Re: Offensive Names
Shock Therapy said:
I apprieciate your point, but realize this... once you start changing something because it's offensive, you start down a slippery slope and where does it end? There are all sort of words that have double meanings and there will be 100 new ones tomorrow. It may be a bit dramatic to use in this instance, but I can't think of better quote to describe my feelings toward this situation than "He who gives up freedom for security deserves neither".
Yeah I been thinking about this since it was posted and I have so many mixed feelings. I was reading a post this morning about someone asking why ""racist words are allowed in the forums, and he was pretty much shut down by staff on his topic ,infact it was locked!
Thinking about it how is it any different that what you are saying, Offensive names are offensive Names, whether it be Racist names or Char Names a OFFENSIVE name or word is the same damn thing.
Yet in that other post you have staff defending the right to use them.Infact most Racist names and or really disgusting words are used by Staff.
I went back and was reading many ,many post infact I would say Staffers, a good many of them are the very worst Offenders.
So why the very same staff that defend and agree with Alkiser in this post go about their merry way and are the WORST Role Models..saying the most Offensive shit ever, can now sit here and Condemn others, I am now lost..
It makes no sense how in one post they say don't cry ,suck it up , we should be able to say nigger, towelhead,gook and JAP and yet here they say Oh no Alkiser is right.
Maybe before I agree wholeheartedly with this idea, maybe Alkiser should have a serious Look at his staffers that are such poor Role Models...
Its kinda hard to get the rest of us to go along with Alkisers ideals and ideas if his own Staff makes him look bad but doing exactly as he is telling and or asking us not to do.
It should not be that bullshit our parents pulled on us of"Do as I say but not as I do" the best way to have people follow you is to be a leader and lead by example.
So I am now undecided..I will see how this plays out and how good of examples his Staffers are.
I know now that I am undecided and not just going along to get along..I know I will be flamed as others often resort to flames when they cannot articulate their thoughts in a intelligent manner or Civil manner.
BTW Shock, your post was both intelligent and civil.good Job.. thank you for making me think a little deeper on this issue.
I just find Hypocrisy on any level distasteful.in order for this to be successful he will have to do it across the board or not at all.people will not respect Hypocritical rules and Double Standards.
Examples of behavior mistakenly attributed to hypocrisy include issuing or enforcing dictates one does not follow oneself and criticizing others for carrying out some action while carrying out the same actions one self"
I know in the end Alkiser will figure something out because he does honestly care. but it will not be easy.
