FreeFalling123: Bigotry [cleared] SN/BG

[ljex]

Accused:


FreeFalling123


The accused are suspected of:


Bigotry


Game number(s):


Game 11072479


Comments: Check the chat, pretty open and shut case.

[crazymilkshake5]

Probably talking about the dice...

[ad10r3tr0]

Accused:


FreeFalling123


The accused are suspected of:


Bigotry


Game number(s):


Game 11072479


Comments: Check the chat, pretty open and shut case.

Foe and move on just like I have already done to you..

[rhp 1]

haha... ljex.. come on bro.. he wasn't calling YOU gay... and i don't think dice care about their own sexual orientation...

[Jdsizzleslice]

Nah... I think he was calling the dice gay. Which we all know they are.

[hmsps]

viewtopic.php?f=239&t=170457&view=unread#unread

Judging by the rulng in the above case, there is little hope in this case for using the word gay as it was not directed at you. I will watch with interest though

[sniffie]

FreeFalling123 is cleared of Bigotry.

sniffie

[ljex]

I never thought he was calling me gay...nor do i personally take offense to the use of the term gay. I was unaware about the rule that gay is allowed as long as you are not referring to a person i just knew at one time it was ruled bigotry.

[chapcrap]

Another mess up with a bigotry ruling. Just because dice can't be offended, doesn't mean that someone who is gay isn't offended that you are using their sexual orientation as a slur...

So, as long as we're talking to the dice, we can use slurs. Duly noted.

[ljex]

Another mess up with a bigotry ruling. Just because dice can't be offended, doesn't mean that someone who is gay isn't offended that you are using their sexual orientation as a slur...

So, as long as we're talking to the dice, we can use slurs. Duly noted.

i wonder if you were to refer to the dice as n#gger's if that would be allowed...something tells me no

[agentcom]

Gay is a pretty innocuous term compared to the N-word

[ljex]

Gay is a pretty innocuous term compared to the N-word

how so? and why would the line drawn differently from one bigoted term to another?

[agentcom]

Gay is a pretty innocuous term compared to the N-word

how so? and why would the line drawn differently from one bigoted term to another?

Why would the line be drawn differently between any "mean" words? That's a complicated question. Can I just respond that: "they just are, and you know it"? There are even bigoted terms that are allowed. I doubt anyone has ever been banned for saying "fairy." Words with multiple accepted meanings are tougher, also. I think "coon" might even be a tough case even though, I'd say that's more bigoted than "gay," but more people use "coon" to describe raccoons than use "gay" to mean happy. You're probably allowed to be "bigoted" against people that don't share your personal beliefs, as long as you avoid religious slurs. I would likewise guess that "bigotry" against certain professions is allowed: I doubt you'd get in trouble for referring to all lawyers as a schysters. You're allowed to be "bigoted" against groups that are a small or disfavored portion of society (but maybe that's not considered bigotry): e.g. polygamists or nazis.

Also, it should be noted that we don't punish "bigotry" on this site. We punish the use of certain words. In that sense, you have a point: the word is either on the list of "bad words" or it is not. It doesn't matter if the person is actually a bigot.