EPTPOLL: Blizzard Censorship - Page 3
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coleykamoley
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TALegion
United States1187 Posts
On December 04 2011 11:28 coleykamoley wrote: They can if they want, I just rather they don't because they are less likely to explain why in an intellectual way. <18 here. Tranvestite and Shemale are much more likely to be used in offensive derogatory ways than in the literal, politically correct ways. Therefore, it seems logical to censor it, assuming you believe in any censorship at all. EDIT: If I was a shemale, I don't think I'd ever use that term. | ||
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Enervate
United States1769 Posts
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coleykamoley
31 Posts
On December 04 2011 11:46 Enervate wrote: Are you seriously asking why they censor it? Some innocent kid gets called a shemale and then he goes online and googles it and gets scarred for life. No, I'm not asking WHY they censor it. I'm asking if they should or not. | ||
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Insomni7
667 Posts
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Kiichol
Sweden182 Posts
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me. | ||
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Psychobabas
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On December 04 2011 11:46 Enervate wrote: Are you seriously asking why they censor it? Some innocent kid gets called a shemale and then he goes online and googles it and gets scarred for life. It's rated T. The kid is at least 13-14. | ||
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Serpico
4285 Posts
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Nikon
Bulgaria5710 Posts
On December 04 2011 11:37 Kurr wrote: There's nothing wrong with homosexuality but calling someone a faggot or a homo is almost always an insult. In the same sense, calling someone a tranny does not have a positive connotation. Calling someone a homo as opposed to a homosexual. Calling someone a tranny as opposed to a transvestite. There's a difference, yeah, but the op specifically typed out transvestite. | ||
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Hyuzak
United States33 Posts
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Gnosis
Scotland912 Posts
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coleykamoley
31 Posts
Thank you all to whom have voted. | ||
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overt
United States9006 Posts
On December 04 2011 11:29 Torte de Lini wrote: That's ageism. You're making a sweeping generalization that anyone under the age of 18 is unable to explain or justify their choice on an intellectual level. How ironic lol. You call to uncensor words of differing genders, but want to censor certain ages from communicating their views because you don't think they're smart enough? Oh boy. Ageism primarily (almost exclusively) refers to discrimination based on those who are older. Saying, "I'd prefer people under the age of 18 not give their opinion," is pretty okay in my book as well as the law's book. Seriously, I don't know why people bring up ageism to refer to youths. It isn't. If it was don't you think it'd be illegal for there to be age requirements to serve in public offices or to tell people they can't drink until they're a certain age? It was coined for discrimination against seniors and is used exclusively to describe them. To get back to the topic at hand though, no it's dumb that they're censoring things like shemale or transvestite. They have that right as a company though and honestly if it bothers you stop buying Blizzard products if they won't change their policy. | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On December 04 2011 12:01 coleykamoley wrote: Okay so a very big majority of people think that is SHOULD NOT be censored. Mods can you please close this thread? I just wanted to see the votes, I knew in advance people can't discuss something in a respectful manner on the internet. Thank you all to whom have voted. 1. You thought shemale was not a derogatory term (I didn't know either, but I didn't make the topic). 2. You didn't put your own opinions entirely and asked people to explain if they voted. 3. You prohibited 18 or below people from voting (on top of that, you said they couldn't explain themselves intelligently). | ||
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Rumudiez
United States40 Posts
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Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33719 Posts
On December 04 2011 11:32 Chairman Ray wrote: Shemale definitely should be censored since it's commonly used as an offensive term. Is this sarcasm or something? Tranny, maybe, shemale? Never, ever heard it used as an insult. | ||
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coleykamoley
31 Posts
On December 04 2011 12:04 Torte de Lini wrote: 1. You thought shemale was not a derogatory term (I didn't know either, but I didn't make the topic). 2. You didn't put your own opinions entirely and asked people to explain if they voted. 3. You prohibited 18 or below people from voting (on top of that, you said they couldn't explain themselves intelligently). I've lost all respect for you because of the comments you submitted to this thread. | ||
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TheRealPaciFist
United States1049 Posts
On December 04 2011 11:43 TALegion wrote: <18 here. Tranvestite and Shemale are much more likely to be used in offensive derogatory ways than in the literal, politically correct ways. Therefore, it seems logical to censor it, assuming you believe in any censorship at all. EDIT: If I was a shemale, I don't think I'd ever use that term. Doesn't transvestite have a very specific definition that isn't encompassed by other words, such as transsexual or transgendered? It doesn't make sense to me to censor words that have specific, useful meanings just because they might be used in a bad way. The history of, and the default derogatory denotations of, words such as "nigger" and "faggot" make them obvious choice for censorship; I think "shemale" is more akin to "gay" or "homosexual" than it is to "faggot." Maybe we would never use that term to describe ourselves, but this is one particular area of language that is confusing - if not "shemale," then what? "Ladyboy" is hardly better! Etc. Do I think less of Blizzard for censoring these words? No, there's a case to be made for that decision. I just think the case for not censoring them is stronger. | ||
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Probe1
United States17920 Posts
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