Current Events > Facebook ranks deleting anti-Black hate speech over comments about white people

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Fb: we are cracking down on hate speech
White people: BUT WHAT ABOUT US???

This topic in a nutshell

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K181 posted...

So your response to a social media site prioritizing anti-black racism as a moderating target in 2020 was to bring up anti-Irish racism from over a century ago?

Thats how you know he has a very good argument

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Im really curious why something automated in this fashion needs a priority order, but if it does then yea this makes sense

Does facebook explain why there needs be ordering?
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This is good. Protecting white people or men is stupid and pointless.

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im not 13 posted...

Fb: we are cracking down on hate speech
White people: BUT WHAT ABOUT US???

This topic in a nutshell

white people? being fragile?

as a white man, i am *shocked*

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YourDrunkFather posted...

There are literally zero positives in treating racism towards anybody differently.

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Its fine to have a priority hierarchy for what gets deleted first, but all prejudice should be handled and punished exactly the same at the end of the day.

MutantJohn posted...

The problem is the phrase "racism is racism".

There's this false idea that all racism is created equally.

Bruh, not all racism is equal and it's exactly because of historical reasons.

This isn't really that hard of a cultural nuance to understand.

But to assuage the "white racism hurts me too" folks in this discussion, yes, anti-white racism is bad. We can't heal as a unified people if there are others who still think ill of white people.

We should aim to dispel those notions and aim for a society in which everyone can co-exist peacefully.

Then make an effort to distinguish between those types of racism. Saying "systemic racism" instead of "racism" will go a long way in that regard.

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SquirtleSkwad posted...

This is the line of thinking that handwaves statements such as "White men are trash." How about we all take responsibility for our words and don't use blanket statements that we claim to hate.

the only place I even regularly statements like that is in dumb hypothetical topics on CE. The shit hardy happens in real life.

and half the racism against white people online is probably other whites people making fun of the racist ones

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Lorthremar posted...

white people? being fragile?

as a white man, i am *shocked*

So if you're white and don't like racism you're fragile, but if you're any other race and dislike racism the world stands with you?

The irony here is delicious.

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thronedfire2 posted...

This is the line of thinking that handwaves statements such as "White men are trash." How about we all take responsibility for our words and don't use blanket statements that we claim to hate.

Apart from radical feminists I don't know anyone who has used the term "White men are trash"

And those type of feminists get loads of hate and rebuttal. It's not the same as the hate speech minorities get at all and you know it.

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Human_Username posted...

So if you're white and don't like racism you're fragile

wat

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Automod, lol

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Human_Username posted...

So if you're white and don't like racism you're fragile, but if you're any other race and dislike racism the world stands with you?

The irony here is delicious.

Were tired of being PC! Say what you want! Suck it up, snowflake!....hey dont make fun of meeeeee!

those are the people who typically cry about what about racism against white people?!

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im not 13 posted...

wat

Lorthremar posted...

im not 13 posted...
Fb: we are cracking down on hate speech
White people: BUT WHAT ABOUT US???

This topic in a nutshell
white people? being fragile?

as a white man, i am *shocked*

Read.

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VipaGTS posted...

Were tired of being PC! Say what you want! Suck it up, snowflake!....hey dont make fun of meeeeee!

those are the people who typically cry about what about racism against white people?!

I can't say you're wrong, but lumping an entire group of people together based on the actions of a few morons is never a good idea.

Unless we're talking about the Smash Bros community, obviously <_<


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I very much doubt he was being serious but you seem to be.

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As a Black American who grew up during the 1990s when people didn't see race, just other people, I would like to see us go back.

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im not 13 posted...

I very much doubt he was being serious but you seem to be.

If that's the case I rescind my statement, but on this site you can never really tell.

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Orlando_Jordan posted...

As a Black American who grew up during the 1990s when people didn't see race, just other people, I would like to see us go back.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Los_Angeles_riots

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Makes sense to me.

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thronedfire2 posted...

and half the racism against white people online is probably other whites people making fun of the racist ones

Go onto any big city FB group page and ask the what they think of whites. See what responses you get from what demographics.


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LeadPipeCinche posted...

You mean like how you seem to forget (to fit your needs) that there was black people back then that also owned black slaves. There was also white slaves but fuck them I guess cause only black people have bad things happen to them.

Did you forget that black people only got rights like what, 60-70 years ago? But it seems like you forgot that to fit your needs.

Both of my grandmothers are older than that.

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Of course the usual suspects are desperate to be victims.

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Human_Username posted...

So if you're white and don't like racism you're fragile, but if you're any other race and dislike racism the world stands with you?

The irony here is delicious.

post on your main you coward

mans really got an alt so he can race bait LMAOOO

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thronedfire2 posted...

and half the racism against white people online is probably other whites people making fun of the racist ones

Yeah this specifically has been the big problem with how their system has been working

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MutantJohn posted...

I don't think you understand, like at all.

Racism against whites is "fine" because it's harmless. There's literally no repercussions from it.

White people have never suffered the same institutional oppression that people of color have which is why racism against non-whites is so much more forbidden.

While all racism is bad, yes, it's disingenuous to act like they're even close to being the same.

Literally no reprecussions?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Chicago_torture_incident

I agree that insutional racism makes things different but let's not even approach trying to say its never harmful. That's dangerously close to outright condoning it and also patently false.

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Machete posted...

Par for that user's course tbh

You can use the @ function if you're trying to talk shit. When you take shots, don't be shy.

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Lorthremar posted...

post on your main you coward

mans really got an alt so he can race bait LMAOOO

"If you can't attack the argument, attack the person".

Typical CE...

I should really leave it there, but in what way am I race baiting?


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This stuff has gotten out of control. Whatever makes money and creates more drama. It's basically warfare.

Gobstoppers12 posted...

You can use the @ function if you're trying to talk shit. When you take shots, don't be shy.

That would require him to actually view you as worth the effort.

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MachineJaipur posted...

lmao

people posting "white people stupid" is not remotely comparable to the people posting "all of them GODDAMNED [redacted] should be DRUG OUT INTO THE STREETS and LINED UP WITH THEIR PROPHET BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA and face SUMMARY EXECUTION FOR DARING TO ASK FOR BETTER TREATMENT"

probably gonna get modded for this lol

they could just have both flagged for deletion

anyway i dont entirely know whats going on with facebook so ill refrain from commenting on it. is the article saying "_______ people are stupid" doesn't get autoflagged anymore or just "white people are stupid".

regardless a lot of you are pretty racist.

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Facebook still considers statements about men and white people to be in violation of its hate speech policy, and users can still report these statements

As long as this is the case, I see no issue with better algorthyms to find and automatically flag other more obvious forms of racism.

The only contention any non-racist should have is double standards, as double standards create systemic racism. As long as FB bans and removes content specifically targeted at a group of people based on race or gender, even if not considered a disenfranchised group, I don't see any issue in FB cracking down on more obvious and easily detectable forms of racism.

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I said before that I do think the harsh reality is not all ethnic groups deserve equal response to discrimination because the inequality is itself unequal.

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AvlButtslam posted...

I don't have a problem with this

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Gobstoppers12 posted...

I do. Racism is racism, and it should be enforced equally.

If it was actual racism sure. Someone saying mean shit on the internet doesn't equate to anything in real life. That's like saying one looking at a woman's ass as she passes is the same as one grabbing it. Neither is good but saying they should be treated equally is stupid.

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Facebook puts a higher priority on detecting and deleting racist slurs and hate speech against Black people, Muslims, Jews, the LGBTQ community and people of more than one race than on statements such as White people are stupid

They know most of that is coming from self hating whites.

imagine unironically supporting racism in the year 2020

Human_Username posted...

"If you can't attack the argument, attack the person".

Typical CE...

I should really leave it there, but in what way am I race baiting?

big scaredy baby won't post with his main account

lil baby coward

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Solid Sonic posted...

I said before that I do think the harsh reality is not all ethnic groups deserve equal response to discrimination because the inequality is itself unequal.

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Lebronwon posted...

White people are stupid and Men are pigs.

*gasp*

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Hahahahaha
I love how predictably this thread went. CE truly is an easy read.

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"Calling someone white trash is exactly the same as calling someone the n word"

-half the people in the topic

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DrizztLink posted...

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DrizztLink posted...

A good image.

There are limits to how far one can reasonably be expected to go for equity(in general) but it's good nonetheless to steer society more that way.

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Racism is racist about racism.

You kill racism with racism.

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