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Is GAF too strict?
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Devolution
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Partial Gamification
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I think you are missing the point. That phrase implys that women are not athletic and, generally, is rather childish.
TUROK
Member
I sometimes use "little bitch" as an insult towards dudes.
Seems like it works better.
Also, I always thought "douchebag" was the male equivalent of "bitch."
Not all women wear panties, dude. Stop perpetuating cis stereotypes, bro.
[Clark Gable]
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You post on /v/ too? Ha, see you on the flip side bro.
I dunno call me a bitch let's find out.
JK don't do it I love you Coolio and you being banned could possibly implode the database.
Also Gdamn Gisk them balls on you are large.
We prefer to use the gender neutral "underwear" around these parts. I hope the mods give you a well deserved ban.
But what if I tell my 7 year old girl that? /twist
Edit: and just so know you, I know a lot of women that could kick my ass in lots of sports. So they are far From not being athletic.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
It feels like GAF has devolved into a meta board obsessed with talking about itself instead of discussing the topics at hand.
I wonder if I'm the only one that feels this way. Granted I haven't been around 'forever' like some going on about 4 years. But in that time there has certainly been a shift from discussing topics to discussing GAF.
Whether it's "Your Favorite Avatar", "Your favorite poster", "Most Banned", the endless moderation comments.
I love this place and hope that Meta-GAF doesn't do too much damage.
I wonder if I'm the only one that feels this way. Granted I haven't been around 'forever' like some going on about 4 years. But in that time there has certainly been a shift from discussing topics to discussing GAF.
Whether it's "Your Favorite Avatar", "Your favorite poster", "Most Banned", the endless moderation comments.
I love this place and hope that Meta-GAF doesn't do too much damage.
As if I haven't been called a dick and threatened?
I think GAF really, really, really over thinks how many people mean certain things when using an insult.
You're giving way too many people way too much credit if you think every time they call someone a bitch, they're actually intending on referring to the guy as a girl in an offensive way.
They're actually just using whatever insult they can think of.
You're giving way too many people way too much credit if you think every time they call someone a bitch, they're actually intending on referring to the guy as a girl in an offensive way.
They're actually just using whatever insult they can think of.
For the same reason I need other curse words? "This fucking sucks" isn't the same as "That's mightily unpleasant" either, right?
BTW, I actually agree that retard/retarded is highly offensive.
I mainly hate the way bitch in all its forms is handled here. I think there's so many worse and more directly gendered words out there. I just can't see, from my experience with the word bitch in all kinds of environments and mediums, how it is as bad as parts of GAF make it out to be.
Steve Youngblood
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The issue is that the inferred subtext can be interpreted as one of general disrespect. This is a tough idea to convey succinctly, but as an example, here's something that I've heard white people I know growing up use to summarize their position on black people they don't like.
"I don't like that guy because he's a nigger. Now, I'm not saying that all black people are niggers, but that guy is. A lot of them may very well be good people, and I wouldn't levy 'nigger' at them. Ergo, I'm not racist."
Hearing this, even as a young kid, I could see that they were certainly trying not to come across as discriminatory towards a whole race, but something about it made me a bit uneasy.
Now, back to the word 'bitch', I understand that the situation is a bit different. In its case, it's used much more causally for many more circumstances. Therefore, I can understand some confusion in regard to its usage, as there's an argument to be made that it's lost a lot of its edginess. However, some of its bite still remains, and some take offense towards it. Personally, as stated earlier, I'm not all that invested one way or another about the policy the site should take, as I understand the arguments for and against.
It's a copout, but I'll just concede that it is what it is and call it a day.
Do you think the social context surrounding "white" is similar to the social context surrounding "bitch?"
Really agree, but we have to play by the rules I suppose. Although sometimes I like to be naughty and PM EvilLore how much I hate him.
Partial Gamification
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Hopefully, she would look into your eyes lovingly and say "thanks, i love you too!" /anothertwist: all happening on NeoGAF.
fuzzyreactor
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I wasn't really trying to have a discussion, i was more supporting an opposing poster. He was also banned. Just goes to show the nature of moderation here. My post was simply a disagreement of another posters and for simply not agreeing with the hive I am banned? "cmon son"
Careful with those gendered compliments.
I'd guess they could ban you for stealthily insulting them.
Now you're talking about Meta-Meta-GAF. GAFception?
I'm rather curious who proposed those words to be banned in first place. I don't really expect to get an answer but it all seems like it wasn't well thought out and now it's leading to "well, if that is banned then that should be banned too!", "and if that is banned then that should be banned too!" It is slowly getting out of hand and really ridiculous.
But of course they can't go back on it now because it would be admitting that someone made a wrong decision.
But of course they can't go back on it now because it would be admitting that someone made a wrong decision.
[Clark Gable]
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There are people on here who use the word "cis" as an insult. Ban that also. It "offends" me
Yep, it's a problem that's been identified on the off topic. It's either insular megathreads or meta discussion, nothing in between. Everyone on off topic is a chronic whiner about what threads are worthy or not, so everything inevitably becomes a carefully constructed Official Thread megathread.
That will be addressed. Again.
SunhiLegend
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I've had to refrain myself from calling someone a cunt many times, mainly in the football thread, it's probably because that word is used all the time in the UK both as an insult or in a friendly manner. Just have to change what I post, not really a big deal, although it was fine using that word until the euro thread a few months ago.
Your avatar has a large nose are you trying to say something about the Jewish community? If not I apologize. I am very sensitive to this stuff.
You euro's! Not like you can be banned anyway, GAF would literally wither off and die.
No because it makes women look bad. :\
You've got some balls junior. What you're doing is Mod Sass, and most forums they punish you for it.
notworksafe
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Depends on the crowd. In this case, it was very similar.
The point is replying to someone with "no" is just as dismissive of someone's opinion as "herp derp" is.
depends on whos threatening you
T.M. MacReady
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Devolution
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Yeah I just realized who he was talking to there since it was well after that post.
And now we're back to the fantasy world of privilege where white people face as much shit for being white as women do for being women.
freenudemacusers
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oh jesus christ
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
Nope. You're insulting the guy by effectively calling him a woman, thus implying inherent insult and negativity in being a woman. It's a gendered insult, no matter who you throw it at. It's offensive because the insult lies within a specific, feminine identity, and that's like insulting someone by referencing insult based on race or sexual orientation. It's no bueno.
Men aren't oppressed, and their social identity isn't one that maleness is considered inherently insulting. It doesn't work the same. Just like being called "whitey" isn't the same as being referred to by any other racial slur associated with people of color. It doesn't go in reverse.devilhawk said:
Poor you? Maybe you should just quit posting?Derrick01 said:
I take offense to being called a white boy even if in fact I am a white male.
Team Filler
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I think I'll include "pigeon" in my collection of makeshift words. You're being such a pigeon. It's okay, though, because it's a video games forum, and nobody is actually offended by it.
Can't tell if this is sarcastic or serious. I think it is the "nothing in between" throwing me off.
fuzzyreactor
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Once more:
I apologize if this is new to anyone, but if you are arguing that those posts were not bannable, you are simply mistaken. We discussed Opiate's post internally (and my subsequent clarification on one of the points) before and after he made it and it is an accurate, though still nonexhaustive, representation of the kinds of usages of "bitch" that we find acceptable or unacceptable.
If you are wondering why words like "bitch" or "cunt" are bannable and words like "dick" are generally not, I would suggest that you click the post redirect link on the post I made above which will take you to a topic where these topics were discussed in more detail. I made posts on the subject, as did other users. I would look for them, but unfortunately - or perhaps fortunately - my grandmother's lawn is a higher priority.
I apologize if this is new to anyone, but if you are arguing that those posts were not bannable, you are simply mistaken. We discussed Opiate's post internally (and my subsequent clarification on one of the points) before and after he made it and it is an accurate, though still nonexhaustive, representation of the kinds of usages of "bitch" that we find acceptable or unacceptable.
If you are wondering why words like "bitch" or "cunt" are bannable and words like "dick" are generally not, I would suggest that you click the post redirect link on the post I made above which will take you to a topic where these topics were discussed in more detail. I made posts on the subject, as did other users. I would look for them, but unfortunately - or perhaps fortunately - my grandmother's lawn is a higher priority.
But if a white straight man truly believes, and fakes outrage hard enough, his privilege will override reality itself. So goes the old legend, anyway.
Running from a problem is a coward's solution.
fake edit 2: God damn it I can't stop offending groups of people!
notworksafe
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So my anecdotal evidence isn't worth as much as Devolution's? Bummer. Interesting that you didn't comment on "dick" or "Jew".
Of course it is, and if EviLore's goal for GAF is to spur quality conversation then a one word post is garbage.
Team Filler
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On a more serious note, I dislike how a this thread has dissolved into the discussion of ""curse"" words. Especially when these words can only be discussed in ""Quotation Marks"".
I'd probably be for the best if the rules thread was updated to include some of these ""bad"" words so that people are directly aware of community policy, rather than being informed through word of mouth.
I'd probably be for the best if the rules thread was updated to include some of these ""bad"" words so that people are directly aware of community policy, rather than being informed through word of mouth.
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