Assuming that everything you said is true doesn&#x27;t change the outcome here. You can&#x27;t post outright slurs to HN, whether others are doing inexcusable things or not. There&#x27;s no substantive view that demands being expressed that way.<p>If you don&#x27;t want your account to be banned, you&#x27;re welcome to email hn@ycombinator.com. We&#x27;re happy to unban accounts when people give us reason to believe that they&#x27;ll follow the rules in the future.<p>(Edit: they did, so we unbanned the account.)