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Arkless
Canada1547 Posts
On October 28 2011 12:26 FuTon wrote: President of Blizzard Entertainment acknowledged the problem and had posted an apology at WoW forum : Source : WoW forum Seriously guys, this thread needs to be closed. It's over, he apologized. Get over it. | ||
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sotmh
United States41 Posts
By the way, Fisher is really a nice guy. | ||
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jabberwockzerg
United States294 Posts
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Cel.erity
United States4890 Posts
This guy is the lead for a freaking death metal band. His band is called Cannibal Corpse. He sings about necrophilia, disembowelment, and torture. He's representing WoW in that capacity, and yet the thing you choose to be offended by is his overly vulgar/ignorant use of language towards members of the Alliance? Seriously? You're right though, Blizzard should never present such an interview at Blizzcon unless they censor out all the offensive words. Oh wait, they did? And some overly sensitive kids decided to search the full interview on YouTube to see if there would be anything in it that offended them? And...*gasp*...they found something? It's an outrage! Incidentally, one of the posts you linked to has nothing to do with homosexual oppression, but rather Alliance-specific oppression. This issue actually seems more important to me, if players are being taunted and spat on for simply being Alliance, that's terrible. A lot worse than a few bleeps on a screen. | ||
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BabyGiraldo
United States135 Posts
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Dotrar
Australia46 Posts
On October 29 2011 12:02 BabyGiraldo wrote: freedom of speech u guys now... you just stop right now.. thats crazy talk... it doesnt exsist. | ||
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ryanAnger
United States838 Posts
On October 28 2011 10:50 chaoser wrote: The easiest way people excuse hateful language seeped in vitriol is by saying it's "just a joke". That not only tries to sidestep the issues being raised but also is an indirect way of saying "you're making a big deal out of nothing", effectively shutting down discussion. There's a difference between walking up to someone who is openly gay and saying "fucking die, cocksucking homo!" and talking about something completely unrelated to homosexuality and gays and saying the same thing. Words are nothing without intent, and that's what people these days are failing to understand. | ||
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swarmageddon
19 Posts
On October 29 2011 11:19 Cel.erity wrote: I think anyone who makes a big deal of this is just being a PC nutbag and trying to play the victim. Some people will get offended by anything, and make a big stink of it just to get others to listen to them for a minute. This guy is the lead for a freaking death metal band. His band is called Cannibal Corpse. He sings about necrophilia, disembowelment, and torture. He's representing WoW in that capacity, and yet the thing you choose to be offended by is his overly vulgar/ignorant use of language towards members of the Alliance? Seriously? You're right though, Blizzard should never present such an interview at Blizzcon unless they censor out all the offensive words. Oh wait, they did? And some overly sensitive kids decided to search the full interview on YouTube to see if there would be anything in it that offended them? And...*gasp*...they found something? It's an outrage! Incidentally, one of the posts you linked to has nothing to do with homosexual oppression, but rather Alliance-specific oppression. This issue actually seems more important to me, if players are being taunted and spat on for simply being Alliance, that's terrible. A lot worse than a few bleeps on a screen. This. | ||
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Hattori_Hanzo
Singapore1229 Posts
On October 29 2011 06:20 joyeaux wrote: Imagine your parents abandoned you for being gay when you were 14 years old. Imagine your best friend got killed for being gay. Prejudice hurts. Imagine that asshole saying "nigger" and "jew" instead of "homo" and "faggot" Would it still sound like a joke to you? Nice imagination, you got there son. I got called "chink" once. I got offended. I got over it. The end. But it did not end with you. And you feel hurt for me ... over what it must be like to feel hurt over a racial slur which you did not experience. You poor thing. Now give me money. That'll make me feel better. | ||
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Angryhorse
Sweden387 Posts
User was temp banned for this post. | ||
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insomdapowahouz
Canada58 Posts
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Lee Wang
13 Posts
"I'm pathetic, when it comes to WoW I'm pathetic" ITS A JOKE. He's making fun of himself for being so invested in WoW he's actually angry at the Alliance. | ||
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Fleshcut
Germany592 Posts
I really really had to concentrate to find anything anti-gay'ish in there. From my point of view he just badmouthed the alliance and since he made fun of himself too it's an obvious joke. So stupid and Blizzard shouldn't apologize for FUN. | ||
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MrTortoise
1388 Posts
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matjlav
Germany2435 Posts
I understand that you probably don't mean to be offensive to gay people, but it's not all about intent. It's about the message you are sending as opposed to the one you intend to send. It's about understanding the overall effect on society of using words like this as synonyms for "bad." I understand that from the perspective of a heterosexual person, it's tough to see why people can't just get over it and see that it's just a joke and he doesn't mean offense to gay people etc. etc., but there are kids committing suicide because of how society has taught them that homosexuality sucks and is wrong. Using words like "gay" and "faggot" as an insult definitely contribute to that in a big way, and it wouldn't kill people to be mindful of this and just use other words to express their feelings. I'm thick-skinned enough not to get personally offended when someone calls a cheeser "gay," but this is pretty much why I'd still like to see the practice stop. | ||
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Psychobabas
2531 Posts
So I heard on SotG, Incontrol was making fun of the British accent. I think all the British should unite under a thread and protest this disgusting, racist behaviour by EG.Incontrol. People will bust a nut for anything these days. I guess the recession has gotten to us all. Oo | ||
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KulterBaun
Sweden44 Posts
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