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A friend of mine was banned for sending a chat message that said “this is a Mexican standoff” — the people in the room were both Mexican, if it matters.. we were all confused on why he was permanently banned.


I got flagged by FB for inciting violence when my sister said "Your wife is awesome, I'm going to steal her" and I replied "Haha, I'll fight you au".

At least the human moderator who handled my challenge of it was able to consider context.


Banned from what?


Because it implies the Mexican race can’t resolve disputes without violence thus normalizing xenophobia.


I think I'm more offended you referred to "the Mexican race". Mexican is not a race.


That was the attempt at sarcasm - I think it fell flat.


Perhaps a bit too close to what might be a real opinion. Doesn't hurt to add a /s in text where you can't use intonation and gestures to hint at sarcasm.


Did you miss the part where everyone involved was Mexican?


I was trying to mimic an overzealous hall monitor there and choose ignorance for effect. I don’t think it worked as the rating and the flagging indicate.




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