"A bit" of a slippery slope? Some people are just as offended by fat hate as they are by commentary on race. There's simply no reason to censor one type of speech but not the other, and there is typically a domino effect as soon as any censorship is employed.  Besides, silencing "racists" has no consequence on their opinions. It's not like everyone who posts on reddit magically loves fat people because they're not allowed to say otherwise. Perhaps by exposure to fat-positive comments that naturally occur in response to their own opinions, they could learn whether their opinions have merit by having them challenged.  Censorship breeds bitterness and consequently the expression of the banned opinions will take on a stronger tone. My seething rage at the grotesque nature of fat fucks comes out a lot nastier than it might in a world where I were allowed to simply, plainly explain that I find their lifestyles distasteful. Similarly you might find that some "racists" are merely aware of inherent biological differences between races (though certainly some unduly hateful humans exist), but after being ostracized at every turn for the mere noticing of this they develop a tendency to take out their frustrations colorfully. Censoring them even if they're being rude does nothing to convince them of an alternative perspective if that's a goal. By the way this could have been a top level comment and isn't really directed at you other than the very first sentence which isn't intended to pick on you too much. I just clicked the first reply button I saw - more of a general response to the topic than anything.