It's not trivializing it's realism.
Secondly it is rational, both of these are punishable by law in some cases such as hate crimes, not to mention both these problems have massive amounts of global awarness and organizations to help raise said awareness .
What you're asking is for everyone to feel the exact same way about two different problems that you do, keyword being different there is not one thing that the whole world or even most of the world can agree upon and you're proposing just that.
Secondly it is rational, both of these are punishable by law in some cases such as hate crimes, not to mention both these problems have massive amounts of global awarness and organizations to help raise said awareness .
What you're asking is for everyone to feel the exact same way about two different problems that you do, keyword being different there is not one thing that the whole world or even most of the world can agree upon and you're proposing just that.
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I'm not proposing everyone think alike, that's idiotic. I'm making a case as to why homophobic remarks should be taken more seriously. If you chalk that up to "asking everyone to feel the exact same way" then why argue at all about anything? Nothing would ever change if arguments were generalized they way you're generalizing mine.
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Homophobic remarks are taken seriously when need be, but considering a majority of the time that it's a joke then there's no need to. Same as how the n word has been used multiple times in this thread without penalty because it was appropriate.
Fact as to why it's not as penalized in toribash is because it's already been accepted, and is pretty much the most popular form of humor used here. If there were a gay toribash community that decided to bring it forth to someone's attention then it would be different but as it stands your just making waves where there are none. Unless you yourself are homosexual that is.
I'm generalizing because I know this will never end topics that include things such as race, sexuality, religion etc. never do that's why leaving some things as, is best. How I see it is fine as long as those who commit crimes because someone is of a different race or gay is punished is fine by me, but You're saying that those who use homophobic slurs aren't being punished enough? How is that if someone can get banned here and locked up in actuality then where exactly is the system failing? .
Fact as to why it's not as penalized in toribash is because it's already been accepted, and is pretty much the most popular form of humor used here. If there were a gay toribash community that decided to bring it forth to someone's attention then it would be different but as it stands your just making waves where there are none. Unless you yourself are homosexual that is.
I'm generalizing because I know this will never end topics that include things such as race, sexuality, religion etc. never do that's why leaving some things as, is best. How I see it is fine as long as those who commit crimes because someone is of a different race or gay is punished is fine by me, but You're saying that those who use homophobic slurs aren't being punished enough? How is that if someone can get banned here and locked up in actuality then where exactly is the system failing? .
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Originally Posted by Thellian
I'm not proposing everyone think alike, that's idiotic. I'm making a case as to why homophobic remarks should be taken more seriously. If you chalk that up to "asking everyone to feel the exact same way" then why argue at all about anything? Nothing would ever change if arguments were generalized they way you're generalizing mine.
you ask why homophobic slurs, or jokes arent taken more seriously. I ask why are racial jokes arent taken more lightheartedly. If you were to answer both questions without bias, knowing the full story on both topics, including opinions and emotions of the People, You would know why they arent handled the same.
anyways as said a million times, the only way these jokes would be taken more seriously, is if people took them more seriously. That may sound like some bullshit You'd read off a fortune cookie but slow down and read it and you'll understand. If you want people to take something more seriously, people have to take offence to it, otherwise it will just be you trying to force your opinions of humor on others.
Now on a side note, the gaming community as a general accepts homophobic humor, hands down, however it can be taken to far, and thats when its punished, and since I'm on the subject, I dont like homophobic jokes, in real world speach, or such. In real life, Id accept racial jokes, depending on their content, however rarely would I take it in the gaming community
