• MurrayHewitt
    +2

    Well I read you link on the most bigoted sub and while it is an intriguing approach to ranking subs there are obvious flaws in the system. As I understood it, a comment like "fuck you" would be considered offensive and therefore place the sub higher, but where is the racist factor, I might have misunderstood the method as English is not my first language but it doesnät seem to rank racism just generally rude behaviour?

  • AdelleChattre (edited 8 years ago)
    +3
    @MurrayHewitt -

    You not being able to see racism on a sub meant for racist jokes is probably not to do with whether English is your first language.

    Nor is it likely because of a flaw you've found in other people's understanding of what bigotry is.

    Maybe before you disprove the existence of racism completely, let’s see if you can use those critical thinking skills to think of a reason you might not be able to perceive racism.

  • eilyra
    +3
    @MurrayHewitt -

    Well, the metric for defining toxicity wasn't exclusively about bigotry, it also included attacks against individuals. But the article does state:

    Overt bigotry: the use of bigoted (racist/sexist/homophobic etc.) language, whether targeting any particular individual or more generally, which would make members of the referenced group feel highly uncomfortable

    when making their definition of toxicity. So racism/bigotry is a factor in that ranking, but not the sole metric.

  • MurrayHewitt
    +2
    @AdelleChattre -

    I never attempted to disprove the concept of racism, I'm quite certain there is racism in the world. There is probably racism on Reddit as well, maybe some users post racist comments on /r/blackpeopletwitter but that shouldn't mean the entire subreddit is Racist, much like one racist user on snapzu shouldn't make it racist. The reason I brought up my English skills or lack there of is because the only substantial evidence of whether or not /r/blackpeopletwitter is racist or not was the sub ranking site whos method seem to contain but not exclusively measure racist comments. The only other complaint seems to be that the subs name contains black and/or black people which in and of itself should not be considered racist.

    • AdelleChattre
      +2
      @MurrayHewitt -

      There is probably racism on Reddit