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[Yado]

I don't understand how the word nigger just accidentally slips out of someone's mouth?

 

[FF Seraphim]

Seems like the guy made a stupid slip up. Nothing to really getting angry over. Hell you can tell he knows he screwed up. Its not like he said it and didn't give a fuck for saying it.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

It shouldnt be because this shouldnt even be a thread. Guy used a racial slur. Is this the first time the OP has seen a video game stream?

that has absolutely no bearing on some of the posts in this thread though.

 

[Klyka]

He wanted to say "Chinder chagger ninja dagger" (whatever that means)

Him saying "chagger" and then starting the "ni" in ninja made his brain go "fart" and brought out nigger instead because the brain was all "that rhymes with chagger and dagger lol!"

No one can claim that was intentional on his part.
It was dumb,it was a brainfart and he can go and apologize to appease people and the move on.

 

[Velkyn]

But there's no context behind his word. It wasn't directed at the OP or any specific poster. He's just blabbing, and I don't think he had the intention to offend anyone.

Intent doesn't matter.

 

[low-G]

Haven't watched the vid yet, but holy shit at the responses in this thread like that word isn't a big deal.

This is why Trump will win.

 

[Tik-Tok]

Oh ok.

I thought he was going after some in game item with a gibberish name and he just said it wrong.

From the thread title I expected him to drop the name in frustration at a loss or something. I guess you could view this as being a Freudian slip of some sort but given Max's history I don't think I would.

Maybe it was what you said. Either way he had zero intention of saying it.

 

[wesleyshark]

Lmao

 

[kinggroin]

Jesus people need to get over this already. It's just a word, and after almost 200 years, it doesn't hold the same connotation.

Free speech should be higher up in the priorities list- than black people getting offended- in this matter.

Please let's go into the future.

Holy fucking shit. Where am I??

 

[Cryo]

I think it's interesting to know who's from the USA and who isn't in this thread, cause this might explain the huge difference in replies.

 

[MechaX]

Jesus people need to get over this already. It's just a word, and after almost 200 years, it doesn't hold the same connotation.

Free speech should be higher up in the priorities list- than black people getting offended- in this matter.

Please let's go into the future.

What in the fuck is happening in this thread

 

[kromeo]

I don't use twitch but I believe the word is thrown around pretty freely there? Is this maximilian some kind of big deal?

 

[King Tubby]

I like how nobody in this thread has actually called for anything to happen to the streamer in question (it looks like it was probably a slip of the tongue to me) and yet there are like a dozen posts preemptively bitching about outrage culture or trying to claim that someone saying nigger is no big deal.

It shouldnt be because this shouldnt even be a thread. Guy used a racial slur. Is this the first time the OP has seen a video game stream?

Please elaborate.

 

[Stone Ocean]

Jesus people need to get over this already. It's just a word, and after almost 200 years, it doesn't hold the same connotation.

Free speech should be higher up in the priorities list- than black people getting offended- in this matter.

Please let's go into the future.

I'm like 97% sure it holds the exact same connotation but what do I know

 

[Felix Lighter]

What?

Different word, derogatory term for homosexuals. Right after he actually wrote a blog apologizing and he himself said there was no excuse for saying it.

 

[Inferno313]

What the fuck is happening in this thread? Did mainland Europe Gaf beat everyone else here?

 

[Ploid 3.0]

As a black person, in the context he said it, I have no problem with it, and I dislike when anyone says the word even in slang ways. Now if he was belittling somebody and trying to ruin his day and that word was used to add to the insults, that would not be ok.

 

[Glass Rebel]

You mean the planet with more minorities and marginalized people in it than any other gaming community?

Max made a dumb mistake and should be taken to task for it, but don't try to blanket the entire community as a bunch of bigots. That just makes you look dumb.

Read more into my post. It doesn't make your persecution complex show at all.

 

[Hentailover]

A) as always with these threads, nobody actually cares about what happened. As stated, he tried to read a weird username and his tongue slipped

B) jesus, saying that it doesn't matter is such a crime? Like, feel free to hate me, but I consider words to be utterly powerless by themselves. THey are just meaningless sounds. I only ever judge the context of the words used.

 

[Primethius]

The replies are definitely more crazy then the mistake that was made by the streamer.

It's... kinda insane.

 

[Nillansan]

Who the fuck cares.

Everyone needs to stop getting offended at everything.

Stop getting so fucking offended at everything.

He said nigger, yes it is bad, was a slip of the tongue, but life goes on.

What is up with you two?

 

[Velkyn]

that has absolutely no bearing on some of the posts in this thread though.

Yeah, it really doesn't matter if he slipped up or not at this point; this thread has outed some pretty nasty people on GAF.

 

[Sesuadra]

.......

Not even sure how to respond to this.

Dear lord.

If bish sees this, he'll probably get a ban so, he'll get the respond he deserves..

 

[Pachimari]

Intent doesn't matter.

Oh fuck me.

As a black person, in the context he said it, I have no problem with it, and I dislike when anyone says the word even in slang ways. Now if he was belittling somebody and trying to ruin his day and that word was used to add to the insults, that would not be ok.

This guy gets it. This is my point.

 

[EndersAres]

He should of addressed it and apologized instead of trying to cover it up with "ninja". Don't people use that as a n-word replacement anyways? I'm pretty sure I have heard people say it like that. Summit used to use "my negev" (gun from counter strike) all the time.

 

[cdnalsi]

don't you mean lets go into the past?

shut up black people, enjoy being called nigger

No, I mean go into the future and let go of the word. How many generations have there been since nigger had REAL value to it?

Nowadays it's just a tool used by black people to get offended. We must get offended with something!

We can't just go about our lives without holding on to a flimsy thread of a word that doesn't really mean anything to today's modern black man.

Come the fuck on. And yes, I'm black.

 

[AbandonedTrolley]

Yeah uh, what planet am I on where this isn't a big deal?

It's all context dependent really. Not seen the video and don't know the guy but if it was an accident and not said aggressively I see no issue. The word is used by people in songs and no one cares, it's all about context.

 

[Peterpan]

I feel more offended by this thread, than by what Max said honestly.

 

[Glass Rebel]

Stop getting so fucking offended at everything.

He said nigger, yes it is bad, was a slip of the tongue, but life goes on.

Aren't there any MCU threads in OT where you can shit on black people breh?

 

[FailBurger]

I'm black and I don't care.


There's a big difference between something like 'i shut your nigger ass down!' to 'chinger digger nigger dagger?'

 

[Ivan 3414]

Intent doesn't matter.

It absolutely does

 

[Nillansan]

Oh fuck me.

Yeah fuck you dude.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Does this deserve a thread?

Who the fuck cares.

Everyone needs to stop getting offended at everything.

Leave him alone, that homie is cool.

Who cares - not worth a thread.

lol @ critising Max for using it while typing it in the thread title. You couldn't make this up.

honestly, meh

A lot of people say a lot of not-so-nicethings

Not a good thing, but what can ya do

Generation of victims

Jesus people need to get over this already. It's just a word, and after almost 200 years, it doesn't hold the same connotation.

Free speech should be higher up in the priorities list- than black people getting offended- in this matter.

Please let's go into the future.

Jesus h christ wtf are these responses? We really trying to normalize the use of that word by considering getting offended by casual use of it to be outrage culture? Holy shit, these responses are FAR worse than the slip of the tongue in that video. -_-

 

[NotLiquid]

Watching the video it's clear that he was trying to do some kind of odd attempt at a tongue twister and he fumbled it spectacularly. It comes across as completely non-malicious and an honest mistake though.

It hardly feels worthy to point out but then again the replies here are even quicker to jump the gun spectacularly with some really uncomfortable implications.

 

[gogojira]

It would have been a lot easier to overlook if he would have ended with an "a" and not an "er."

 

[Dynasty]

Sounds like it wasn't intentional so I'll wait to see if and how he apologises before I get my pitchfork out.

 

[Pachimari]

Aren't there any MCU threads in OT where you can shit on black people breh?

Why would I do that? I love black people. In fact I love all people.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

It was clearly unintentional. Lol at putting the full word in the title though.

 

[Par Score]

So it turns out there really is a defence force for anything on GAF, up to and including using racial slurs.

Oh, wait, it's the FGC? Shocking.

 

[BRocknRolla]

Jesus people need to get over this already. It's just a word, and after almost 200 years, it doesn't hold the same connotation.

Free speech should be higher up in the priorities list- than black people getting offended- in this matter.

Please let's go into the future.

 

[ldcommando]

I blame hip hop

 

[Joeku]

Seems like something he should have paused, apologized for, and moved on.

This. Dude should just catch his words, say "oops, came out sounding bad, sorry", and go on.

While I sort of agree with the non-threadworthiness of this, people trying to say that the n-word is not something to get offended by is pretty dumb. In before thread lock, but at least there's a couple fun racism defense posts to look at solely because this is so minor.

 

[Rynocirator]

Reads like a r/livestreamfail post. Call Kotaku, they were right about the fgc! Amazing how long people waited for Max to slip up and when it does it's on a tongue twister.

 

[encephalon]

What the fuck is happening in this thread?

 

[Vire]

Amusing to see the difference between gaming side and off topic...

 

[Inferno313]

It absolutely does

The effects of an action matter more than the intent of an action.

 

[The Boat]

A slip of the tongue reading a tongue twister nickname! Hang him!

 

[low-G]

The replies are definitely more crazy then the mistake that was made by the streamer.

It's... kinda insane.

OP knew what was up

 

[Phamit]

Seems like he misspoke on his enthusiastic twisted victory cry

 

[Chindogg]

Read more into my post. It doesn't make your persecution complex show at all.

You casually responded that this community is apparently the only place where it's tolerated. Not much more to read in your post.

Don't be a douche.