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Comment by tobyhinloopen | Hacker News Reader

Are you rallying?

I perfectly understand why people aren’t rallying: it’s happening on the other side of the planet. What are we supposed to do?

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Meanwhile, Europe was filled with BLM protests.

Systemic racism exists globally

Because it was the hip thing to do.

Does the "hipness" of an idea that motivates legions of people to actively protest depend on the perceived average age and/or culture of said legions of people?

...Is your username using “gay” as an insult? I get it is “playful”, but a playful insult is still an insult.

If so, I kindly encourage you to consider a new username. It is sad to see people slurred just based on who they are.

Well thanks for phrasing that so nicely. I know it's offensive to some people but it's also exactly my kind of stupid humor. It's been a bit of a moral conundrum for me, I don't want to be an asshole to people who haven't done anything, but I also don't want to self censor. Currently though, for any new accounts that I create, I prefer another username anyway, but for this one, inertia is winning.

Thanks for the thoughtful reply, I really appreciate it! Cheers.

What a joke, people are protesting the shitty police in the US.

Believe it or not there are black people and racism in Europe as well.

Yes because it impacted local people as well. Not as bad as in the US but it’s not like there are no racists here

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