# Normal is the new abnormal -- forbidden adjectives **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 9, 2021, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-is-the-new-abnormal-forbidden-adjectives/937554 "2021-03-09T22:19:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 253
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-is-the-new-abnormal-forbidden-adjectives/937554/253 "2021-03-16T10:33:49Z")
> [@DemonTree](#): > > It would be anti-racist No. It’s not like affirmative action, where you’re giving PoCs privileges for historic injustice. In this case you’re giving them just for the colour of their skin. Alternatively, _by your own logic_, if it is anti-racist, then it at least “Strongly resembles” racism, anyway. It’s quite a catch, that 22. > [@DemonTree](#): > > without a large input from the group concerned Gosh, why _ever_ would any minority want to hang out at a place where they get attacked just for being who they are? That works for trans posters, and it works for PoC posters on a board where “Why are Africans congenitally retarded” (paraphrased) was considered a valid Great Debate topic. > [@DemonTree](#): > > I can tell you why Monstro and YWTF left We all know why they left. They were not a majority of, or even a plurality of, the PoC on this board. You can’t extrapolate from them to other PoCs just to suit your tired argument. I do know _other_ PoCs’ reasons for leaving, or just only posting outside GD, because they told me. > [@DemonTree](#): > > Why do _you_ think there’re so few black people on the board? Because, like I said, it had a lot of open racism that was tolerated by the mods at the time because it was politely worded. There’s less now, because of some GD rules changes and some bannings, but there are still quite a few outright racist posters tolerated here. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-is-the-new-abnormal-forbidden-adjectives/937554)._