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AnachronisticAnarchy
United States2957 Posts
On October 09 2012 08:24 MichaelDonovan wrote: Yeah what's up with the racism? Had to rate it a 1/5 for that. Saying "nigger" doesn't make you a racist. It's a racist word, but it doesn't make you racist when you say it, especially over the internet when you have no fucking idea who you're talking to. | ||
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dAPhREAk
Nauru12397 Posts
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Peanutbutter717
United States240 Posts
On October 09 2012 09:55 dAPhREAk wrote: so.....who the fuck is idra???? questions left unanswered.... =( If you're watching a sunset, look at the horizon JUST as the sun dips below it, an image of an idra appears. Protip: Look away from the sun and try to calculate when it will dip below the horizon for the best effect. This is because starting at the sun before it sets will blind you. | ||
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shizaep
Canada2920 Posts
I think...I think that on some other level we're all IdrA. And IdrA is us. Sometimes...for a split second I just feel some sort of frustration. I don't know where it comes from. I don't know what it is. It seems to come and pass, just for an instance. But now...now I think I understand. It's some high masters player cannon rushing on ladder. Some low GM going for a 3 base all-in to kill Greg before Hive. Suddenly, my world makes a lot more sense. Greg is selflessly suffering for out cheese and for that we are eternally thankful. 5/5 | ||
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sorrowptoss
Canada1431 Posts
Edit: I don't see how Idra is us when he's mad and we're mad. I don't understand your definition of Idra. Interpreting Idra as a representation of our anger and life's injustice is just pushing it way WAY to far... I mean he's playing a video game on a computer. Getting mad at a game is nowhere near getting mad at a thief stealing a bike. I'm confused  | ||
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aRyuujin
United States5049 Posts
I am very conf00zed | ||
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heha
Australia425 Posts
On October 09 2012 08:33 Baptista wrote: As if just using the word makes you racist. How to then discuss the issue? Anyway sorry for my selection of words, you can understand. I wish you had read the story to the end. You make a point, in that we can't let fear of the word stop us from discussing it. It's a weak point though, given the strong emotional and historical negative connotations around it. Probably harder for those of us not from the States to understand why it's so offensive. However, you voided any point you made when you used it as an insult. You're not trying to discuss it, you're using it in the way which evokes all the bad memories/feelings that come with it. I'd be slightly more careful slinging the word around if I were you. Just some friendly advice ^^v Edit: Tense and grammar | ||
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Adersick
United States216 Posts
I wouldn't go so far as to say Idra is a perfect avatar for frustration, but a lot of what you brought up rings true, and I think it's worth reflecting on for a bit. Very nice read, thanks for sharing. | ||
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FakeDouble
Australia676 Posts
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NeVeR
1352 Posts
On October 09 2012 09:35 AnachronisticAnarchy wrote: Saying "nigger" doesn't make you a racist. It's a racist word, but it doesn't make you racist when you say it, especially over the internet when you have no fucking idea who you're talking to. even if it doesn't make you a racist, it can sure make you sound like one. better to just avoid saying it at all imo. + Show Spoiler + unless... | ||
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Baptista
Poland141 Posts
On October 09 2012 11:31 heha wrote: You make a point, in that we can't let fear of the word stop us from discussing it. It's a weak point though, given the strong emotional and historical negative connotations around it. Probably harder for those of us not from the States to understand why it's so offensive. However, you voided any point you made when you used it as an insult. You're not trying to discuss it, you're using it in the way which evokes all the bad memories/feelings that come with it. I'd be slightly more careful slinging the word around if I were you. Just some friendly advice ^^v Edit: Tense and grammar Your response was on point with doubts I had after wrting this blog. I totally agree with what you've said. | ||
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Facultyadjutant
Sweden1876 Posts
On October 09 2012 09:35 AnachronisticAnarchy wrote: Saying "nigger" doesn't make you a racist. It's a racist word, but it doesn't make you racist when you say it, especially over the internet when you have no fucking idea who you're talking to. it´s all up to the individual to decide what´s racist (A term that has shifted meaning on such a grand scale to incorporate a wide array of meanings that it´s more valid then the scientific term) Dat anarchy grammar | ||
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Enyce
Germany43 Posts
On October 09 2012 07:39 Baptista wrote: [...]Greg is staying, he is streaming, and people watch and concive him as a Greg, not Gregory because he is just so close, just there, that similar.[...] I can't help myself thinking of a movie, some may know it, but I'll just leave the quote I'm thinking of: A hero. Not the hero we deserved but the hero we needed. Nothing less than a knight. Shining. source: + Show Spoiler + | ||
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snexwang
Australia224 Posts
Rojam Germany. Wait, what the fuck could "nigger" possibly mean to you, Nancy? | ||
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Wortie
Netherlands212 Posts
On October 09 2012 10:45 sorrowptoss wrote: I hate the use of the word "nigger". Why are you using it anyhow? I find it incredibly offensive to call someone a "nigger". For me it just seems as though you're mad at the PvP cheeser and the stolen bike, and you watched Idra rage and felt related to him. Thats why it's bm, buddy. Should we call you a lovely person then if we bm you? No, we should actually call you the most offensive thing we can imagine. Because thats actually really bad mannered. | ||
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