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Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-13 02:18:30
October 13 2011 02:18 GMT
#21
and in today's days and age the N-word should not bring about a conflict of the past.


The word has more connotations than a simple embodiment of a conflict in the past. This word has been extensively throughout generations and it has its own definition. If it is defined as something detrimental to a race, then it's obvious its intentions are poor.

If we are playing a game and I playfully call you a nigger, bitch, etc. The intention of the word is to demean you playfully to emphasize how competitive I am currently with you. The scenario my friend and I are in is recognizable and thus when I insult him, he knows my intentions are fine and since none of us are African-American, we know the demeaning effect is less than the definition.

Okay now use that with a group of strangers watching. They know you're not being racist, but they also know that you're throwing around the word publicly with little to no care.

Destiny has all rights to use whatever language he wants. How we interpret the scenario is up to us. We can assume he's not racist, but we can also assume that he pays little attention to the choice of words he wants to use to express himself.

It's not a question of intelligence or being good at improv. Scrabble, it's just how one wants to be perceived by others and what one wants from others. If I want to maintain my viewers, I would usually avoid racist slurs.

If I am confident that my viewers don't care, then I won't care and thus won't use the N-word.

Case fucking closed. Such a dead horse topic.

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Noro
Profile Joined March 2011
Canada991 Posts
October 13 2011 02:18 GMT
#22
Why are we bringing this up again? Nothing is going to change. Destiny and any streamer/pro player for that matter, has the right to say whatever they want. Competitive gaming has been growing hugely despite the fact that people don't always use "clean" language (ie. Idra in interviews) If you honestly think that no one uses words like that in real professional life, you are horribly naieve.
Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me.
zmansman17
Profile Joined March 2011
United States2567 Posts
October 13 2011 02:19 GMT
#23
I want to say that I'm torn on this issue.

While I understand the idea of artistic integrity and the idea that Destiny does not want to change who he is for anyone (Even if it is at the expense of others), I don't know if I agree.
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Tollhouse1
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States80 Posts
October 13 2011 02:19 GMT
#24
A word can only be painful to someone who has the victim mentality and therefore is living in some sort of other reality where they went through this crazy situation of slavery that they had no part of and shouldn't bitch about a word that is only a word and context of the word is more important than the word itself. If you say nigger and mean it in a racist mind set then that should be recognized but just saying the word as a word and not as a way to put someone down like in some kind of joke or something as that should also be recognized as that not some sort of mass racist kkk conspiracy or some bullshit that it seems to be perceived as for some reason.

TLDR version- Don't let a word be painful to you as a person and take context into consideration. (aka don't be such a bitch about a word)
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pt
Profile Joined November 2010
United States813 Posts
October 13 2011 02:20 GMT
#25
On October 13 2011 11:16 People_0f_Color wrote:
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On October 13 2011 11:13 pt wrote:
Lol people still get offended by racism? I blame the media.


your right. Racism stopped being a problem in the 70s. idiot.


I wasn't implying racism stopped.
EG-TL!
Tektos
Profile Joined November 2010
Australia1321 Posts
October 13 2011 02:20 GMT
#26
On October 13 2011 11:16 FreudianTrip wrote:
Throw those faggots on the fire.

Mods without a knowledge of English please don't warn me


Language is all about usage. It is commonly accepted that the word you used no longer means that of "a pile of sticks" but in fact is now considered a homophobic slur.
Ares[Effort] *
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
DEMACIA6550 Posts
October 13 2011 02:20 GMT
#27
Ok closing this..
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