I can’t post it, so be it. The difference is now I know why!
I’ll wait till I can get an official word before I do anything however…
Either way, it’s kind of a moot point, since Geocities isn’t allowing my web-master to update his stuff anyways… sigh
Censorship is one thing, but racial slurs are another.
I’m wondering if you understand that the term “Rag-Head” is a racial slur. Period. It doesn’t matter if you “only mean the terrorists.”
How do you think it would fly if someone started a site called “Nigger.com”, with the disclaimer – “Oh, I don’t mean all black people, only the ones I don’t like.”