I guess I will speak up here. I was one of the people (assuming there were others) who send a PM to the moderators requesting intervention in this regard.
I am not referring to calling each other names which, while juvenile, has an element of humor in it. However lately, there have been lots of usage of the n-word, references to monkeys and chimpanzees, etc. in angry tones, especially referring to society in general, the President, government, etc.
This kind of rhetoric is unbecoming of any forum, online or otherwise, that aspires to be a place where people can get together in civility and exchange ideas. As a person of color, it is particularly unpleasant to me but I doubt any reasonable person of any ethnicity would find it acceptable. It is not a question of whether "someone cries like a little girl" or "f*** the crybabies, they don't add s*** anyway." It is merely a question of whether we want the board to be a forum of civil debate, or we want to come across as crude and ignorant.
Believe me, I don't personally care if someone uses this language. The world has moved on past race and the people who cling to these views are going to get rapidly left behind. But I see less reason to spend my time in a place that engenders these attitudes and by extension, who knows how many other would-be contributors get turned off by the rhetoric and move on elsewhere?
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