Infraction Appeal

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Cosmonautica

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Cosmonautica,

You have received a warning at www.hardwarezone.com.sg.

Your post (Snake expelled after making misleading public posts) has resulted in a warning worth 3 points. Your account's access may be limited based on these actions. Please keep this in mind when posting or using our site.

According to dictionary, snake means:

a treacherous or deceitful person.
"that man is a cold-blooded snake"

or as per Marriam-webster:
a worthless or treacherous fellow

How is it racist? The usage is accepted in our dictionaries.

I call this person a snake, and rightly so, because, according to the MOM, he made "false statements could have incited migrant workers at Westlite Tukang and elsewhere, inflamed their emotions and possibly caused incidents of public disorder".

https://mothership.sg/2022/06/migrant-worker-zakir-hossain-work-pass-mom/
Please reverse infraction.
 

tokiya

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According to dictionary, snake means:

a treacherous or deceitful person.
"that man is a cold-blooded snake"

or as per Marriam-webster:
a worthless or treacherous fellow

How is it racist? The usage is accepted in our dictionaries.

I call this person a snake, and rightly so, because, according to the MOM, he made "false statements could have incited migrant workers at Westlite Tukang and elsewhere, inflamed their emotions and possibly caused incidents of public disorder".

https://mothership.sg/2022/06/migrant-worker-zakir-hossain-work-pass-mom/
Please reverse infraction.

if a mod thinks it’s racist to call someone a snake then it’s the enlightened truth

hope you accept enlightenment and learn to post more wisely next time
 

Ottoke

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I don't believe you.

Don't give me this kind of nonsense reasoning.

You know very well what you are driving at.

Infraction will not be reversed.

O
 

Orionz

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Not taking sides but actually I don't think "snake" is a racist label. I also don't recall this term being used in EDMW for racist or discriminatory purposes.

Moreover, the use of "snake" was in the context of an activist whose work was deemed "misleading, false or deliberately provocative". Perhaps the chosen hyperbole was not the most apt or suitable, but I don't see any racism here.

What's TS original post besides the article?
 
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