Note from the Editrix

Ditto for comments complaining about the comments – if you take offense to an assumption in a comment, address the speaker directly and respectfully.

If your comment is deleted, please do not post a comment complaining that someone else just said the exact same thing and they got through. Someone putting together a well reasoned comment about how the legacy of slavery has influenced the perceptions of minorities in America is not the same as saying “white people suck.”

And for expediency, I am going add one more note to the comment mod policy – “All comments approved at the discretion of the moderator.”

Commenting here is a privilege, not a right. And if you’re being a jerk or not adding to the conversation, we are not obligated to deal with you. That’s all it is. We have too many smart, informed, engaged, and respectful commenters here to drown them out with people who just want to be belligerent.

And, quite frankly, it drives me insane every time I have to make this kind of announcement. Respect this space, especially if you are not the one contributing to its creation. Respect the other people here. If you do that, everything is fine, and I can get back to working on content and not policing the comments section.

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