I agree, never feel comfortable seeing "nigga" in the chatyes evil white man can't use racial slur
I grew up in Utah, and as for the word Bundle of sticks people always cited this incident.I don't understand what the relevance of this article is in regards to the word 'my old friendgot'.(click to show/hide)
I don't understand what the relevance of this article is in regards to the word 'my old friendgot'.
I must say that at least the word my old friendgot is so deeply ingrained into internet culture that it's usage has been pulled away from blatant homophobia. I don't think that with the current widespread usage in internet culture there should be any policing on the word by server administration or anything, as it is not their job to change the internet.
Changing the internet is about changing attitudes and making people understand what they are saying and what effects it has on people, which is what this topic aims towards which I support. It's a well-documented phenomenon that well-educated people falsely assume that they can joke around with prejudice and discrimination because 'they know better' and they assume other people know that they know better. Similarly well-documented is that real prejudice and use of derogatory terms are mutually constitutive. Prejudice causes the usage of slurs, but simultaneously slurs create the possibility for prejudice to grow stronger or in the very least continue to exist.
Using discriminatory derogatory terms is not harmless and keeps prejudice alive, regardless whether you use these terms out of actual personal prejudice or just in a joking manner. I think it is very important that everybody personally realizes that. Saying 'jew', 'friend' or 'my old friend' is in no way preferable to calling someone an asshole or a motherfucker, simply because the latter terms do not reflect an opinion on large groups of normal human beings that deserve respect. Yes, I do not see motherfuckers as a group worthy of respect.
That said, I can't bring myself to throw the occasional my old friend and a racist joke out here and there. Oversensitiveness and taboo is a thing to avoid as well in my opinion.
yes evil white man can't use racial slur
I wonder who's behind this.
yes evil white man can't use racial slurNWO!
I wonder who's behind this.
I can´t take the swearword "bundle of sticks" serious anyways, I´ve never heard it outside of crpg and everytime I see it I only have this image in my head(click to show/hide)
It´s like calling me "pile of rocks" or "bag of potatoes", it just has no effect.
Still, I should watch my mouth more often :rolleyes:
bundle of stickss (Buddle of sticks) and my old friends (cigarette) have something in common, they're burned. People are called bundle of stickss because they're insinuating that gays should be burned, as the church did in the medieval times.
Dude your signature gif is kinda gay.
Dude your signature gif is kinda gay.No shit Sherlock! :D
As a homosexual player of C-rpg[...]
Dude your signature gif is kinda gay.
What is the purpose of this thread honestly? To tell us that "nigger" and "faggot" are actually real bad words? Well no shit, that's why internet uses them, they're not gonna use "go fuck yourself, my sweet cupcake" to insult someone.
Or are you trying to tell us that those are the words that real world racists/discriminators use? Good, let's forget that everyone knew that already and ask you how does this relate to internet communities, especially one such as ours, who probably doesn't house a single real racist.
stupid shit nigger thread 0/10
What is the purpose of this thread honestly?
Not an ordinary "swearing is bad, mkay?"-thread; OP is kindly reminding us that we should hesitate for a moment and realize that swearing at others could hurt/actually may hurt them more than we think. After all, you´re playing and talking with real people (although I keep forgetting that from time to time :rolleyes:).
You can offend people with just about any (bad) word, will we make a thread for each? It's the internet, grow some balls. This isn't real life, you hardly have the same interaction or relationship with real people.
Yes, those are offensive. And rape is a horrible crime rather than something to say when you win or lose a round every five minutes. People won't stop saying them. Most of the people saying them in online games aren't using them because they are racist or homophobes or whatever. It's just a generic curse word at this point. The history of the word is irrelevant to them, it's just another stand-in for fuck shit piss.
Personally, I opt for over-the-top swears and insults. Saying "fag" takes no thought or even keyboard work. "Idiot bitch fucker" or "you'are mother abuses polearm thrusts w her dildo" is the superior course of action when you want to lay down the verbal smackdown.
Vibe, you are hurting my feelings.
You can offend people with just about any (bad) word, will we make a thread for each? It's the internet, grow some balls. This isn't real life, you hardly have the same interaction or relationship with real people.
how is this not real?
i'm reading your words, they are affecting me in some way
how is this not real?
i'm reading your words, they are affecting me in some way
The internet and real life are not separate realities entirely divorced from one another, but do you really think that throwing an insult towards a nebulous and faceless player on internet horse game is the same as saying something hateful to a stranger in person?
It's an online game, there are a different set of expectations and social norms. Let's turn this into a sociology/anthropology discussion on "internet and gaming culture" guys.(click to show/hide)
+1's for everyone. Also, some of you nerdbags shouldn't get so offended over teh interwebs. Get some thicker skin and let it go in one ear and out the other. Know who you are and don't let anyone change you.
except if testi insults you, that's when you know you're an ass
Also, I'm just spewing random crap. Don't listen to me. Anyone can tell you this shit.
Also #2, I'm for people saying whatever they damn well please. I support free speech, and I can take whatever people throw at me. If they're a blatant asshole, then I'll just mute them (that's what mute button is for).
Also #3, If you are going to insult someone, use creative insults. It makes everything so much more fun.
Just tell us where they touched you little guy and we can lock those big bad words awayVibe, you are hurting my feelings.Which word that he said hurt your feelings?
i think that it's a very simple thing for us to use words like cunt, motherfucker, bastard and twat to vent our frustration, instead of words which are derogatory towards an entire class of people.
wait I can't say friend?
I didn't want to start a race war, I simply wanted to say in some parts of the world these words have meaning. I would wager most of the people so excited to use them live in a very very safe suburbia, and have experienced very little of the real world. I don't have white guilt, I'm not even politically correct, I am merely a rational human being. I don't understand why being rational is so abhorrent.
Okay now to be serious.tldr ur a cunt
Honestly I don't see a big deal with these used in games or other context BUT the key word is context!
There is a big difference between saying "fuckin 2h my old friends are op" when talking about a game and saying "Whats up my old friends?" as you walk into a room. Even if no one is a "my old friend" that wouldn't make the person who said it any less of a dick. Yes it may be a joke but when it happens no normal person thinks "Hahahaha sick joke bro howyadoin?". They think "What a douchebag...".
So yeah... People can debate whether it is "Politically correct (how can politics be correct?)" or not but the reason people use these words are because they are dramatic and they are insults. We would just use some other forbidden words to express ourselves. As I said earlier a lot of people have no problem with internet insults and on a rare occasion tolerate it in other places. Just.. just try to be tolerant and use common sense is what I am trying to say.
Besides I don't think any of you can tell us that you have not once laughed at light hearted racism or sexism. And as Witchcraft said below, yes people will be offended if you call them cunts or nigs or my old friends THEY ARE INSULTS and they will be used that way for quite some time. BUT there is no sense in being offended for someone else. Yes isms are bad, but you are just going to have to tolerate it or try to moderate it, not have a heart attack because someone got mad for petty reasons. Hate is hate and insults are insults, lets try to keep it that way.Tl;dr: Yes it is bad to be a racist homophobic misogynistic bastard, but there is a big difference between insulting someone because you are upset for some reason and hating them for what they are and using it to alienate them.
It's an online game, there are a different set of expectations and social norms. Let's turn this into a sociology/anthropology discussion on "internet and gaming culture" guys.Oh how you tempt me. Anyone who thinks their words are meaningless, or that seemingly minor actions cannot also have major effects, should go read The Tipping Point(or you could, you know, just grow the fuck up :wink: ).
Let's not
go read The Tipping Point(or you could, you know, just grow the fuck up :wink: ).lel
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Oh how you tempt me. Anyone who thinks their words are meaningless, or that seemingly minor actions cannot also have major effects, should go read The Tipping Point(or you could, you know, just grow the fuck up :wink: ).
Whether or not you personally are bothered by certain comments, completely misses the point(I don't even get offended by this shit irl). It's just that it can have a serious impact, and being a mature, responsible person, you have to acknowledge that.
being a mature, responsible person,