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Prejudice Server?!?!

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By Airman_America,
Posted on: 2009-08-15 12:53 in Player Questions

 

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From what I understand, bears refer to big burly men who are gay as oppose to the metro-sexual/androgynous pretty boy.
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Originally Posted by DuceyKins View Post
My question is when did the creators of this game make the server I was on an Un-official gay server?
They didn't. That's why it's "unofficial".

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There are no gays in CoX, the people playing the game might be gay but i have yet to see a gay NPC

 

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There are no gays in CoX, the people playing the game might be gay but i have yet to see a gay NPC
See, that's what i get for not enabling the "NPC orientation flag" under options.
There are no straights either by that standard. Well, maybe Manticore and Sister Psycho, but then they might be bi, poly or just plain freaky, since all we know for sure is that they got married.

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Originally Posted by Eric_Nelson View Post
How dare you put words in my mouth, BayBlast. I in NO WAY "blamed the homosexuals". I only said that it SOUNDED as if the person described in the OP was hateful because of the attitude and general hatefulness of any kind of talk about someone's sexuality being in any way important.

Did you even READ my post? The point of my post was to show that anyone's sexuality is completely irrelevent and has no bearing on anything.
You have every right to be upset. Bayblast was WAY offside with his/her comment.

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A gay server brings a whole new meaning to PVP

 

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A gay server brings a whole new meaning to PVP
Huh???

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16. Has Paragon Studios redefined "player" to require your mouse to subscribe separately from your keyboard?
If your mouse has greater processing power than your gfx card, the answer is yes.

 

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What surprising responses. Blame the homosexuals. From the first quote it is just as likely that the friend started the fracas. Since we have no way of knowing for certain what was said by whom, how about trying for a non-biased response such as the one that Doctor_Roswell gave.
Why am I not surprised?

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Man, what a fun OP to read!

If someone was making inappropriate solicitations of your friend, regardless of orientation, he should have petitioned them. If your friend takes offense because he thinks that someone merely mentioning that they're gay is a solicitation, or if someone took offense to him using the word "gay" as a synonym of "stupid," then--how can I put this?--your friend needs to grow the hell up.

I typically avoid discussing my (or my character's) sexual orientation in the game because frankly, it's no one's business. If asked, I'm as likely to lie about it as not. I've seen inappropriate homosexual chatter, and I've reported it. I've seen a lot more inappropriate heterosexual chatter, and I've reported it, too. Fortunately, both types are very rare.

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Blame the homosexuals? C'mon now, BayBlast.

Sure, we don't have the chat transcripts, so we don't know how the conversation went, but if the first quote you cited is true, and he was actually told that he should move to another server if he didn't accept homosexuality, that is absolutely no different than someone on Guardian saying, "If you're homosexual, you should go play on Victory."

Granted, the conversation might have gone something like this:

Victory Player: "...and Virtue is the unofficial RP server, and Victory is the unoffical gay server..."
OP's Friend: "Unofficial gay server? I can't believe they'd have something like that in this game."
Victory Player: "It is. If you're not comfortable with openly homosexual players, you might have a better experience on another server."

But if it wasn't blown out of proportion or misrepresented, then the Victory player was in the wrong. Just because someone is in a persecuted minority doesn't excuse them if they make racist, sexist, or any other kind of prejudiced comments.

I have a feeling that Mousedroid's example is what probably happened.

Another possibility is that the OP's "friend" said something offensive about being gay and he was put in his place. One of the nice things about our community is that we support each other when we see certain types of behaviour.

 

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There are no gays in CoX, the people playing the game might be gay but i have yet to see a gay NPC
That's what fanfiction is for.

 

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No. Just no. Stop. Now.
Lest ye invoke the Worst Fanfic Ever.
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Ibtl +1

 

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OMG DEUCE YOU'RE STILL HERE?!?!?! Wait til I tell Mo.

In reference to your post, if something like this happens in the future, if your friend feels harrassed he/she should /petiton the offender. I mean cmon.. how many times have YOU been petitioned?

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Originally Posted by DuceyKins View Post
...Unfortunatly my friend ended up in a bad mix up of opinions and he was told that if he didn't openly accept homosexuality he should find another server...
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Originally Posted by Eric_Nelson View Post
...Whoever talked to your friend was just hateful and stupid, as it sounds like they were just trying to provoke some kind of negative reaction...
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...The behavior you described is in no way, shape or form allowed. It is, in my opinion, petitionable under the rules governing griefing and harassment..Geni ..


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Originally Posted by BayBlast View Post
What surprising responses. Blame the homosexuals. From the first quote it is just as likely that the friend started the fracas. Since we have no way of knowing for certain what was said by whom, how about trying for a non-biased response such as the one that Doctor_Roswell gave.
Actually,I believe you need to reread BayBlast's post,he was slamming several posters that replied to the OP.I feel it was a rather hostile remark to all those posters BayBlaster. Why the hostility? These people did not deserve your snarky, rude comment.


Of course not being there or knowing what the chat logs contained.Here is my
....................................."Conspiracy Theory"........................................

# 1 It's all a Nemisis Plot
# 2 It's not always a Nemisis Plot
# 3 Perhaps you were somehow involved in the situation yourself, or saw the scenario unfold as a spectator
# 4 You are unhappy with your (life,job,family,partnership) and feel the need to take your aggression and frustration out on others.
# 5 Boss dumped on you-so you will dump on the next in line.
# 6 It's all a Nemisis Plot
# 7 It's not always a Nemisis Plot


........Hmm, well that seems to be 7 theories.........
...........Now,please don't take offense........
.......I am only trying to make light of the situation....
..............Humor is a known stress reliever.....


As any negotiator/mediator knows there are always 2 viewpoints to any altercation.Which will be skewed by each persons own view/emotions/personality/interpretations.
You will find however that actual truth runs pretty much down the center of both sides.We are after all human.. prone to emotions...prone to mistakes....and quick to defend ourselves.
I truly hope these folks can work this out among themselves.Prejudice in any form is neither helpful nor beneficial to anyone.

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Pshaw, Statesman/Lord Recluse is where it's at.

Or, for added effect: Statesman/Tyrant/Reichsman/Imperious.

I think I'll better stop here.

 

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Originally Posted by Noxilicious View Post
Pshaw, Statesman/Lord Recluse is where it's at.
Yeah, but they're so obviously in an on-again off-again long-term relationship that it's not as intersting as trying to find out the secret agnsty crushes other characters have for each other

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Showing a little predujice, were you?
Lol! Nope ... absentmindedness and lack of familiarity. I'm not sure I was even aware that there were French and German speaking forums before the merge.

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What surprising responses. Blame the homosexuals. From the first quote it is just as likely that the friend started the fracas. Since we have no way of knowing for certain what was said by whom, how about trying for a non-biased response such as the one that Doctor_Roswell gave.
Had you read my post you might have understood that I said, "the behavior you described" was petitionable in my opinion. Perhaps you would have an easier time of understanding my point had I written "the behavior AS you described it".

Observations regarding specific behavior are one thing; assigning blame is quite another.

Further, it is not within the purview of the players to pass judgment or to sanction other players. That's up to the GMs ... which is why the petition system is in place.

It is entirely possible that the entire incident was a misunderstanding that escalated. I have no problem believing that.

Like Eric Nelson, I take umbrage at Bay Blast for putting words in my mouth and ascribing motives to me that I do not possess.

And ... thanks, Spatch and General Hospital

Geni

 

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Originally Posted by Noxilicious View Post
Pshaw, Statesman/Lord Recluse is where it's at.

Or, for added effect: Statesman/Tyrant/Reichsman/Imperious.

I think I'll better stop here.
Forget that! Foreshadow/Any of my characters = OTP and totally not Gary Stu!

 

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Rolls up a goldielox on Victory right now !

Off topic: (or is it?) does the new (bugged?) base/mission T-port animation look like you are air humping?

I died laughing when I was standing behind a salesman in WW and decided to port to my base right fast!

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