Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by lkbm 4116 days ago
Here at UT Austin, racism and sexism abound on Yik Yak. Lots of frats and sororities around, so making fun of minorities, calling members of $unpopular_sorority fat, or calling $unpopular-frat gay (naturally the two insults of choice) is a good way to get upvotes.
2 comments

So it's just a reflection of the userbase. Not remotely shocking.
Blaming the tool is just like blaming the messenger then, isn't it? Could fraternity / sorority culture be the problem?