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		hdjjhhvvhga on June 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Blacklist is not a racist word It baffles me this kind of language and name calling appears on HN. Let's discuss the matter and hand and refrain from ad hominem attacks, it serves no purpose.

jared_pdx on June 30, 2022 [–]

Counterpoint: no. This article was written in bad faith and I refuse to elevate it to the level of "intellectual discussion".

haswell on June 30, 2022 | [–]

In which case the link should be flagged, and any discussion about it is off-topic and inappropriate by definition.

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