[Rox5tar01]

Gonna throw my hat into this (again). I'm not gonna bother restating my opinions on a lot of these issues, but I do wanna say a few things.

Firstly, I'm gonna be completely honest with you. This entire thread is a bad look. I understand that you have an opinion regarding certain viewpoints within the community, but at some point you gotta understand that people have different viewpoints. In the end, their viewpoints are not gonna change just like yours are not, and that is okay.

The word "coons" has historically been used as a slur, and even though you and I have primarily known it by a shortened version of racoons, that does not change the fact that is it does have historical usage as a slur. To a lot of people, some people have only heard it used as a slur and even though their experiences differ from yours, it doesn't make their perspective incorrect/invalid.

The same applies to the "I am racist towards white/black people" argument. For whatever reason that person may have, everyone is going to have their own views regarding how certain racial comments are going to be handled. A lot of people may disagree with your views (just as I disagree with a lot of other people's views), and just like you aren't gonna change your opinion, they aren't gonna change theirs.

At some point, its really not worth continuing the argument. You may disagree, but editing photos to make a point really isn't gonna get you the kind of attention you want. Staff the way you want to staff (within the confines of the guidelines of course), but also understand that people are not always going to see eye to eye with you. If you believe a certain comment is racist even when others don't, then warn it. In the end, it'll either be appealed or not. I don't think you should let others dictate how you staff (except for like admins and whatnot), but at the same time you need to understand that not everyone is gonna agree with how things are enforced, be they staff or not. Be respectful of others beliefs, and understand when to let the argument go. Be the captain of your own ship, and let others be the captain of theirs.

Just don't do... whatever this thread is.