[throwawaydc223]

An excellent long-read of this topic can be found at https://magazine.atavist.com/american-hippopotamus/.

It's one of my favorite pieces of online journalism and goes deep into the unique lives involved and prevailing culture of the team.

[twic]

My company uses something called Menlo Security to police our web access. It blocks this page:

> Menlo Security

> Request Blocked

> This website or download request has been blocked. The request is classified as: Hate and Racism

I have come across a few pages blocked in this way, and none of them were hateful or racist. It's not at all clear to me how they make that decision. It's mildly concerning.

[nonethewiser]

Thanks you for sharing this. The ripleys article highlighted some interesting points so I chose that, but I was hoping to find a better account. Like the one you shared.

[karaterobot]

Ha, I came here to link the same article. It's really fantastic.

[nonethewiser]

How can it be a good article if the word “bison” cant even be found in it?

/s