Unapologetic Enablers of Racism and the Anti-Atheist Agenda

It is quite possible that Facebook has changed its policies regarding what follows in the few years since the most recent incident. But I don’t care. Fuck ‘em. It happened, they let it happen, and they did nothing to undo my suspension after it was brought to their attention.

While my current Facebook fan page is still up and running, three prior profiles were suspended for violation of their Terms of Use (TOU). My unforgivable sin is that I didn’t use my real name on the account. (This is not applicable to fan pages as they’re titled and not identified by a first and last name.)

After shutting down my profile with no warning or any fair chance to correct the problem, some faction of Facebook Nazis who probably never get laid wrote:

“Fake accounts are a violation of our Terms of Use. Facebook requires users to provide their real first and last names. Impersonating anyone or anything is prohibited. Unfortunately, we will not be able to reactivate this account for any reason. This decision is final.”

First, tell me exactly who or what I’m impersonating? I am representing that I am exactly who I am, Godless Bastard. Care to see my website?

Using an alias within the isolated bounds of a frivolous social networking outlet is completely harmless. And while I can’t offer any reliable percentage off the top of my head, do your own random search and see for yourself how many of the profiles are clearly using a fake name. Add to that, virtually EVERY profile boasts some intentionally false information. People post all sorts of bogus profile data which Facebook couldn’t possibly verify even if the information were true! And it’s all information that Facebook really couldn’t care less about.

Logic Authored By Morons

Your cognitive dissonance has to be really thick to rationalize any meaningful difference between using a fake name and lying about your date of birth or the city in which you live or the college from which you graduated or the company which holds of held your employ – and Facebook clearly doesn’t give a rat’s ass about any of the latter. So why should they care about a false name? Oh, I’m sure they have some intellectually dishonest bullshit excuse, but that’s all it is.

The words “Godless” and “Bastard” are not allowed in the profile’s first or last name. The words are rejected the second you try to save the profile. And if you attempt to cheat their programmed validation efforts by using similar mnemonics (as I did by using “Godliss Basturd”), know that your account WILL eventually be suspended – and sooner than later. But hatemongering with words like “nigger” and equally repugnant images on fan pages go unchecked.

Moreover, Facebook’s ability to identify an alias is questionable at best. How can they come to the conclusion that “Godliss Basturd” is a fake name but “Damon Desilvio” isn’t? Guess what. They can’t. How do we know this? Check out this guy. He’s a fabrication. I conjured him out of thin air, his entire profile is a lie, and he has defied suspension for violation of TOU since April of 2011.

At any rate, I could make my peace with facebook’s TOU if they would apply it fairly and without such appalling disparity. Let’s take a look, shall we?

Facebook suspended my account because I used “Godliss Basturd” as my name. However, they allow the most repugnant display of RACISM and ANTI-SEMITISM to go unpunished.

A Facebook forum called Funny Inspirational Pictures That Are In Poor Taste features parodies of those insipid office posters that we all love so much. I’ll admit that many of these parodies are funny and harmless. However, many of them are profoundly racist and anti-Semitic.

Let’s recap…

What Will Get Your Facebook Account Suspended

Using a harmless alias because you want to maintain a modicum of privacy and don’t want to be stalked by anyone.

What Will NOT Get Your Facebook Account Suspended

Posting the most repugnant, revolting, and offensive RACIST and ANTI-SEMITIC images imaginable.

If you’re not already satisfactorily disgusted, check out a few more images that Facebook allowed without forum or account suspension: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Take note that these specific images have since been removed, but other offensive images remain and the forum has yet to be shut down. I threatened to report one of the forum administrators (Wendy Dobbs) after which these and only these images disappeared. I can’t know for sure whether Wendy removed them out of fear of backlash or if Facebook authorities took action on their own accord. Regardless, the forum was allowed to remain. This is an unforgivable disgusting double-standard in consideration of the reason for the suspension of my account.

Look, I’m all for freedom of speech and have no problem with Facebook’s decision to allow the forum to remain, but again, only if they would maintain some consistency in their application of account/forum suspension.

Facebook’s Glaring Incompetence

The bottom line is that Facebook is thoroughly selective in its application of its own Terms of Use. Pay close attention, Facebook. Maybe you’ll learn something.

Someone named Zeus Doggiedriving has a profile, and he (as of February 2013) has about 1000 friends. And how about this guy named Douche Bag? Why wasn’t his account suspended for violation of TOU? Choose your own nonsensical name search value and see what it yields.

Now dig down deep and ask yourself why “Godliss Basturd” was singled out. (Pssst. We all know why.)

Congratulations Facebook. You just demonstrated the complete and total FAILURE of your own ridiculous policy and the way in which you enforce it. You’re so good at what you do, aren’t you?

Please send an email to the incompetent douchebags at Facebook with a link to this page and let them know what you think of their illogical and dichotomous manner of policing profile and forum content. Tell them what you think of their unwillingness to suspend the accounts of flagrant racists and anti-Semites who post their filth and hatemongering on the pages of Facebook.
 

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