What's with the sexism and homophobia lately?

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Re: What's with the sexism and homophobia lately?

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Limewater wrote:In my opinion, a lot of people have said some pretty dumb stuff. This includes people on both sides of the argument.
fuctfuct wrote:This is true.. and probably includes me lol :mrgreen:
Probably includes everyone.

"Dumb stuff" is just an opinion, just as much as the "stuff" itself is an opinion.

If everyone would think alike as well as have the same taste in everything, it would be a pretty boring and stagnating world, wouldnt it?

So, in this sense, I am compeltly on fuctfuct's side, and some people here do seem to force other people their own opinions. If someone says "Ban him, I dont like how he thinks. It dosnt rhyme with my view of life!", then where are we at here?!

Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot. I find it curious a debate about delicate subjects always get so tense, "everyone" starts hating each other, and things get way too heated up. Not only in the internet, it must be a human nature.

Fighting. The human nature, lol.
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Man, those moronic niggers.

C'mon I would get banned for that and you know it. Stop being hypocrital. And, of course, I expect more of Racketboy than ignoring any kind of rules like this is 4chan.
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Re: What's with the sexism and homophobia lately?

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General_Norris wrote:Man, those moronic niggers.

C'mon I would get banned for that and you know it. Stop being hypocrital. And, of course, I expect more of Racketboy than ignoring any kind of rules like this is 4chan.
Who are you even talking about, you never quote anything.

If it happends to be towards me, would you please be so kind to point out where I am being the hypocrit? I'd love that! :)

You seem to use the same arguments all the time, ignoring what has been set and bringing up useless stuff. Post counts. Demanding bans. Comparing people capable of a healthy debate without hard feelings, with people from 4chan.

I'd love to see your reaction after those people would invade this forum. You'd be wishing back those times where people didnt post nasty remarks, but honest opinions.

You seem to be lacking this very thing you are so demanding off of others. I've never told you to go fuck yourself, and I wont ever do it. You however, indirectly suggested exactly that. Think about it, and then tell me where I am a hypocrit, and not you :)
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General_Norris wrote:Sure, gay people love having their sexuality used as an insult! It's something so bad being gay, how can you possibly not think about it of an insult?

It's not like there are thousands of gay organizations out there complaining about this, you are more important than all those people, because you are bi.

What about using your name instead to mean bad things? Do you like it? What about using "black people" in it's place? Cooler, isn't it?

I hope you get banned, I don't want to see people feeling bad here in Racketboy because of you.
General_Norris, please re-read your post.

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised to find a bunch of contradictions and hypocrisies, and then you'll be able to partake in the same hearty laugh that your posts have provided most of us.
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Re: What's with the sexism and homophobia lately?

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dshienem you started this thread you need to lock it. I don't blame you but I think this thread has gone on far enough.
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pepharytheworm wrote:dshienem you started this thread you need to lock it. I don't blame you but I think this thread has gone on far enough.
I think this would be the best, lets just put an end to it and get along again.

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dedalusdedalus wrote:General_Norris, please re-read your post.

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised to find a bunch of contradictions and hypocrisies, and then you'll be able to partake in the same hearty laugh that your posts have provided most of us.
Can't you spot irony?

And I love how you find homophobia funny. Enjoy your privilege.
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Re: What's with the sexism and homophobia lately?

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General_Norris wrote:
dedalusdedalus wrote:General_Norris, please re-read your post.

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised to find a bunch of contradictions and hypocrisies, and then you'll be able to partake in the same hearty laugh that your posts have provided most of us.
Can't you spot irony or is your brain melting?

Right, irony. A particular form of which is literary irony, as in indicating an attitude or intention opposite to that which is ostensibly stated?

Choo-choo! Here comes the clue train, last stop is you! Writing a bunch of angry, sardonic posts directed at other people and calling for bannings simply because you disagree with them, while saying "I don't want to see people feeling bad here in Racketboy because of you" counts as literary irony.

I also find it ironic that you're calling into question anybody else's ability to spot irony, when that completely flew under your irony radar.

I just reviewed my posts on this thread and can't find anything that suggests that I find homophobia funny. Feel free to repost anything I wrote that would give you that idea, and if things were taken out of context, I'll explain.
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The problem is that people are debating if using sexuality as an insult is not bad at all. If you don't see the problem with that I can't help you.
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I have to agree; the discussion has run its course. This was really intended as a "think about the fact that a bunch of random people will see what you write" type of thing. The moderators still reserve the right to remove any language we deem inappropriate, as we always have.

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