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Apache foundation ousts TinkerPop project co-founder for tweeting 'offensive humor that borders on hate speech'

Cynic_999

Ironic

So he received death threats for tweeting what was considered "hate speech". Isn't a death threat "hate speech"? Or is it only "hate speech" if it involves certain protected groups? Legal to mock someone because of their ginger hair, but not because of their dark skin. Legal to mock someone because they believe lead can be changed into gold by magic, but not because they believe that water can be turned into wine by magic.

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