Thursday, September 21, 2017

Why Raw Story sucks

So, Raw Story has a policy of deleting posts in their comment section that contain the word "nigger", regardless of context.  Below is a screenshot of a discussion (for lack of a better word), regarding some sorority video captured singing a Kanye West song that included the word in question.

Swagchef stated his point of view.  Matthew Rivers rebutted, and in a violation of Raw Story's Terms of Service, swagchef (in no uncertain terms) called Matthew Rivers a racist, yet Matthew Rivers' response (which did not violate any of Raw Story's Terms of Service) was deleted.  The only conceivable reason for the deletion is because the response contained the word "nigger", though it was not directed at anyone.  IT was used in the context of referring to the lyrics of the Kanye West song.

So, Raw Story, the ball is in your court.  You deleted a post that did not violate your Terms of Service, yet, you did not delete one that did (specifically: 3. Ad hominem insults).