EPTOfficial State of the Game Podcast Thread - Page 1175
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Caphe
Vietnam10817 Posts
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ScarletKnight
United States691 Posts
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eggs
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On June 01 2011 14:39 Duoma wrote: The fact that anyone is trying to defend the use of "rape" or any racial slurs as a part of the "gamer canon" is kind of ridiculous. Not only are these words hurtful to those affected(and others) they DO NOT convey meaning effectively. "Rape" and racial slurs are used in "gamer culture" because many "gamers" are teenagers.... There should be no defense to include these terms. It is not even about pandering to a "hyper-sensitive" minority, it's about not talking like a fucking 13-year old kid. Grow up and learn how to convey your points and emotions without using words a pre-pubescent kid would use. Don't give me this high-minded bullshit about "philosophy of language". Language is about conveing meaning effectively. These words are used by little kids for a reason, BECAUSE the do not convey meaning effectively. They are empty words which only bring harm, rather than clarify. i disagree entirely. gambling is a 21+ activity in the US and this language is still there. | ||
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storm44
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Oreo7
United States1647 Posts
On June 01 2011 14:39 Duoma wrote: The fact that anyone is trying to defend the use of "rape" or any racial slurs as a part of the "gamer canon" is kind of ridiculous. Not only are these words hurtful to those affected(and others) they DO NOT convey meaning effectively. "Rape" and racial slurs are used in "gamer culture" because many "gamers" are teenagers.... There should be no defense to include these terms. It is not even about pandering to a "hyper-sensitive" minority, it's about not talking like a fucking 13-year old kid. Grow up and learn how to convey your points and emotions without using words a pre-pubescent kid would use. Don't give me this high-minded bullshit about "philosophy of language". Language is about conveing meaning effectively. These words are used by little kids for a reason, BECAUSE the do not convey meaning effectively. They are empty words which only bring harm, rather than clarify. Damn dude, the word "pandering" offends me, reminds me of Pandas. Pandas killed my father. I can't see how anyone can defend the use of that word.  | ||
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nvs.
Canada3609 Posts
Laterrrrr. | ||
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garlicface
Canada4196 Posts
On June 01 2011 14:39 Resistentialism wrote: You guys must be teenagers, this is a good conversation. Teenagers need to hear the same points reiterated time and time again. Adults just need to hear the points once. | ||
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Tantaburs
Canada1825 Posts
A fag is englad is a cigarrete yet people use it as a word of hate. Words are only as strong as you let them be. I realise that this is a very hard thing to do but as a society we need to stop letting people hold power over us with words | ||
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Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
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Elegy
United States1629 Posts
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Latto
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seems hypocritical to me, really should say N word instead of full word, I'm tired of hearing it from him so often and nonchalantly this convo is played out move on | ||
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DoomsVille
Canada4885 Posts
On June 01 2011 14:39 arQ wrote: So, Destiny, someone who thinks that using the word "nigger" is really bad is part of a "sensitive minority"? Who the hell is this guy? Do you think there is a reason that ESPN (yea its a big difference but the point is valid) does not use words like rape and nigger? This guy just comes off like a total unprofessional unintellectual douche. You don't get it. His stream is his own personal space. He speaks on it as he would in everyday. And why shouldn't he be exactly who he is on his stream? He specifically said if he was casting a tournament... or something like that, where he was representing someone else or the community as a whole he would censor himself... I just don't get what the hell Geoff is going on about. | ||
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Zeri
United States773 Posts
On June 01 2011 14:39 eggs wrote: what do you mean by this. destiny's point is that anything can be a trigger word for someone. The extent to which rape is a trigger word to someone versus the word 'nuked' being a trigger word for someone is so astronomically different Destiny is a complete fool for comparing them. | ||
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Dalguno
United States2446 Posts
No Nony, not now, let it go! | ||
Falling
Canada11507 Posts
On June 01 2011 14:39 eggs wrote: what do you mean by this. destiny's point is that anything can be a trigger word for someone. As in PTSD. An involuntary reaction. Not oh, I'm so insulted you trashed my religion. | ||
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Kznn
Brazil9072 Posts
no one cares about what tyler is saying and they are just laughing about the fuck thing. | ||
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Golgotha
Korea (South)8418 Posts
lmao | ||
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Backpack
United States1776 Posts
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DoomsVille
Canada4885 Posts
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SC2Phoenix
Canada2814 Posts
On June 01 2011 14:41 nvs. wrote: See ya later!Geoff being a bit of a hypocrite, I'm so tired of this convo. Laterrrrr. | ||
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