Terminal Insanity
Minmatar
Gith Industries
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Posted - 2010.05.08 00:18:00 -
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Black Friday refers to several things, and none of them have anything to do with race.
Today, i was gagged in the Help channel for being a racist troll.
I inquired about this morning's item problems in the Help channel, and someone refered to it as 'black Friday' (referring to the wall street crash of 1929... in the US they call it 'Black Thursday', but due to timezone differences, in the UK it is called Black Friday.
This term in no way is degrading to anyone of colored skin, and was never used, by anyone as a derogatory racial term.
When the ISD threatened to ban people for being racist, i simply pointed this fact out, and then was labeled a troll, and gagged.
Heres a log:
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Terminal Insanity > the eveonline site says anyone with open market orders this morning may be effected by the disappearing items bug
Terminal Insanity > i have over 600 market orders
Terminal Insanity > how am i supposed to find out what ones im missing
g0rge > you lost all your isk moneys
g0rge > its black friday
ISD Selcitrap > g0rge: Racist jokes are not tolerated in the help channels. This will be your only warning.
g0rge > ummm....in the 1920's when the american stock market crashed
g0rge > thats what they called it
Terminal Insanity > lol yes g0rge, its not in any way racist
g0rge > it wasnt
g0rge > but it is friday today :)
Terminal Insanity > dispite popular belief, the word 'black' doesnt only refer to a race of people =p
ISD Selcitrap > g0rge: The perceived intent of your joke makes it look like a racist joke. In addition, it is not black friday today,
Terminal Insanity > selcitrap, no
Terminal Insanity > you are just have a preconcieved notion that everyone is trying to be racist
g0rge > lol.
Terminal Insanity > 'black friday' refers to a market crash.
ISD Selcitrap > Terminal: This will also be your only warning, do not troll in the help channels.
Terminal Insanity > today is friday and there was a market crash
Terminal Insanity > so calling today another black friday is in no way racist
EVE System > Terminal Insanity was muted by ISD Selcitrap. Effective until 2010.05.08 00:27:46, Reason: "Arguing with ISD regarding moderation is not tolerated. You were warned. Please review these chat rules: http://www.eveonline.com/pnp/chatrules.asp".
Yeah i probably should have shut up and left him to live his fairytale life of ignorance, but its offensive when someone with authority forces his own ignorance on others by threat of punishment.
Today's lesson: don't use the word 'black' when referring to something negative. Its racist.
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