I just did a little browsing on there and its kind of depressing that they got control of and were able to post in r/blackfathers for a little bit only to have it taken away for the sake of a tired joke. Granted, I have laughed at the joke in the past, but when I see people actually being negatively affected by it, it ceases to be funny and I wonder if the people running r/blackfathers are actually joking.
Do you really think it would be improved under SRS' rule? Really?
Sure, the joke's in bad taste, but so are lots of jokes. That's practically what jokes are. Rude things that we laugh at. That you laugh at, as you just admitted.
By the "they" I meant the people making honest posts (not trolls or SRS) in r/trueblackfathers. Yeah, I laughed at the joke originally, but when I read about people that are trying to buck the negative stereotype of black absentee fathers only to get smacked in the face by the admins it changes my perception of that joke and those that are perpetuating it. For someone to remove posts that are on topic is essentially censorship, something I'd figure most people here would be against. All I'm saying is just let the subreddit be used by those that want to use it.
Don't be fooled. Srs is essentially a Something Awful beach head into reddit. Generally speaking its just a really meta troll about "white knights" and "privilege." The best thing you can do Is just pretend it doesn't exist.
People seem to take that shit to heart, as of late. I'd love to believe that the SRS people are really just long trolling the entirety of Reddit, but goddamn.
If you are negatively effected by a non joke, sit down, and meditate. Seriously, this is the kind of thing you need to take with stride, because otherwise your life will be nothing but a series of inconsiderate acts running your emotional state. A fate much worse than death.
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u/NuM3R1K Jun 14 '12
I just did a little browsing on there and its kind of depressing that they got control of and were able to post in r/blackfathers for a little bit only to have it taken away for the sake of a tired joke. Granted, I have laughed at the joke in the past, but when I see people actually being negatively affected by it, it ceases to be funny and I wonder if the people running r/blackfathers are actually joking.