Originally Posted by
Raelbo
Ok you're right. Sometimes people say racist stuff and no one notices it and then nothing happens. So I guess I should have been more specific. The point is that if a comment has gone viral and is being noticed because of racist commentary, that happened because it has generated an angry response which gets people worked up, which is basically inciting violence. And just because incitements of violence don't always translate directly into violence, the fact that they have the potential to do so is a good reason to avoid them.