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I don't see how anyone could be offended by nigger. It is just a word. What should be banned is if someone says "I hate niggers and they should die".

You cant keep everyone from getting offended in some sort of way so don't even try. Nigger is just as offensive as the word fat. If someone is fat and they get called fat, they're offended. Do we ban the word fat as well?? ugly??

And as regards to people saying there's kids playing this game so we shouldn't say it, explain the high amounts of swearing. It's the internet.
Originally Posted by Shockey View Post
I don't see how anyone could be offended by nigger. It is just a word. What should be banned is if someone says "I hate niggers and they should die".

You cant keep everyone from getting offended in some sort of way so don't even try. Nigger is just as offensive as the word fat. If someone is fat and they get called fat, they're offended. Do we ban the word fat as well?? ugly??

And as regards to people saying there's kids playing this game so we shouldn't say it, explain the high amounts of swearing. It's the internet.

that is the best way to explain it.

my opinion is the same as shockeys. you just have to grow thicker skin.
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Originally Posted by Shockey View Post
I don't see how anyone could be offended by nigger. It is just a word. What should be banned is if someone says "I hate niggers and they should die".

You cant keep everyone from getting offended in some sort of way so don't even try. Nigger is just as offensive as the word fat. If someone is fat and they get called fat, they're offended. Do we ban the word fat as well?? ugly??

And as regards to people saying there's kids playing this game so we shouldn't say it, explain the high amounts of swearing. It's the internet.

This is the best argument I have seen yet. Very to the point yet gives every detail. I also agree with Shockey
No, Note, it's about using the word when you're not using it to negatively insult a person. It's about context, which you've completely ignored in your eagerness to shut down any discussion about the topic.

"If you have to discuss if it's allowed or not, it shouldn't be". That is laughably ignorant logic. By that logic, no laws would change ever. Say goodbye to gay marriage, say goodbye to civil rights, say goodbye to women's rights.

Don't post here again if all you're going to say is "This discussion is stupid/triggerering me, close it". Refer to context (the basis of this thread). If you believe that context doesn't mean anything to how words should be received, then go ahead and make that argument and make sure you justify it.
Why do white dudes get super offended by the word nigger, I seriously see this way more often than black folks getting offended. Is it a guilt thing? Do they not want others to perpetuate what they did when yelling the word? Black people should be offended not any other race, black dudes don' want you to get offended for them. We should be seriously asking the Black Community in TB.

Like how many black dudes are commenting on this thread and how man have black friends?
Originally Posted by T0ribush View Post
Why do white dudes get super offended by the word nigger, I seriously see this way more often than black folks getting offended. Is it a guilt thing? Do they not want others to perpetuate what they did when yelling the word? Black people should be offended not any other race, black dudes don' want you to get offended for them. We should be seriously asking the Black Community in TB.

Like how many black dudes are commenting on this thread and how man have black friends?

I actually asked my black friend about this in highschool. He said that he doen't mind people using the word 'nigger/a' because it doesn't make him look stupid, just you (the person saying it.) I think that is a strong argument here. I don't know if you will take my testimony for anything but there it is.
Originally Posted by boStaff View Post
so you're saying instead of deciding to let the mods draw an arbitrary (but reasonable) line in the sand, we should just say "fuck it" and let people spout whatever shitty opinions they want? simply because you personally can't distinguish hate speech from normal banter?

Could you please avoid picking apart posts to make them seem like they're ill-spoken? It's pretty obvious you're just trying (note "trying") to flame him.

Originally Posted by Risk View Post
Honestly I think the entire idea of banned words is ridiculous. I don't believe that words, or even opinions (for example Cowmeat's "I hate all Muslims" thing) should be banned outright. I believe that anyone should be able to say and express just about anything, and that everyone else should also be able to judge them according to what they say and express - if somebody is a racist homophobic twit, everyone else is more than welcome to not want to associate with that person. That being said, harassment should still be punished. There's a huge difference between saying "I hate Muslims" or "put the niggers back in the cotton fields" or "God hates fags" or any of that, and actively singling out and harassing members of those minority groups. Let people say and express whatever they want, just don't let them bully others because of their own prejudices.

I'd generally agree with this statement, but my generation seems to have developed a need for attention and will pretend to be singled out over literally anything, including their reports being ignored for them being too sensitive. In an ideal world, this would be perfect, but ours is so completely out of reach from perfect that this ideology will just cause more complaints from whiney little shits.
Last edited by Grohenbird; Dec 1, 2015 at 08:21 AM. Reason: <24 hour edit/bump
Originally Posted by boStaff View Post
i know its hard to accept for you straight males but there are words certain groups of people can say that you can't.



So what you are saying that different people should have different rights determined by their sexuality and gender (also skin color implied)? That's insane, you are literally arguing FOR racism and sexism. Also, all straight males are Hitlers (doubleHitlers if they are white) and automatically oppress everyone elses rights, RIGHT?.

"im clearly arguing that ALL slurs should be banned"

Get off tumblr and have a conversation with a sane person once in a while and see where it gets you, try it.
They might say,

"wow, you're being a pussy",

But that isn't hate speech, now is it?
It's just that sometimes people are cunts, assholes, knobends or asshats, and sometimes you should call them that. Not saying it's glorious or adviced, just that slurs "have their place" in normal human interaction. Saying "Stop being a cunt", isn't the worst thing somebody can do to another person, nor is it even really bad.

Nobody is arguing for the word faggot being "allowed", but an outright ban on a word is a discussion of its own.
As Louis CK said pretty well "I wouldn't call a gay person a faggot, unless he was being one".


Also, trigger warning.
Last edited by cowmeat; Dec 1, 2015 at 02:30 PM.
Originally Posted by boStaff View Post
just the fact that you used the word "faggot" in your post along with my reasonable assumption that you havent had that word used to tear down your whole fucking IDENTITY and destroy your SELF ESTEEM makes me nauseous because i know you don't give a fuck about the people that happens to.

This is a discussion. Look at the context of how he used 'faggot'. Was he directing the word at anyone? No. He used it because he wanted to make a point - 'where does the censorship stop'. Does it stop at 'faggot'? Does it stop at 'retard'? Does it stop at 'pussy'? Because a word may offend someone (even when it's not targeted or used with insulting intent (just like how he used 'faggot')), does that mean all of these words should be banned from use? That's what he's saying. Now, if you truly are saying that all these words should be banned, I've gotta say, I think that's a bit of a naive and childish sentiment.

Originally Posted by boStaff View Post
so why would you defend it unless youve never been a victim of hate speech?

He's explained why. Because context. It doesn't matter that you use a word, it's how you use it. If you've been ignoring this point then you've been ignoring the basis of this entire discussion.
Last edited by Ele; Dec 1, 2015 at 02:16 PM.
Be fucking for real kikipro, no way people will shrug it off. This is a stupid idea of trying to u ban these word. We live in a society damnit we're not animals.
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