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It's quite disappointing to see Hacker News users use hyperbolic language and throw out nonsensical arguments.

What is "bigoted" about trying to avoid the user of the word "retard"? I'm not saying that what Github is doing is wise or sensible, but I'm struggling to see how it is bigoted.

> What measures, if any, does GitHub have in place to prevent one of their political activist employees from using privileged information to go after perceived political enemies or even just retaliate against users who protest being harassed?

I would imagine the same as any other company. There's nothing that would indicate otherwise, aside from your own biases against Github.