Hmmm...

Not sure how I feel about this "lifetime ban" for making racist comments.

In a world full of stupid people, I am not sure we should reflexively behead every person who speaks heresy.  I know, I'm a white guy, so who gives a fuck what I think on this.  But still, to think that by punishing word crimes we can eliminate stupidity is stupidity.  Will there come a time when we can read a person's mind (please ignore Banaji and the IAT) and will we, at some point, ban someone for life for thinking racist thoughts?

Do we really need to create "coddled" classes - a group of people, whoever they may be, about whom a disparaging word cannot be spoken?  Do we really think that banning him for his speech will change his mind or the minds of anyone who might feel similarly?  Do we just create more backlash?  It seems another attempt to eliminate discrimination by discriminating.  YOU cannot say that about THEM?

Nope, not sure that this solves anything.