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> these comments are not representative of the entire community, or of even a single medium-profile user. The community doesn't have to be 100% racist or sexis
by anthonyb 12y ago
> these comments are not representative of the entire community, or of even a single medium-profile user.
The community doesn't have to be 100% racist or sexist for there to be a problem. These are all from the same threads as the original article:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8342366 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8342366 [7227 karma, 1269 days old]
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8342896 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8342896 [7401 karma, 2780 days old]
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8338055 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8338055 [32302 karma, 2432 days old]
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8392928 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8392928 [5003 karma, 1249 days old]
- BrandonM 12y agoThat's definitely a good point. My comment was a kneejerk reaction to assertions like "Hacker News is a cesspool." I agree that we should address anything that makes people feel unwelcome or uncomfortable because of who they are.