Will the mods please answer my question?

Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by Dinner, Nov 14, 2019.

  1. garamet

    garamet "The whole world is watching."

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    Or IOW, @Sokar and, to a lesser extent because he didn't have the skills, @Tasvir.
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  2. Jan Jansen

    Jan Jansen Ukraine Feline Defense Force

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    This American identity politics nonsense is completely retarded. You guys have lived in a bubble for so long, you think it's normal.

    Problem is, we fools in Europe still think that you guys are sane, and we start arguing about this nonsense, too.

    Thanks a lot! :indifferent:
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  3. 14thDoctor

    14thDoctor Oi

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    I'm sure a certain segment of Wordforge would consider any news that depicts white people in an unflattering light to be race baiting. Just look at oldfella in the modern day slavery thread. Guy definitely feels race baited. :clyde:
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  4. Quincunx

    Quincunx anti-anti Staff Member Administrator

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    Think of how often we have seen the term "race baiting" used about prominent black leaders like Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton. The polar opposite of its original definition. :marathon:
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  5. RickDeckard

    RickDeckard Socialist

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    Announcements really should be linked to from The Red Room. I haven't seen this hoo-ha until now.

    @Dinner is the only proper racist we have here, I think. This may affect only him but that's his own fault.
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  6. Tererune

    Tererune Troll princess and Magical Girl

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    Don't forget @Zombie , @oldfella1962 , @Tuttle , and @TheLonelySquire . They are pretty racist.
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  7. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    I don't get racism from Zombie. I'm not the best to notice it, but I think he just likes authority.
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  8. oldfella1962

    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    don't forget Tererun who sees race in every speck of dust in our vast universe! That has to count for something!
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  9. Tererune

    Tererune Troll princess and Magical Girl

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    Given the environment if one were to like authority they would have to fit into the racist paradigm. So if you follow your opinion to the conclusion he becomes racist by default.
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  10. Tererune

    Tererune Troll princess and Magical Girl

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    ok boomer.
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  11. Amaris

    Amaris Guest

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    Hey @Dinner, where's the evidence? You're the one who started this thread and made the accusations.
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  12. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    (As Dinner)
    Liar, liar, stupid, crazy, liar, liar, liar, stupid, stupid, stupid, crazy, crazy, crazy, liar, stupid, crazy, liar, stupid, crazy, crazy, liar, crazy, stupid!

    There, that's all you were going to say, Din-Din, I saved you the trouble.
    We could get a fucking bot to do your job around here, really.
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  13. spot261

    spot261 I don't want the game to end

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    How tall are you?
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  14. Bickendan

    Bickendan Custom Title Administrator Faceless Mook Writer

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    Not tall enough to ride the rides? I get a napoleon complex vibe from his direction :diacanu:
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  15. 14thDoctor

    14thDoctor Oi

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    I believe the target in this case is Soma. :async:
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  16. Shirogayne

    Shirogayne Gay™ Formerly Important

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    Nope, theres Soma and I'm sure Fleshlight will be back sooner or later.

    But it's a good deterrent against any new idiots who think WF is Stormfront Jr and that they'll be coddled. And if we get a return from people like @Lt. Mewa and @The Exception and TKO (whose username I still can't spell after all this time) who explicitly left this place because of this, so much the better.
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  17. spot261

    spot261 I don't want the game to end

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    I'm just casting doubt on the whole "created equal" thing. We aren't.

    Treating people as being of equal worth is absolutely the way to function as a society, but acknowledging our differences can't and shouldn't be disavowed.
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  18. Bickendan

    Bickendan Custom Title Administrator Faceless Mook Writer

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    :finger: @Federal Farmer disagrees!

    Why fret, FF? You'd be in good company with Warwick Davis and Peter Dinklage, and eventually Verne Troyer!
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  19. Captain X

    Captain X Responsible cookie control

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    Shit like this reminds me of why I don't waste nearly as much time here. :)

    So, I already know the answer to this, but what's the staff's take on all that shit with people using the slur "apple" in reference to me as it applies to this rule? :mos:
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  20. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    Never heard that one, what's the context?

    Edit: did some searching and apparently you've brought this up before. I can't see why it would be any different.

    That said, context is important. As far as I can tell from a quick search the only recent instances are @14thDoctor and @Spaceturkey, and they have the same background?

    Edit2: After searching more I do however find multiple instances of you complaining about Anna using the term against you, but all I can find is occasions of her telling people why it's a derogatory term, including telling people to not use it.
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  21. Captain X

    Captain X Responsible cookie control

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    The context is hypocrites using it the same way the word oreo would be used against a black person. I've brought it up in the past only to have it treated the way garamet treats inconvenient facts. Which is why I say that I already know the answer to my question. ;)
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  22. Bailey

    Bailey It's always Christmas Eve Super Moderator

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    I don't think we would warn a black member for calling another black member Oreo either though.

    As you say that you have brought it up before, can you point to where Anna apparently used it?
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  23. oldfella1962

    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    exactly! It's not your fault you are English, but denying it doesn't help you overcome your handicap.
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  24. Diacanu

    Diacanu Comicmike. Writer

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    Granny Smith?
    You're an Orion?
    :chris:
  25. Ten Lubak

    Ten Lubak Salty Dog

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    Dont forget @Tererun as well:

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  26. Zombie

    Zombie dead and loving it

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    You should though.

    #1 People outside the board don't know whose black and white.

    #2 There shouldn't be exceptions for anyone. Race baiting is race baiting.

    #3 One black person calling another black person an Oreo is still racist.
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  27. Fisherman's Worf

    Fisherman's Worf I am the Seaman, I am the Walrus, Qu-Qu-Qapla'!

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    Apple users aren't a race, they're just idiots with too much money.
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  28. Zombie

    Zombie dead and loving it

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    A perfect example of race baiting doublespeak.

    Now of course he'll claim that he's talking about Apple the computer company and not that American Natives are not a race but just idiots with lots of money from the casinos they own.
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  29. Zombie

    Zombie dead and loving it

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    And we can see by Bickendan's response with the popcorn rep that Captain X's question is yet answered again.

    Left = "it's trolling not race baiting" "it's context not race baiting"

    Right = "it's not trolling it's race baiting" "it's not context it's race baiting"
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  30. matthunter

    matthunter Ice Bear

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    FWIW if I've ever called Captain X "apple" it's because a good 30% of it is fucking useless and the rest mostly tastes shit and is only good when distilled into alcohol and used to marinade pork.
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