Racial Slurs

[Mr. Flopnuts]

We're having some posts being reported for the use of racial slurs in this forum. While it is widely known that there is some racism that goes on in this forum, those users have found a way to dance around the issue enough that the majority of moderators of this website have deemed the behavior fine for now.

It's really not okay to me at all. I don't believe that people of color should be subjected to that shit over political affiliations. That said, I'm a firm believer in a majority consensus so it is what it is at this point.

That said, overtly racial slurs will result in bannings. It is a bullet point in the TOS of this website, and not much is out of bounds. One user has already been banned, and another one has been warned. If you insist on trying to dance around racist comments, please be prepared for a vacation if you use a term that is deemed racist by the moderators. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

[J Diddy]

Originally Posted by Donger

Better? No.

Then sir what does it matter if it is ethnic bashing or racism?

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

You need a list?

It's one thing to say it wasn't enforced before, but then there's this thread warning people... and maybe it needs to be clearer in the FAQ as far as general leniency, warnings, length of bans, etc.... but, come on...

I'm going to ask an HR rep for a list when I get to work tomorrow. I know, I know, this isn't work, but if you people seriously need a master list of slurs to refer to while you're attacking each other....

Yep. like this is a court of law or we need to involve HR to sort this out.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by Phobia

If you think this site needs a "don't call others a bitch" rule then put it out there. I'm enforcing the rules for this site, not my rules or my mother's rules. These are rules the community decided upon long, long ago. If you don't like them then propose a change.

I'm not proposing that. Your "don't say it here if you wouldn't say it in public" rule of thumb doesn't exactly stand up to even the most basic level of scrutiny.

I really don't give a shit either way. I just think it's funny that you're so bad at articulating standards. That's not meant to be a swipe at you (or maybe just one that's so soft that it couldn't possibly matter). It's really not your strong suit, though, and I find it entertaining.

[dirk digler]

Originally Posted by Phobia

Many times. And at least temp ban.

Then I have no problems.

And I will say for the record I like vailpass and think he is a pretty decent guy but I think everyone will agree (I think vailpass would agree as well) that he walks very close to the line and when you do that sometimes you get burned.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by J Diddy

Then sir what does it matter if it is ethnic bashing or racism?

Because one is accurate. The other is not.

[R8ers]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Then I have no problems.

And I will say for the record I like vailpass and think he is a pretty decent guy but I think everyone will agree (I think vailpass would agree as well) that he walks very close to the line and when you do that sometimes you get burned.

Errybody who walks close to the line on anything knows it

[Donger]

The whole "bitch" thing is interesting. That's implying that the person on the receiving end (presuming that person is male) has been copulated with anally, yes?

[Phobia]

Originally Posted by Saul Too

I'm not proposing that. Your "don't say it here if you wouldn't say it in public" rule of thumb doesn't exactly stand up to even the most basic level of scrutiny.

I really don't give a shit either way. I just think it's funny that you're so bad at articulating standards. That's not meant to be a swipe at you (or maybe just one that's so soft that it couldn't possibly matter). It's really not your strong suit, though, and I find it entertaining.

Well, herein lies the confusion. The rule of thumb doesn't have anything to do with "in public" and it's not a standard or even in our FAQ. It's a general guideline under which you'll have virtually zero problems here if you follow it.

The guideline is, "If you can't stand on top of a table at a bar and say it, then don't say it here". My challenge to use vailpass's statement on the street doesn't have anything to do with this guideline. I don't think a smart person is going to call a Latino "greaseball" on the street.

The problem here is that you are scrutinizing a rule that doesn't actually exist. It's just something that has been said for 12 years on this site to simplify things. Most people just nod in agreement and understand. It's only the obtuse idiots who debate politics every day who try to over-analyze a general rule of thumb.

[Saul Good]

Originally Posted by dirk digler

Then I have no problems.

And I will say for the record I like vailpass and think he is a pretty decent guy but I think everyone will agree (I think vailpass would agree as well) that he walks very close to the line and when you do that sometimes you get burned.

Of course. Vail likes to poke his antagonists where it causes them to react. Many of those same people do the same thing. The difference is that they like to hide behind the skirts of the mods because they are "fortunate" enough that their hot buttons receive special protection for some arbitrary reason (not just here, but in our society in general).

[seclark]

Originally Posted by Donger

The whole "bitch" thing is interesting. That's implying that the person on the receiving end (presuming that person is male) has been copulated with anally, yes?

i think that's called getting "cornholed".
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[Donger]

Originally Posted by Phobia

Well, herein lies the confusion. The rule of thumb doesn't have anything to do with "in public" and it's not a standard or even in our FAQ. It's a general guideline under which you'll have virtually zero problems here if you follow it.

The guideline is, "If you can't stand on top of a table at a bar and say it, then don't say it here". My challenge to use vailpass's statement on the street doesn't have anything to do with this guideline. I don't think a smart person is going to call a Latino "greaseball" on the street.

The problem here is that you are scrutinizing a rule that doesn't actually exist. It's just something that has been said for 12 years on this site to simplify things. Most people just nod in agreement and understand. It's only the obtuse idiots who debate politics every day who try to over-analyze a general rule of thumb.

I'm relatively sure that if I stood on a bar table and called a bunch of heterosexual men "bitches," I wouldn't have a very nice rest of the day.

What's the difference?

[mlyonsd]

Where do we stand on 'crackers'?

I've used that one before and don't want to piss off the weak minded.

[J Diddy]

Originally Posted by Saul Too

Of course. Vail likes to poke his antagonists where it causes them to react. Many of those same people do the same thing. The difference is that they like to hide behind the skirts of the mods because they are "fortunate" enough that their hot buttons receive special protection for some arbitrary reason (not just here, but in our society in general).

Lol, yep that's it.

[J Diddy]

Originally Posted by mlyonsd

Where do we stand on 'crackers'?

I've used that one before and don't want to piss off the weak minded.

Good with soup, bad in an argument.

[J Diddy]

Originally Posted by Donger

I'm relatively sure that if I stood on a bar table and called a bunch of heterosexual men "bitches," I wouldn't have a very nice rest of the day.

What's the difference?

I got $20 on your hospital bill if you try it.