For all that I respect the right of a private business to do as it will according to its beliefs, I find the people behind Facebook to be rather idiotic and even more than a touch fascist in terms of both politics and actions. That they lean far left is something of which they are proud, and if they owned it I could at least respect it. However, they leave up pages calling for murder, rape, and lynching if it pushes the narrative and is good for the party, and cheerfully ignore their own TOS and rules to advance the cause. That they are stupid (as in you can't fix it) is amply demonstrated by the following. Most of you know Michael Z. ("Mad Mike)" Williamson, author, veteran, and incorrigible punster. His Facebook profile has now been blocked twice in about 24 hours because he dared use the racist word "Chigger." Nope, not a play on the N-word, but the insect that has been called many worse names by those who have suffered from them. Was he making a point? Yep. Did the complete and utter overreaction by the drones at Facebook prove a point? Yep. Below the fold to protect you sensitive souls (quit laughing), here's the two posts that got him booted for a total of 24 hours (12 each). First Time: We Removed Something You Posted We removed this from Facebook because it violates our Community Standards: To be properly sensitive, in the future, I will not use the word "Chigger." I will refer to them either as "chegroes" or "arthropods of color." You're Temporarily Blocked You're temporarily blocked from posting on Facebook for the next 12 hours. Please review our Community Standards so you can understand what's allowed on Facebook and keep your account in good standing. Second Time We Removed Something You Posted We removed this from Facebook because it violates our Community Standards: Chiggers are found on every continent except Antarctica. It's wrong to stereotype all chiggers as the same. You're Temporarily Blocked You're temporarily blocked from posting on Facebook for the next 12 hours. Please review our Community Standards so you can understand what's allowed on Facebook and keep your account in good standing. If you are on Facebook, feel free to post both on Mike's page or do what I did and post on mine and link him in the start. Weapons-grade stupid like this needs to be shared, and ridiculed ruthlessly and widely. Remember, you can't fix stupid, but you can shame it so it doesn't breed. LW Oh, and whomever is reporting the posts in question anonymously is making an almost microscopic blood-sucking parasite look good, and clearly showing who has the bigger set of reproductive instruments.
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Jul 18 2013, 05:52 AM
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