Racial Slurs in QuanticDestiny's Stream - Page 103

On May 02 2012 06:16 crms wrote:
102 pages and nobody linked destiny's tweet from 3 hours ago??


Steven Bonnell II ‏ @Steven_Bonnell
Alright, I did some thinking, I'm sorry about what I said. Here's a link to my official statement on the issue - http://tinyurl.com/apologytocommunity


This is priceless, a non-issue that becomes an issue by whiteknights and deluded esports fanatics that fail to realize how small and insignificant we really are. I hope our inflated self worth esports bubble bursts so we can get back to reality and build this with a community that doesn't have add, bipolar and borderline personality disorders. I guess though, the bigger we get the more maintstream we will become. We all know how idiotic the general population actually is so I guess as we grow so does our proportion of imbeciles. All hail our new corporate media overlords, I welcome our new PC slavedrivers.

On May 02 2012 06:16 Klondikebar wrote:


Really? It's clear that it was "fleeting?" Because Destiny regularly uses language like that and he even came into this very thread to defend his use of those words.

On May 02 2012 06:16 Klondikebar wrote:
Really? It's clear that it was "fleeting?" Because Destiny regularly uses language like that and he even came into this very thread to defend his use of those words.

On May 01 2012 22:16 WardenSC wrote:
I was playing vs QuanticDestiny a few hours ago where he was calling me a "gook" and a bunch of offensive words. Now I understand that one may get frustrated if he/she loses in a game (I've been there myself). I also understand that it is his stream and he may say that he can do whatever the hell he wants in his stream. However, he stands now as a "community figure" who has the reach to influence thousands of viewers daily and can skew the public's view of sc2 community in an extremely negative direction.

Isn't it reasonable to expect a level of professionalism from a player that plays on a professional team? I just don't think spurting out racial slurs left and right in front of a large audience is why Quantic sponsors Destiny to market their team.

As a note, I don't think QuanticDestiny is a true racist. However, I do believe that ignorance towards his excessive use of racial slurs would eventually lead to tolerance within the community and that would be a very dangerous outcome.

On May 02 2012 06:18 MoonfireSpam wrote:
Well I'm kinda for booting him off QxC and letting him he indie, he can still do what he wants on stream, he can be a cunt, burn flags, rape babies, couldn't give a fuck, I just don't think he should be associated with any pro team right now. Heres why:

I don't think any "pro" (term used loosely in the gaming world I know) should use that sort of language. I'm going to compare E-sports to real sports seeing as it has the potential to grow and while may not ever become mainstream, with companies like Red Bull getting behind it I don't see why it can't get to the sizes of some less famous sports. And to that end I'd rather not have prominent members going around using shitty racial slurs, even if ment in a moment of nerd rage. I also don't enjoy watching witless raging. I rather watch the Combofiend / Mike Ross / 2GD style of BM (which is basically any BM that doesn't involve nigger, gook, chink cunts).

I don't watch a crapton of sport but I can't remember Alonso calling Hamilton a nigger for example. The problem with E-sports is everything is recorded.

It's also a bit sad people seem to watch him just for the shit he slings around instead of actually watching the game. But whatever, its your choice.

On May 02 2012 06:11 mythandier wrote:
Warden -- I never see you stream anymore so I'm really surprised to see you post here. I do think you have a valid point -- one that's been brought up before and one that most people replying to the OP are more or less overlooking.

Destiny has every right to stream whatever kind of language he chooses to do so and Quantic has every right to sponsor him if they are willing to accept that he represents their organization.

However -- whether or not he wanted it, as a featured streamer, Destiny is a highly visible community figure. I think for someone to continue to be a featured streamer on TL they should portray values that are in line with 1) TL itself and 2) professional esports as a whole.

Generally speaking, professionals of any sort are held to a higher standard than casual/amateurs in the same field. For example, if JoeShmoe the non-featured, non-sponsored, platnium league streamer wants to go on racial tirades for no reason then no big deal. Why? Because his actions don't have the influence that someone with 2-6k viewers has.

As professional streamers, you have kids looking up to you. Seriously, kids. Easily influenced kids that want to emulate what they perceive as cool -- and that kind of stuff just isn't cool. Personally I don't think there's any room for this kind of language or attitude in professional eSports. In my opinion, there should be agreed upon standards for featured streamers and if they don't adhere to said standards then they are removed from the featured list.

Also, I don't think this conversation needs to involve the -orb- incident at all because that's a different situation that's over and done with and this thread is purely about 1 persons actions.

On May 02 2012 06:24 Flonomenalz wrote:
Jason Terry used racial slurs, was he kicked off of Chelsea?

On May 02 2012 06:19 Shiori wrote:

Yep, it's still clear that it was nothing more than anger.

Trying to ruin his career because he's not your cup of tea is immature, ridiculous, and malice with the permission of your conscience.

On May 02 2012 06:17 latan wrote:
this is a very relevant video:

On May 02 2012 06:18 Raid wrote:
As an asian-american, I actually think a simple apology from Destiny to the OP is simply enough. But after seeing how he responded on how he defends himself on having the "right" to use such racial slurs... I find it disgusting that people would defend such a person.

The term "gook" is to not be taken lightly, my parents came from the Vietnam War and I can tell you the reason why the military uses racial slurs is to differentiate themselves from the minority making it easier for them to kill... There shouldn't be justification in committing a hate crime of a person of another minority just because you feel you have the right to free speech.

I find it silly that Destiny cannot man up and just apologize and get this over with. If he feels that he needs to have an extended vocabulary then I suggest not being in a team where he represents the name of "Quantic" and their sponsors...

On May 02 2012 06:26 Silvertine wrote:

Yet another straw man. People are not taking action because he isn't their "cup of tea", they're doing it because they believe he is spewing racism.

On May 02 2012 05:48 LarJarsE wrote:

internet censorship bad. lets make a more fair poll

On May 02 2012 06:18 Raid wrote:
As an asian-american, I actually think a simple apology from Destiny to the OP is simply enough. But after seeing how he responded on how he defends himself on having the "right" to use such racial slurs... I find it disgusting that people would defend such a person.

The term "gook" is to not be taken lightly, my parents came from the Vietnam War and I can tell you the reason why the military uses racial slurs is to differentiate themselves from the minority making it easier for them to kill... There shouldn't be justification in committing a hate crime of a person of another minority just because you feel you have the right to free speech.

I find it silly that Destiny cannot man up and just apologize and get this over with. If he feels that he needs to have an extended vocabulary then I suggest not being in a team where he represents the name of "Quantic" and their sponsors...