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[iverglas]

156. filth

What you quote was written about a POST, in which I commented on the thread.

I expressed my opinion that threads about beauty contests do not belong at DU.

I did not DEMAND anything, let alone that the thread be removed, let alone CENSORSHIP.

I voted to HIDE one post, in which a woman was rated on her appearance.

I applied the "community standards" of this place -- not the mob standards -- and found the post wanting. And it was.

I do not "ignore" anything at this board -- threads or posters. Ever. I have never used the "ignore" fundction, not once. Ignoring things does not make them go away. (And closing one's ears to what other people have to say as if one is then somehow relieved of the duty that rests on people who choose to speak publicly about something to respond to other views and explain and defend their own ... is anti-democratic.)

(See, that's one of my favorite things about censorship boosters. They know 'censorship' has a bad rap, so they will bend over backwards to say "we're not calling for censorship" even as they ARE.)

And the thing I find most despicable about people who make false allegations about other people ... is that they make false allegations about other people.

It's not something I'd want to suppress, though. It's instructive for the world to see how weak they are.