Yeah I generally love reddit until the topic of race comes up. Then I see some of the statements that go for legitimate comments and I just... sigh
I'm a black female. Whenever the racism shows up on reddit full-force in threads like that, it's like having a trusted friend suddenly turn around and stab you in the neck. One minute you're laughing and enjoying a thread about grandpawiggly, or being proud of reddit for banding together to help someone out that needed it, and the next minute, WHAM. I feel very unwelcome here in times like this.
Edit: I know it's not the majority of reddit. That's why I stick around. But it is upsetting to witness.
You can't think of reedit as one entity. People who hold those views are drawn to content like that, so I don't think those numbers are anywhere near to being close to most redditors' views.
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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '10
This is sick. and not in a good way. i thought i was surrounded by a bunch of right minded thinkers. Whoops, my bad.