A post of a cute dog on the popular social website Reddit has been locked today after the comments descended into a cesspool of racism and politics.

The incident occurred after the picture of a white and black Siberian Husky puppy was posted to r/aww, a community where people exchange pictures of their pets and even relatives for karma.

The popular subreddit was initially curated to bring ‘normies’ onto the website, before they slowly descend into the rest of the website which is a complete shitshow.

However, after receiving several upvotes on the post, the comments plunged into a sea of racism and political arguments, as is common in any comment thread on Reddit.

A moderator was forced to step in and lock the thread, leaving a stickied comment at the top.

“Sorry but this post has turned into an argument full of racism and needless politics and has been reported, and as such it is now locked,” the message read. “Y’all can’t behave.”

Enjoying the hit of dopamine he got from wielding power over a small number of strangers, the mod then returned to the mod queue, looking for other opportunities to swing his ban-hammer.

Reddit karmawhores capitalized on the incident, posting the thread to several drama subreddits to reap the rewards of imaginary internet points.

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