Why so much homophobia on the forums?

[iruinedyourday]

Originally Posted by jarshale [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Most people don't like being called nazis.

rofl yea ok ok yea haha... I mean like - what I am trying to say is I wish people would take a step back when someone called them a nazi and be like, whoah what did I deserve to be called a nazi?! Insted of being all HOW DARE YOU!

If someone name calls you something you gotta be like whoah what did I do?

like I am seriously apologetic for being garish.. And I can admit I am, and I see why I am wrong for it. But I ask to not let that get in teh way of the discussion and I really want people to realise its not cool to use hate speach.

LIke u know how like a terrible christian band is like trying to be cool and hip to speak to a new demographic?

My OP was like me being a terrible forumposter - trying to be hip and cool to speak to the demographic.

It failed as bad as christian hiphop videos fail.

[Tradesonred]

Talkin about nazis, you cant reason with nazis, you cant be diplomatic with nazis, you can just fight nazis, thats the only thing they understand.

[loramin]

Originally Posted by iruinedyourday [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

*EDIT* Also, just also - I really want you loramin (and everyone else discussing my tact) to think hard about this question. If someone is part of a minority and when they do speak up and you think its OK to tell them to change the way they speak up for any reason - are you really being fair?

Dude, I'm on your side. I agree that this forum shouldn't have hate speech on it (except RnF of course, which is meant to be an "anything goes" forum).

My point was just that you should consider what you're trying to accomplish. If your goal is to rant at people then rant away. But if your goal is to convince people not to use offensive language, you're going to have more success by treating the people you're trying to convince as allies rather than as adversaries.

[loramin]

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[iruinedyourday]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Dude, I'm on your side. I agree that this forum shouldn't have hate speech on it (except RnF of course, which is meant to be an "anything goes" forum).

My point was just that you should consider what you're trying to accomplish. If your goal is to rant at people then rant away. But if your goal is to convince people not to use offensive language, you're going to have more success by treating the people you're trying to convince as allies rather than as adversaries.

hey bud, why would you think I didn't think you were on my side or that I didn't consider what you said, considering that I apologized like 9 times since you posted for my garrish forum conversational skills?

Now can you please consider, considering something I asked you to consider please? Instead of assuming me asking you to consider something was me saying that you are my enemy and must be destroyed? I mean literately I'm asking you to 'think hard' in the block of text you Quoted - which literally mans to consider something.

[Rhambuk]

that's a lot to /con

[iruinedyourday]

Originally Posted by Rhambuk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

that's a lot to /con

I wanted to fit more in there but it felt like maybe i was becoming redundant :P

like this thread.

haha oh man...

the last week where it slowly drifted down to page 2 was like, such a great week.

speaking of which, my kid is gonna think I was such a looser when he finds this.

[loramin]

Originally Posted by iruinedyourday [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I really want you loramin (and everyone else discussing my tact) to think hard about this question. If someone is part of a minority and when they do speak up and you think its OK to tell them to change the way they speak up for any reason - are you really being fair? are you not just enabling a new way to silence the minority from being able to speak out? You don't know them, what they've gone through, or what state they are in. By changing the subject to their personal style or grace asking them to conform once again to a model you see fit, you are doing the same as someone who is telling them shut up or sit down?. I want you to seriously think about that - it may not be your intent but it is a very real consequence. It matters not for how they speak but only what it is they have to say.

Ok, I /con-ed it for 3.5 seconds. No it's not fair to tell anyone, minority or not, to shut up or speak differently. But when someone is using offensive language I do think it's ok to explain to them why that language is offensive and let them decide what language to use. I also think it's ok for minorities to explain me (or anyone else) how the language I'm using is offensive.

Originally Posted by iruinedyourday [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

speaking of which, my kid is gonna think I was such a looser when he finds this.

Well yeah when you spell "loser" like that [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] But really, one has to hope your future progeny have better things to do than read 20+ year old elf simulator forums.

[Rhambuk]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Well yeah when you spell "loser" like that [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] But really, one has to hope your future progeny have better things to do than read 20+ year old elf simulator forums.

I hope they learn from our mistakes!

[iruinedyourday]

Ty for your understanding.

But dont you think if you could read what your parrents did for fun 30 years before you were born you would jump at the oportunity? Idk I imagine in the future youll be able to have robots just complie every thing linked to everything and they will find this stuff :P

cant hide nothing on the internet...

unless you live in England - they got some powerful privacy laws there from what I am aware of.

*edit* but I Hope your right, or my kid is going to think I'm such a loser... and probably be just as bad at spelling as I am cus who cares Ill be teaching him whats important in life! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]