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I understand that there was supposedly a vote on this suggesting keeping the forum as is, but I just don't agree. On no other forum that has any respect from visitors and members are race rants of the sort seen here. I'm talking about posts disparaging Blacks whose no other purpose is to antagonize and promote racist views on the Egyptsearch platform. That too goes for people like Mike111, always yelling about cracker albinos, etc.. This is forum is half ridiculous half scholarly. In other words, all people will see is the ridiculous as it taints the scholarly, so overall the forum is just ridiculous. My one voice, and so late after a firm decision was already made, won't change anything but hopefully it provokes some kind of thought. This forum used to be scholarly, the tradition of Egyptsearch that attracted most of the members here initially is not manifest today, and either you are moderating more passively than you have in the past or the quality of posters have diminished greatly.
I wouldn't worry about being called a "dictator". The main people who will accuse you of this don't even contribute anything and are most likely the people I'm referring to. If this is a "democracy", treat them like criminals. Posts: 4021 | From: Bay Area, CA | Registered: Mar 2007
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The very nature of the question - 'were the ancient Egyptians Black, white or other?' - which pretty much is what this forum centers around, is racially charged. Yet, I don't see you up in arms when discussants post up genetic data to claim AEians were Black. Your hypocricy runs amok, sir.
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Sunjata, which posts are you reffering to as hate filled. I am walking a very fine line between censorship and freedom of speech. I try to warn people repeatedly about racism and hatred but nobody really listens.
Even I am not immune from making comments on race. I don't think I ever spewed any kind of hate speech or made racist remarks.
What does one define as racially insensitive or inappropriate ? What can be defined as hate speech? If certain racial subjects are prohibited then should others be allowed?
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^Yes, we need to define the term "racially-charged" so as to prevent certain people from using their vague and generalized meaning of the word, to stiffle free speech that does not jibe with their opinions.
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quote:Originally posted by ausar: Sunjata, which posts are you reffering to as hate filled. I am walking a very fine line between censorship and freedom of speech. I try to warn people repeatedly about racism and hatred but nobody really listens.
Even I am not immune from making comments on race. I don't think I ever spewed any kind of hate speech or made racist remarks.
What does one define as racially insensitive or inappropriate ? What can be defined as hate speech? If certain racial subjects are prohibited then should others be allowed?
These two recent examples stand out (which is why one of the antagonists are scrambling in this thread)..
^Like I've expressed, the only aim of posts like these are to upset people. Not to 'have fun', not to entertain any sort of discussion, but to flame. To specifically target ethnic groups by advancing nazi doctrine.
I find it disgusting that this is a view people share but why does it need a platform here? No form of mainstream media in American democracy gives platform to these ideas, which speaks to the direction of this forum. Do we want to be a racialist backwater of fringe scholarship or a scholarly community that accepts freedom of expression and opinion, but not to anyone's detriment? Keep in mind, these are MY opinions. My only problem are with threads whose only intent is to degrade. Stupid threads are stupid threads, covert or overtly racist threads are another category entirely.
Mau also is a flamer, but as long as it isn't spam, after spam, after spam, after spam (literally destroying the forum's productivity), those type of posts I find tolerable. Mike111 is tolerable except when he resorts to name-calling by referring to people with specific ethnic designations as "albinos", 'crackers', or something other than what they are. His bogus research aside, an 'attack' on any ethnic group in any post (in my own opinion) should not be tolerated.
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Sundjata, I can get down too, since you want promote censorship here. I will be looking for your posts to flag. I can get offended too; one man's tolerance is another man's offense.
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quote:Originally posted by Afrocentric Liars Exposed: The very nature of the question - 'were the ancient Egyptians Black, white or other?' - which pretty much is what this forum centers around, is racially charged. Yet, I don't see you up in arms when discussants post up genetic data to claim AEians were Black. Your hypocricy runs amok, sir.
Quit being a smart ass. You know what your intentions are.
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And what constitutes an "attack"? When you insult others? Or just those insults you dont like? Posts: 4254 | From: dasein | Registered: Jun 2009
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