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>>Nelson+(OP)
I’m a YC alumna, and didn’t find this acceptable at all. Comments like these only hurt the cause. YC and its leadership should be a pillar of civic discourse in a respectful, impactful manner.

YC - calling on you to take action and hold Garry Tan accountable.

>>Stacey+mf1
Accountable for making a bad Tupac joke? It's a song lyric. It's obviously not a threat.

>>tptace+362
Not sure what you're finding difficult about this. I don't think anyone thinks that Garry Tan was literally planning to murder people. If your defense is "but I wasn't literally planning to murder people", then something has gone significantly wrong with your communication. It looks bad for any organisation to be run by a loudmouth with poor judgment. Seems fair for others associated with the organisation to complain about how this reflects on them.

>>foldr+D93
He attempted a hip-hop dad joke and faceplanted. That's the entire story.

>>tptace+MF3
That's not really inconsistent with what I said or what the OP said. It's disgraceful and embarrassing behavior which would be more than enough to get many people in public-facing jobs fired. But if YC want to continue to be represented by this mook, that's their choice.

Also, while I don't think that a serious threat was intended in this case, there is absolutely no logic to the idea that something cannot possibly be construed as a threat if it's a quotation from song lyrics.