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Gormy Cuss

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8. I have the opposite experience. It's the ones who refuse to moderate language who bully most.

Reply to Prism (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 06:37 PM

Jul 2015

They're the petulant toddlers of the online world, constantly saying variations of "You're not the boss of me!"
And THEIR behavior is much more about control than the reasonable requests to avoid racist, sexist, homophobic, and other loaded language.

Your mileage obviously varies.

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Taking offense to slurs and hate speech doesn't make you weak. [View all] NuclearDem Jul 2015 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Renew Deal Jul 2015 #1

In my twenty years of online experience Prism Jul 2015 #2

yes, because hate speech, rape threats, and virulent bigotry are TOTALLY not bullying tactics geek tragedy Jul 2015 #3

You leapt from A to Z pretty rapidly there Prism Jul 2015 #4

rape threats are language, and you just said that controlling language is a form of bullying. geek tragedy Jul 2015 #5

Sometimes hitting the nuclear button at the beginning is counterproductive Prism Jul 2015 #6

I have the opposite experience. It's the ones who refuse to moderate language who bully most. Gormy Cuss Jul 2015 #8

You then believe any and all language should be acceptable on DU? LanternWaste Jul 2015 #9

It's not my website Prism Jul 2015 #10

I'm a proud pearl clutching prissy. hunter Jul 2015 #7