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Is Boards.ie a "safe space"?

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  • #102
    RDM_83 again
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,116 ✭✭✭RDM_83 again


    anncoates wrote: »
    Ironically enough, the net is also a safe place for the people that do the extreme trolling of target groups mentioned, because in real life, most of them wouldn't say boo to somebody, let alone bully them.



  • #103
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Links234 wrote: »
    Then there's some that just leave you scratching your head thinking "Why is this even a thing!?"

    I trust you've seen /r/popping right?

    I hadn't, but I have now and might hate you just a tiny bit at this moment :pac:


  • #104
    Links234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,944 ✭✭✭✭Links234


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I hadn't, but I have now and might hate you just a tiny bit at this moment :pac:

    Haha! My work here is done! :D

    Oh wait, no it isn't! You have heard of (Warning, NSFW!) /r/Dragons****ingcars right? Because, can you guess what it's about?

    Edit: Censored word is f*ck, remove the *'s for actual subreddit.


  • #105
    Cold War Kid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,353 ✭✭✭Cold War Kid


    AnonoBoy wrote: »
    I've seen people on here claim that you should be allowed say anything about anyone on the internet with no restrictions which is insane. I don't think these peope think through what they're saying sometimes.
    They only mean "free speech they agree with".


  • #106
    moc moc a moc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭moc moc a moc


    Stheno wrote: »
    No one deserves abuse

    Some people do though, in fairness


  • #107
    PM me nudes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,393 ✭✭✭PM me nudes


    You have to question reddits approach here. They ban r/fatpeoplehate yet allow r/sexyabortions, r/cutefemalecorpses and r/watchpeopledie stay up.


  • #108
    Not a NSA agent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 781 ✭✭✭Not a NSA agent


    PM me nudes wrote: »
    You have to question reddits approach here. They ban r/fatpeoplehate yet allow r/sexyabortions, r/cutefemalecorpses and r/watchpeopledie stay up.

    Supposedly people on the banned reddits were harassing people, not just talking about fat people


  • #109
    sdanseo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    jonnypacket wrote: »
    Over on Reddit, new "safe-space" rules went into effect a few hours ago. A number of popular subreddits have already been shutdown solely for the reason of protecting people's feelings. Some of the banned subreddits include
    /r/fatpeoplehate
    /r/HamPlanetHatred
    /r/transfags

    The internet highly values freedom of speech and the free market of ideas so naturally it is going crazy over these new censorship rules. The top three posts on /r/all currently are complaints over the censorship. A worrying trend has developed over the past few years where the internet is drifting towards the liberal-fascist end of the spectrum and echo chambers of over-sensitive, whiny feminists are calling the shots. Are fat people immune to criticism now?

    Is Boards a "safe space" where you are guaranteed to never encounter ideas contrary to your own or (heaven forbid) get offended?

    I don't use reddit but the sort of name you've posted are hate groups, not designed for educated critique of a topic.

    Boards only has one forum suited to people like that.


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