Can this be said: White supremacy is okay. Killing nine is not.

[B45]

Can this be said:

White supremacy is okay. Killing nine is not.

Should I use a comma or a period?

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think it would be a comma spice if it was used, but I am not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

You could use a semicolon and a small "K".

 

[tedmc]

I think it is similar to "to err is human, to forgive divine". A comma works better.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yours is a set phrase. This one is not.

 

[bhaisahab]

In case any member should get the wrong idea, white supremacy is definitely not OK. It is abhorrent to any civilized person or society.

 

[MikeNewYork]

So is killing.

 

[teechar]

Well said bhaisahab; as indeed is any form of racism or bigotry.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Then is the following OK?
'White supremacy is not okay, as is killing nine.'

Not a teacher.

 

[bhaisahab]

No, "neither is killing nine".

 

[MikeNewYork]

That would be another comma splice without a semicolon.

 

[Matthew Wai]

'White supremacy is not okay, and neither is killing nine.'
'White supremacy is not okay and killing nine is not either.
'Neither white supremacy nor killing nine is okay.'

Are they OK? Not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes.

 

[Skrej]

Can this be said:

White supremacy is okay. Killing nine is not.

Not to refute any of the other comments, but I'd comment that you do frequently see this construction as a stylistic choice.

It is in fact actually grammatical - two short declarative sentences. Beyond that, I see it as more a stylistic choice than a grammatical one.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I am not denying that some accept it, but I am saying that it is easily avoidable.

 

[SoothingDave]

That's not a language question.

 

[MikeNewYork]

The word "supremacy" is a problem.