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Fork Boy
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Posted - 2006.12.01 09:20:00 -
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Originally by: Hephaesteus I think you are the one that doesn't get it.
Last time I heard a rebuttal to an argument that was of such high quality I was around eight years old.
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50freefly
Caldari Purify
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Posted - 2006.12.01 09:22:00 -
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Edited by: 50freefly on 01/12/2006 09:23:53
Originally by: Agrias Hellion Packi is an abreviation for Pakistani not a slur at all. Like most words in english its the use of the word that defines its meaning.
Next you will be saying Jock (English name for A Scottish person), Taff (UK name for a Welsh person), Paddy (UK and US for the Irish) and all the names like Wegie, Scouser, brummie etc are all racial slurs.
Grow up and remove yourself from the high and mighty political correctness bandwagon.
Amen to that!
ZOMG SOMONE SAID SOMETHING THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE INTERPRETED AS OFFENSIVE, LET'S GET HIM!
Oh, and Fork Boy, it IS a little thing. Why don't you go focus your energy on something that REALLY matters, like poverty or world hunger?
Oh, and IBTL
Edit: Energies, LOL
Originally by: Eight Ace For reasons that have been lost in the mists of time all caldari ships are designed by two people. One does the left hand side and the other does the right.
And they never meet.
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Fork Boy
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Posted - 2006.12.01 09:25:00 -
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Originally by: Thor Xian
I get it. I also get that people are pussies these days. They get offended at everything.
I'm far from getting offended at everything. I will speak up against something that I think should not be used as an Eve character name though.
I don't really know where to start with "people are pussies these days".
Hmmm, pussies because they will stand up and object to a term that has been considered offensive in common parlance for many years now? We left the seventies behind some time ago.
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Fork Boy
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Posted - 2006.12.01 09:27:00 -
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Originally by: 50freefly Oh, and Fork Boy, it IS a little thing. Why don't you go focus your energy on something that REALLY matters, like poverty or world hunger? Oh, and IBTL
It's called "broken window syndrome". Don't let the small things continue without fixing them, and the big things begin to get better too.
I hope this thread doesn't get locked. If we keep it rational, then some things just need to be said.
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bigfatbird
Imperial Space Corporation
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Posted - 2006.12.01 09:28:00 -
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Originally by: Fork Boy
Originally by: bigfatbird Let me guess Fork Boy, you study political sience, right?
No. And it's "science". And there's no need for a smiley.
You are a joke, thats why the smilie is there.
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Fork Boy
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Posted - 2006.12.01 09:29:00 -
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Originally by: bigfatbird You are a joke, thats why the smilie is there.
I point you at my earlier reply. "Last time I heard a rebuttal to an argument that was of such high quality I was around eight years old."
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50freefly
Caldari Purify
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Posted - 2006.12.01 09:30:00 -
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Originally by: Fork Boy
Originally by: 50freefly Oh, and Fork Boy, it IS a little thing. Why don't you go focus your energy on something that REALLY matters, like poverty or world hunger? Oh, and IBTL
It's called "broken window syndrome". Don't let the small things continue without fixing them, and the big things begin to get better too.
I hope this thread doesn't get locked. If we keep it rational, then some things just need to be said.
Yeah, because whining on the EVE forums about a shortened word is going to feed the poor and fix world poverty.
Originally by: Eight Ace For reasons that have been lost in the mists of time all caldari ships are designed by two people. One does the left hand side and the other does the right.
And they never meet.
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50freefly
Caldari Purify
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Posted - 2006.12.01 09:31:00 -
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Originally by: Fork Boy
Originally by: bigfatbird You are a joke, thats why the smilie is there.
I point you at my earlier reply. "Last time I heard a rebuttal to an argument that was of such high quality I was around eight years old."
Stop offending that poor man! Making derogatory comments about his rebuttle like that... you should know better!
Mommy!
Originally by: Eight Ace For reasons that have been lost in the mists of time all caldari ships are designed by two people. One does the left hand side and the other does the right.
And they never meet.
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Redpants
Gallente Federal Navy Academy
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Posted - 2006.12.01 09:40:00 -
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You people are sad. Maybe it's because I'm an American, but a Paki isn't offensive to me. What are you supposed to call people from Pakistan? Can we not call somebody who's Arabic an Arab? Same thing, a shortented nick name. He's a Paki, she's an Arab, Johhnys a Brit. Big **** deal. Americans are Yanks etc.
There are worse names for nationalities that actually are offensive that in no way are shortenings of the country name. Germans are *****s for example. I'd never say that to somebody's face and mean it with any venom. Then you're being mean. But let's not get upset when every WW2 game you play uses that term 1000 times before you beat it. Oh no, that's "historical realism"
It's noting racial IMO either. No reference to skin color, or whatever. It's slang for what country somebody comes from.
Whats with people these days taking offense to every **** thing. Are we so offended personally or has the PC media forever curbed our ability to rational thought and the ability to filter what's threatening speech and what is slang.
We live on one planet, there are many countries. It will forever be and has forever been common human speech to give nicknames to people from wherever they come from. Nothing mean spirited about it. (though there are mean spirited names)
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Fork Boy
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Posted - 2006.12.01 09:54:00 -
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Edited by: Fork Boy on 01/12/2006 09:56:07
Originally by: Redpants You people are sad. Maybe it's because I'm an American, but a Paki isn't offensive to me.
Yes, it's because you are American. It doesn't have such negativity surrounding it there as it does in the UK.
It's not just a shortening of the word Pakistan anymore. Once it was, now it isn't. Usage changes. "******" was once just an easier way to say "Negro" I'm sure, but usage has changed and you would not bound that word freely around in the USA anymore I'm sure.
Edit: spelling
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Fork Boy
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Posted - 2006.12.01 09:55:00 -
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Originally by: 50freefly
Stop offending that poor man! Making derogatory comments about his rebuttle like that... you should know better! Mommy!
I'm not going to bother to reply to trolls. If you've got something intelligent to try and argue your point then I'll reply.
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Alabaster Plate
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Posted - 2006.12.01 09:58:00 -
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Edited by: Alabaster Plate on 01/12/2006 10:01:24 Ok, first off, Congrats to Fork Boy for refusing to budge on this issue - it takes nerve to say what you believe in and stick to it despite the naysayers.
Secondly, if someone finds something offensive in a name, deed or whatever, then that is deemed "offensive" whether somebody else is offended or not.
There needs to be a "reasonableness" to the offensive behaviour, like a precedence. As an example, the OP's name has offensive precedence, the name "fork boy" does not. Ergo, a court would probably not find merit in somebody complaining about Fork Boy as a name, but probably would for the OP's name.
Now, if you want to see PC gone wrong, take a trip to Northern Ireland, where the wearing of certain sysmbols and certain coloured clothing is banned, by law as it constitues offensive incitement/behaviour to certain sides of the community.
So, to summarise, the offence has to have precedence, only one person need be offended for it to matter. Here endeth the lesson on law.
Edit for rubbish spelling :(
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bigfatbird
Imperial Space Corporation
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Posted - 2006.12.01 09:58:00 -
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Originally by: Fork Boy
Originally by: bigfatbird You are a joke, thats why the smilie is there.
I point you at my earlier reply. "Last time I heard a rebuttal to an argument that was of such high quality I was around eight years old."
Whatever, but how about you start posting your stuff with your main?
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Fork Boy
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:00:00 -
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Originally by: Redpants It's noting racial IMO either. No reference to skin color, or whatever. It's slang for what country somebody comes from.
Get back to the original point I'm making here. The name is Packyscornershop. So that's the derogatory term "paki", who, and look how funny the next bit is, because they all own corner shops don't they?
So that's no reference to anything else is it? Just a shortening of the word "Pakistan"?
No, thought not.
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Fork Boy
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:01:00 -
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Edited by: Fork Boy on 01/12/2006 10:06:17
Originally by: bigfatbird Whatever, but how about you start posting your stuff with your main?
Like I really want people to take this over into the game and use it as an excuse to bully me in the game?
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50freefly
Caldari Purify
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:02:00 -
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Originally by: Fork Boy
Originally by: 50freefly
Stop offending that poor man! Making derogatory comments about his rebuttle like that... you should know better! Mommy!
I'm not going to bother to reply to trolls. If you've got something intelligent to try and argue your point then I'll reply.
Note- See previous post that you didn't bother replying to.
Also, if you fail to see the satire in that post, then
Originally by: Eight Ace For reasons that have been lost in the mists of time all caldari ships are designed by two people. One does the left hand side and the other does the right.
And they never meet.
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Fork Boy
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:03:00 -
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Originally by: Alabaster Plate Ok, first off, Congrats to Fork Boy for refusing to budge on this issue - it takes nerve to say what you believe in and stick to it despite the naysayers.
Likewise, thankyou Alabaster for coming out and saying your piece. I'm already stuck right into the argument, and it's appreciated someone else has stuck their head above the parapet even though it's likely to get blown off too!
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Fork Boy
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:05:00 -
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Originally by: 50freefly Note- See previous post that you didn't bother replying to.
OK. No we can't fix the major world problems here on the Eve forums, but we can make a stand against the small things when they occur, no?
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50freefly
Caldari Purify
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:07:00 -
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Originally by: Fork Boy
Originally by: 50freefly Note- See previous post that you didn't bother replying to.
OK. No we can't fix the major world problems here on the Eve forums, but we can pretend, no?
Fixed.
Originally by: Eight Ace For reasons that have been lost in the mists of time all caldari ships are designed by two people. One does the left hand side and the other does the right.
And they never meet.
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Thor Xian
Vertigo One E.A.R.T.H. Federation
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:09:00 -
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Originally by: Fork Boy Edited by: Fork Boy on 01/12/2006 10:06:17
Originally by: bigfatbird Whatever, but how about you start posting your stuff with your main?
Like I really want people to take this over into the game and use it as an excuse to bully me in the game?
And now you know why 'Fork Boy' offends me.
~Thor Xian, Material Defender
"Victory is the weakness of the enemy."
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Kendra Alias
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:10:00 -
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Fork Boy,
Your name doesn't bother me at all. I was just taking it to the extreme which is what I believe you are doing.
I have an intense dislike for the All blacks - now taking that the extreme I must be an orrible racist.
Now on further understanding, all blacks is a rugby team, and my dislike is generated from my jealousy of their playing ability.
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Fork Boy
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:11:00 -
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Originally by: Thor Xian And now you know why 'Fork Boy' offends me.
No. I really don't. You really need to make more effort into getting your point across and less in cryptic one liners.
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Hephaesteus
Gallente
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:11:00 -
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Yes Fork Boy racism is bad we all agree on that, but your OTT approach just makes it worse imho.
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Fork Boy
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:18:00 -
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Originally by: Thor Xian Bring your main if you want any kind of reasonable debate from me. I'm not a fan of cowards.
A coward? You think even coming here and trying to argue against almost everyone else is cowardly, when I could have just let it go by and no-one would have known? I don't see the relevance of my main in this issue.
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50freefly
Caldari Purify
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:20:00 -
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Originally by: jason hill I often did wonder why only a fraction of the player base never bother to read the forums ....reading pointles threads like this one have made me realise why
Sometimes people get confused and forget that these are the EVE-O forums, and not the PoliticalCorrectnessOnline Forums.
Originally by: Eight Ace For reasons that have been lost in the mists of time all caldari ships are designed by two people. One does the left hand side and the other does the right.
And they never meet.
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Fork Boy
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:20:00 -
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Originally by: 50freefly He is merely being concise. And he's saying (or at least I believe) that you 'standing up for what's right in the face of prosecution' is somewhat diminished by the fact that you won't even show your true face.
Persecution. And LOL, my "true face" is my Eve Main? I'm being "me" here, not my Eve Main.
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Kendra Alias
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:20:00 -
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Originally by: jason hill I often did wonder why only a fraction of the player base never bother to read the forums ....reading pointles threads like this one have made me realise why
Your comment was invaluable, thankyou for your time.
The thread is not pointless it is a discussion and I enjoy learning other peoples points of view to better my own udnerstanding.
I'm agreeing to disagreeing and going to play helicopter game, its quite addictive.
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Fork Boy
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:21:00 -
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Originally by: 50freefly not the PoliticalCorrectnessOnline Forums.
That word means nothing. It's only thrown as a last resort in when someone can't actually defend what they are saying.
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50freefly
Caldari Purify
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:23:00 -
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Originally by: Fork Boy
Originally by: 50freefly He is merely being concise. And he's saying (or at least I believe) that you 'standing up for what's right in the face of prosecution' is somewhat diminished by the fact that you won't even show your true face.
Persecution. And LOL, my "true face" is my Eve Main? I'm being "me" here, not my Eve Main.
Yes, it is. It is to people in this game, at least. What you are doing is the equivalent of sending in an anonymous, voice-scrambled tape to Fox, then bragging about how you risked your neck to protect your beliefs.
Originally by: Eight Ace For reasons that have been lost in the mists of time all caldari ships are designed by two people. One does the left hand side and the other does the right.
And they never meet.
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Sirial Soulfly
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Posted - 2006.12.01 10:24:00 -
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Political correctness is a form of racism, by acknowledging people are a minority you are just reinforcing everybody's opinion and making the problem worse.
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