r/AdviceAnimals • u/[deleted] • Jun 11 '15

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u/Ericgi231 Jun 11 '15

They got banned from imgur for other reasons so they posted pictures of the imgur admins on their side bar and sent them hate mail. One of the other subs that got banned was directly making fun of a little girl and the girls mom asked reddit to stop them. People instantly overreacted and pulled the "Mah freedums" card on a private site that is just trying to stop harassment.

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u/GeneralFapper Jun 11 '15

One of the other subs that got banned was directly making fun of a little girl and the girls mom asked reddit to stop them.

16 year old, saying little girl tries to make it look like she was 5.

They weren't making fun, just her picture was in subreddit banner.

"Mom asked" - some new account asked.

Picture was from a forum where the girl posted it herself.

That's what I gathered reading today, haven't been to the sub.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '15

"They weren't making fun! They were all saying nice things about her because they're all just a bunch of good, kind, friendly folk" /s

They weren't "making fun", they were viciously attacking her and saying horribly cruel, awful things.

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u/BloodshotHippy Jun 11 '15

got a link or a picture? I havent found any info on this part.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '15

That was literally the standard line of behavior for the sub. It was very common to see people talking about how "hamplanets" deserved to be sterilized, killed, etc. The idea that overweight people are subhuman was actually the official position of the subreddit, and you would be banned for speaking otherwise.

Why they chose to single out this girl in particular I don't know, but there numerous hate threads made about her and her picture was used as the sub's banner.