Oh, LJ...

[mothwing]

I am such a good girl. I never really bother checking communities which are likely to offend me. Still, I thought, things can't get too bad, as they are famously on the paranoid side, and the member conduct says,

"XVI. MEMBER CONDUCT

You agree to NOT use the Service to:

Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive to another's privacy (up to, but not excluding any address, email, phone number, or any other contact information without the written consent of the owner of such information), hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;"

Hateful content: not allowed. Racism: not allowed. Good. When I found this post (warning, racist bullshit from a community full of racist bullshit), I therefore thought that reporting it would do the trick and the mods would delete it, as it is hateful and offensive. I am so naive.

Nope.

            "Dear LiveJournal user mothwing,

While the content in question may be disturbing and in poor taste, it does not constitute a violation of the LiveJournal Terms of Service. In order for material to be considered a violation of the Terms of Service, it would have to specifically threaten or incite harm against a particular racial, ethnic, or social group. The use of a term, even a negatively-charged term, cannot be considered a violation.

As such, we will be unable to assist you; we encourage you to refrain from viewing this journal in the future if you find its content offensive.

Regards,
LiveJournal Abuse Prevention Team."

So they are condoning this kind of nonsense because it's not hateful?? What is hateful if that is not hateful enough?
Yet another good reason to leave LJ. 

Comments

[moonystone.livejournal.com]

That's not threatening a particular racial group? Not hateful? Goodness.

That reaction is even worse considering how they reacted to the evil pdeophile fanfic writers and artists. Someone needs to get the priorities straight.

[mothwing.livejournal.com]

Yes, definitely. Still, it seems that the objections against teh nekkid gay seem to be publicly condoned, while everybody gets tetchy around freedom of speech restrictions or anything that even goes into that direction. I think they'll take some time until they realise that teh nekkid is not doing as much harm as condoning racism.

[moonystone.livejournal.com]

Freedom of speech? Well... yes, I can see what you mean, but I still can't understand their decision. I hope they don't take too long with that realisation, they lost too much of my good will already.

[mothwing.livejournal.com]

At least I think that was their point - whenever someone asks them to do something against hate groups, or other offensive groups like some of those pro-ana people, they start becoming protective of the freedom of speech, or the freedom of religion. It's pretty strange.

[lordhellebore]

Zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke. Srsly, now tell me again there's no homophobic bias anywhere. Fucking stupid USA *grumbles incoherently*

[duckygirlrocks.livejournal.com]

I don't think the USA is the only place that happens.

[mothwing.livejournal.com]

They're definitely not, that bias is pretty much everywhere, one way or another.

[moonystone.livejournal.com]

Hihi. How unusual for us...

It's an homophobic bias alright, but I do fear it's not only the USA. Though they are very, very bad for a Western country concerning that topic.

Have you read the other comments to this post? Shocking revelations, truly.