[ram4jesus]

You are just as disgusting as "Danilo" for using that term which is a slur against Slavic and Russian people.

@dang can you not allow this hateful othering of people we don't like on HN?

[meepmorp]

You're being silly, and you know it. I don't mean all Russians, just the ultranationalist garbage who back Putin's hamfisted attempts at rebuilding their old empire. And the idea that it's somehow a slur against all Slavs is just you revealing exactly how dishonest your complaint is.

@dang - can we not allow people who are deliberately misunderstanding other users to fabricate controversy on HN?

[wenebego]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatnik_(slang)

It seems like it is referring to the actions some russians take rather than a slur aimed at all russians.