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> That's common sense. We all know who are protected classes. For instance, members of board of directors of the big corporations are a protected class.

Uh… is this a troll? Like other commented said, this feels like a anti-CoC thing or an extreme case of Poe's law, at least.

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It's probably a troll.

Man, the passionated bikeshedding over CoCs in some communities and even in here, with many extremist viewpoints from both sides, makes me glad I'm not really attached to any community. If they're stupid, why should I spend the emotional energy? Just walk away.

That's the whole point of CoCs: divide and conquer. As a result people "Just walk away". Assets paid by Microsoft, IBM, Salesforce and Google are pushing this.

On the topic of extremist viewpoint, this one's (in my first reaction) is off the scale... I'd ask you if you got proof, but as I wrote above, I'm not sure I want to spend my evening reading conspiracy websites. But hey, maybe you can "guide me to the light"?

IMO that's satire, "the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues." It says a lot if you can't tell the difference.

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