(June 5, 2023 at 11:06 am)Deesse23 Wrote:(June 3, 2023 at 3:57 pm)arewethereyet Wrote: If you feel as though you are being limited by not being able to use a racial slur, I must say I am surprised. You seem to be a pretty decent sort who doesn't feel the need to find 'cutesy' videos just so you can use the N word on the forum. Particularly after asking if it's okay and being told that it isn't okay.
There's no doubt in my mind that there are plenty of forums where using such language is not only accepted but expected and possibly required. This is not that place.
I understood the "issue" with this unnamed member like this: He wants to post some video with a (racial?) slur, and instead of telling him to f.## off with his BS, you rather addressed the whole forum (aka every single OTHER member) and reminded them that they would face consequences if they use any slurs.
Maybe there is a language barrier here (especially regarding slurs), idk, but if i see a someone saying misogynist racist or whatever BS, i would like to be allowed to call them out as such (and maybe add a slur, for good measure ). Is this now being rewarded with (permanent) bans?
My more general concern was that it seemed to me that instead to dealing with some ( i assume) single reprehensible forum member, the whole forum was addressed out of fear of being accused of applying different standards to people (aka the "member" and the "rest of the forum").
Edit/Example:
Lets say i want to call out someone as a "racist *person who has a sexual relationship with his mother*", would that be a bannable offense now?
That’s certainly one way to look at it. Another way is that the PSA was to remind people that such a rule was in place.
Given a lot of the comments in this thread, it seems that the reminder was warranted.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson