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Yahoo or quiet you?

I'm overwhelmed by all the hatred and negative comments some users on this site express towards immigrants and asylum seekers and Yahoo allow it continue. Yet I offer a counter-argument and MY question/thread gets removed and the reason Yahoo gives is that I insulted participants!!

To me comments like:

"put them all(the immigrants) on a ship and sink it"

"F*ck off back to their own country"

"They smell"

"Vote BNP."

which have been posted on many questions are RACIST. You would have heard comments like these from Nazi supporters towards the Jewish population back in the 30's.

Yahoo has really gone down in my estimation.

Yahoo appear to be unbalanced in their approach to moderate. Anyone else experienced this?

Update:

TR:

Explain to me how freedom of speech works when I was silenced and my question removed? Please read my post again as I think you misunderstood my question. And less of the "people like you" BS if you please.

Update 2:

Thank you Born and Bread Scottish Patriot! :)

Update 3:

Korky: "play safe answer only questions knitting washing up or cooking in them" Wow Korky thanks for adding a sexist element to the debate!

Update 4:

Bobbie S:

Valid answer! But have you thought how it would feel should the shoe be on the other foot? How would you react if people in for example Dubai negatively generalised about US ex-pats (bending the arabic laws in Dubai to allow alcohol to be on sale etc). Or the Spanish toward UK ex-pats for creating little Britains with the increase in British pubs, restaurants, supermarkets, causing an increase in house prices, don't contribute to the economy because most of them are at retirement age and the fact that most ex-pats don't bother to learn Spanish but expect the Spaniards to speak English!

Update 5:

Level 7: What part of "Yahoo appear to be unbalanced in their approach to moderate. Anyone else experienced this?" is not a question? You might do well to read the whole post before responding.

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    I agree with you. It happens to all of us.

    By the way the U.S. first amendment right states that the government can create no law inhibiting free speech. However there is no law or doctrine in the U.S. that says that private companies like Yahoo, can't limit free speech.

  • Yoda
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    A poster above insulted my state calling it "dumb" even though this person has never been there and called me childish, yet MY post is the one deleted.

    I appealed the violation and even reported her, because definitely if mine's deleted, hers should have been.

    I never even had the courtesy of a response from Yahoo! Answers.

    We get what we pay for here. The forum is free, so what do you expect?

    Yahoo is looking to merge, most of them will probably get fired anyway (hopefully). Might help actually, bring in some fresh people, they COULDN'T be any worse at the job than these people are.

    Here's the link to what the Mother of J And J said.

    http://sg.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=200...

    P.S. If you agree what she said was an insult, you could report her as well, I asked several friends to also (for all the good it has done so far).

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It's funny that you say that because I feel the exact opposite.

    to my it seams that any tie a good red blooded American stands up and speaks out against all these ILLEGAL INVADERS their questions or answers get deleted.

    While I dont agree with the foul language or the remarks about killing people, I do agree that people should be able to voice their dislike for ILLEGALS.

    I have also noticed on here that it does not matter what your answer is, it is who you are that will get you thumbs down or reported.

    I have created a different ID name, as a GUY and posted some of the same answers to the same questions, while this ID gets thumbs down, the other ID will get thumbs up and voted best answers.

    So people really target WHO you are, not what you are saying.

  • 1 decade ago

    I agree, the censors on this site are extremely biased at times.

    Yoda, I read the post you provided a link to. The poster asking the question definitely violated the guidelines. Insulting someone's state is rude.

    And why would someone call any state "dumb" if they have never even been there?? That seems childish to me!!

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  • 1 decade ago

    You might do well to read the YA community guidelines where it is explicitly stated that YA Answers is *not* Yahoo RANTS, nor Yahoo DEBATES, nor Yahoo COMMENTARIES, nor Yahoo CLIMB-ON-YOUR-SOAPBOX-AND-ORATE. Sticking a question mark on the end of the last sentence in a five-paragraph opinion statement is not a question.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    If you are referring to those of us that are any illegal alien and anti-amnesty, we are NOT RACIST! We want our laws obeyed. Illegal immigration is NOT a racist issue. It is a LEGAL issue!

    This issue has nothing to do with the Nazis and it is insulting for you to compare the two situations!

    We have 30+ MILLION people that have invaded our country. They have no right to be here. Taxpayers are shelling out BILLIONS each year to take care of them. This is money that should go to US citizens. The illegals are literally taking jobs and food out of the hands of Americans.

    We don;t need these people and the the only right they have is a one way ticket back to their home country. Again, this is NOT racist, it is the law. BTW, "Mexican" is not a race!

  • 1 decade ago

    Yeah, I get flagged routinely because people's feelings get hurt. Boo Hoo!

    When I appeal, deafening silence from Yahoo. Nothing.

    That's just the way it is.

    And for the record, I am not a fan of illegal immigration.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The moment they start stopping replies like the ones you state and feel are racist (And that is YOUR view)...they stop being balanced and become the sort of fascist site where people can only have opinions as long as they agree with the asker........Bit like living in 'stalinist Britain at the moment..... People like you say you want free speech but then the moment someone speaks their mind and you don't agree with them you scream 'racist'. I say get out more and broaden your horizens and embrace life instaed of living in your small brainwashed world

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    If you cant stand the heat stay out of the political kitchen,

    play safe answer only questions knitting washing up or cooking in them, stay safe

  • 1 decade ago

    yeah its terrible ain't it i cryed naked in a bath tub thinking about pedro and mary and how they live in a piece of crap country that doesn't want them

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