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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 815393" data-attributes="member: 12508">Re: ObamanomicsI was asked to be a Mod on the FedEx forums, well before I understood the politics and vagaries of this site. I have strong opinions, and I should never have accepted the Mod &quot;job&quot;. One of those vagaries is the fact that certain people get away with a lot more than others. Lue C Fur (and others) fall into that category. It&#039;s OK if somone personally attacks me, but not necessarily vice versa.&nbsp;On the sheet deal, it&#039;s pretty evident that some people on BC border on being racist and/or xenophobic. Most of the time, the comments go unchallenged, and it slides under the radar. I see Obama getting attacked all the time, which certainly goes with the job. But a few of the comments cross over the line, and that&#039;s not right. Head to the Life After Brown section and read a few of the jokes sometime. You might be surprised.&nbsp;My household is mixed race, and I&#039;ve seen a lot of stuff that offends both me and my family, so maybe the Moderators need to step-up their vigilance on that end of the spectrum. If you&#039;d like some examples, I can certainly find them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 815393, member: 12508"] [b]Re: Obamanomics[/b] I was asked to be a Mod on the FedEx forums, well before I understood the politics and vagaries of this site. I have strong opinions, and I should never have accepted the Mod "job". One of those vagaries is the fact that certain people get away with a lot more than others. Lue C Fur (and others) fall into that category. It's OK if somone personally attacks me, but not necessarily vice versa. On the sheet deal, it's pretty evident that some people on BC border on being racist and/or xenophobic. Most of the time, the comments go unchallenged, and it slides under the radar. I see Obama getting attacked all the time, which certainly goes with the job. But a few of the comments cross over the line, and that's not right. Head to the Life After Brown section and read a few of the jokes sometime. You might be surprised. My household is mixed race, and I've seen a lot of stuff that offends both me and my family, so maybe the Moderators need to step-up their vigilance on that end of the spectrum. If you'd like some examples, I can certainly find them. [/QUOTE]

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