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		Consultant32452 on Aug 19, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos startin... Not generally about the policy, but there is one famous instance I'm aware of: Sargon of Akkad. It was something to the effect of him calling the neo-Nazis the N-word on someone else's Youtube channel. To be clear, he used the slur AGAINST the neo-nazis. Then Patreon dumped him. Here's the first Google result I found about it, no guarantees of accuracy. https://heavy.com/news/2018/12/patreon-sargon-of-akkad-jorda...

7sidedmarble on Aug 19, 2021 [–]

Thinking that's ok cause you're saying it to a bad person is some... high levels of mental gymnastics

Consultant32452 on Aug 20, 2021 | [–]

There's a very large gap between thinking something is okay and thinking they should not be able to participate in the economy and feed their family.

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