> Drew: There's no attempt to make Fark more PC. I think what happened is the rest of the Internet moved -far- past us on the anything-goes relative scale.
Um... Anti misogamy posting guidelines, covered two questions above, exposes this answer for a complete lie. Banning them is a PC move. It doesn't matter that your fake reason for doing so is "they aren't funny." Meow Said The Dog isn't funny, but no one's banned her for that yet either. So saying "we're not trying to be PC" while enacting a very large
> Drew: There's no attempt to make Fark more PC. I think what happened is the rest of the Internet moved -far- past us on the anything-goes relative scale.
Um... Anti misogamy posting guidelines, covered two questions above, exposes this answer for a complete lie. Banning them is a PC move. It doesn't matter that your fake reason for doing so is "they aren't funny." Meow Said The Dog isn't funny, but no one's banned her for that yet either. So saying "we're not trying to be PC" while enacting a very large, sweeping PC oriented change is just... politician levels of lying, Drew.
The good thing is that it's Fark and no one gives a shit.
Yeah, I kinda felt like Drew's response to #4 was a wonderful specimen of political doublespeak. He is ready!
Yes, we understand that "the appearance of motive or conflict" is more important than whether there's stated or actual intent. But most people that politicians make their statements to totally don't work that way. It's all about the sound bite.
I think Fark is... coping with the changes. People always find a way to speak their minds, even if they have to bend to fit the limitations set forth by their communications medium.
FWIW, here's an long but excellent piece on political overcorrectedness vs. comedians: http://www.salon.com/2015/03/1... [salon.com] Come to watch two white male SJWs slug it out, stay for the inevitable Mien Kampf references!
Contradiction (Score:3, Insightful)
> Drew: There's no attempt to make Fark more PC. I think what happened is the rest of the Internet moved -far- past us on the anything-goes relative scale.
Um... Anti misogamy posting guidelines, covered two questions above, exposes this answer for a complete lie. Banning them is a PC move. It doesn't matter that your fake reason for doing so is "they aren't funny." Meow Said The Dog isn't funny, but no one's banned her for that yet either. So saying "we're not trying to be PC" while enacting a very large
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> Drew: There's no attempt to make Fark more PC. I think what happened is the rest of the Internet moved -far- past us on the anything-goes relative scale.
Um... Anti misogamy posting guidelines, covered two questions above, exposes this answer for a complete lie. Banning them is a PC move. It doesn't matter that your fake reason for doing so is "they aren't funny." Meow Said The Dog isn't funny, but no one's banned her for that yet either. So saying "we're not trying to be PC" while enacting a very large, sweeping PC oriented change is just... politician levels of lying, Drew.
The good thing is that it's Fark and no one gives a shit.
Re:Contradiction (Score:2)
Yeah, I kinda felt like Drew's response to #4 was a wonderful specimen of political doublespeak. He is ready!
Yes, we understand that "the appearance of motive or conflict" is more important than whether there's stated or actual intent. But most people that politicians make their statements to totally don't work that way. It's all about the sound bite.
I think Fark is ... coping with the changes. People always find a way to speak their minds, even if they have to bend to fit the limitations set forth by their communications medium.
FWIW, here's an long but excellent piece on political overcorrectedness vs. comedians:
http://www.salon.com/2015/03/1... [salon.com]
Come to watch two white male SJWs slug it out, stay for the inevitable Mien Kampf references!