African American

Folks like that have always been problematic, especially on DU from time to time.

And then a funny thing happens: The find themselves removed, by voluntary means or not, and they end up in other locations on the net where they believe that they're "free to speak their minds." Which usually ends up being some seriously racist shit.

Some of these same folks have been instrumental in removing some of the strongest voices for equality here, many of these people who are POCs themselves, who have recognized and confronted these same "free minders."

In the end, we find ourselves weaker and less capable of being a voice for equality. The fact that DU has fewer POC voices is no accident.

It's an old story.

So yeah, I'm quite suspicious of people who are one sided in their castigation of "harsh" language. Whenever they come after me, I welcome it.