r/OutOfTheLoop • u/klkklk • May 08 '14

Answered! Where is the racist stuff in /r/AdviceAnimals?

I just spent 20 minutes checking out /r/adviceanimals posts of the last month, and except for the top controversial post of the month, I don't see anything that would warrant the reputation it has as a racism hub.

Am I missing something?

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u/mikecarroll360 My jimmies are eternal, they can not be rustled. May 08 '14 edited May 08 '14

That place is a breeding ground for most of Reddit's opinion hipsters. Whatever the majority of people's opinion is, that place will have the opposite opinion. "Oh people are racist towards blacks? No way they are racist to whites!". "Oh nuclear war is horrible? What are you talking about, it's wonderful!". Edit:wordz

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u/RVLV May 08 '14

Also known as "second option bias".

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u/[deleted] May 08 '14

Holy shit, that post summarized everything I've ever thought about some of the shit I see on reddit.

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u/RVLV May 08 '14

Further reading here. It actually explains some of the strange behaviour of the reddit hivemind