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Suboran
Gallente Victory Not Vengeance Intrepid Crossing
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Posted - 2008.07.31 17:22:00 -
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Edited by: Suboran on 31/07/2008 17:22:18 lol sexual preference discussion on internet spaceships forum
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Kahega Amielden
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Posted - 2008.07.31 18:05:00 -
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Edited by: Kahega Amielden on 31/07/2008 18:06:11
Quote: prehaps people who dont like a word describing their sexual orientation being used as a byword for stupid might like to join???
if we're going to start being incredibly anal about word definitions, how about I remind you that "Gay" means "happy"? Using "gay" to mean "Likes to bang other people of the same gender" is just evolution of the word, and using "gay" as a way to say something is stupid is also...evolution of the word. Or is using "Gay" to describe people who are homosexual an insult to happy people?
Even if it doesn't exclude non-gays, having a corp aimed at a specific real life denomination is stupid.
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CCP Taera
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Posted - 2008.07.31 18:06:00 -
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Originally by: Marissa Drew Would anyone be interested in a new corp aimed at lgbt players? Due to falling out with a couple of corps I have created a one character, and can comfortably afford the cost of starting a corp, just pitching it out their as an idea really. No flamewars on this one please! Well except caldari suck :P
The topic of this thread is a possible LBGT corporation, or a corporation with a strong emphasis on members of the LBGT being welcome. Please return to the original topic. Further off-topic posters will be podded! Pewpew.
Taera Associate Community Manager CCP Hf, EVE Online Email |
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Marie Trudeau
Gallente Federal Defence Union
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Posted - 2008.07.31 18:17:00 -
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With respect, Taera, and I do fully respect the moderation, it is needed ... it is hard to discuss the merits of such a corporation in a vacuum for reasons I think can be plainly obvious in this thread.
I personally do think the OP should pursue this initiative, but at the same time it should be with open eyes, and this thread provides some of the things that should open the eyes, as it were.
Thanks for moderating. --------------------------- Backstory at: [url=http://eve-search.com/thread/163363/page/1] here [/url]
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Pwett
Minmatar QUANT Corp. QUANT Hegemony
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Posted - 2008.07.31 18:42:00 -
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OP: The answer to your question can be easily answered by making the damn corp.
Otherwise this is simply a troll post. _______________ Pwett CEO, Founder, & Executor <Q> QUANT Hegemony
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R McGunne
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Posted - 2008.07.31 18:55:00 -
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Originally by: R McGunne Why bring the problems of RL into a game? A game is supposed to be a place to relax, have fun, not be yourself for a while ... When you start bringing things like racism, sexism, etc. into it, you are just bringing all the baggage from RL that you were supposed to escape from. Do not start a corp based on such things, create a LGBT chat channel.
You misunderstood my point. Even in this game there are people who can not refrain from insults, who will not refrain from griefing you and your corp. This might be a game but its basis is still in the real world, therefore people will bring their baggage into this - as is proven by many replies so far. My advice remain: start a LGBT friendly corp, but not as a LGBT only corp. You do not want to enforce segregation, or reap the consequences of that. Start a LGBT channel first, and grow a corp out of that in the longer term. |
Iella Wesirri
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Posted - 2008.07.31 19:06:00 -
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Edited by: Iella Wesirri on 31/07/2008 19:06:49 I'd probably pop into a GLBT channel from time to time if one were to exist. Let me know if you do please. :)
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Rusalka Renoir
Gallente Renoir Mining and Hauling
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Posted - 2008.07.31 21:25:00 -
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Edited by: Rusalka Renoir on 31/07/2008 21:28:47 Edited by: Rusalka Renoir on 31/07/2008 21:26:15 In EVE, so far I've found a mixed bag. I don't go around screaming that I'm a gay woman - but it always comes up eventually. Somebody starts screaming everything is "gay" all the time (which is so gamer speak and SO insulting) or starts calling people "f-----ts" constantly. Or I say I have to get off to have dinner with my GF and suddenly someone is like, but you're a girl, and then this whole discussion, good or bad, happens.
So it isn't that gay players are neccessarily trying to push some sort of gay agenda in game - it's that often the anti-gay agenda gets pushed in our faces. Thus, it can be far more comfortable to just play with other GLBT.
I left my last corp over a barrage of nasty anti-gay hate language spewing on corp chat with everyone else but me participating and laughing. They didn't know I was gay, but I'm glad I ever told them or I would have been the butt of the jokes and kicked out, I'm sure with those folks.
But, I was in another corp a year or so ago that was totally and absolutely friendly to gay players, although there were only a couple of us in a hundred or more straight folks. Never a bad moment.
So, the lesson is - some people suck, some people don't, and if you don't want to chance it, make your own corp!
And in answer to the original question - I probably would not join an LGBT only corp unless it grew to be large with tons of active members and have access to O.0. Which are the reasons I would select any corp, regardless of orientation. :-) If it was, then being LGBT would maybe be a nice bonus.
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