# Stifling debate without justification

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> [@Johanna](#):
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> You call my self-defense against unfair accusations “junior modding,”

I’m not sure what @What_Exit was referring to but I would call this junior modding:

> [@All Americans need education in Black studies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-americans-need-education-in-black-studies/978888/3):
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> My intent for this thread is to keep a laser focus on Black studies.

It seems wrong to me to start a GD where the topic up for debate is _whether_ there should be a specific Black studies course, and then try to forbid anyone from questioning it by proposing anything else.

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