Originally Posted by Aracoon
Nigga is alright considering it IS used as slang, but nigger is just inappropriate to be honest. You do not hear black people calling other people niggers.
I'll expand on this in a while.
I've have seen black people using 'Nigga' in a derogatory manner. I won't argue that 'Nigger' is used worse but I don't think anyone respects either of them. 'Nigger', 'Faggot', 'Kike', 'Chink' and like words have no respect in them and do not convey anything positive, regardless of context or variation. However, I don't believe we should ban someone for simply using them. I feel like a simple infraction gets the point across, and if they repeat the offence, especially against the same victim, then they should get banned for not learning their lesson.
Below is proof of 'Nigga' being used in a derogatory manner. Has heavy use of profanity, but I just know someone would argue that 'Nigga' can't be use aggressively or derogatorily.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhgwy9y5ttA
Originally Posted by Aracoon
Nigga is alright considering it IS used as slang, but nigger is just inappropriate to be honest.
I approve of this aswell, me living in Tennessee i hear the term nigger a lot, but i've almost never heard someone calling someone a nigga that's trying to be offensive.
I'm going to give my personal opinion on this.
Nigger was a derogatory word decades ago. Some may argue that it still is, and they may be correct.
But the key word here is context. And, most people on the Toribash community do not actively state their race, and (unfortunately) often times people are assumed to be white. The race that this word is used against tends to be african american, but as I said before, race is not something that most people are aware of when it comes to each player. So, that means that "nigger" can not be directed towards another player with the intent of offending them because their race is unknown.
But, racist statements can still be blatantly made, such as simply saying that "niggers aren't people" or "I hate niggers". I believe that this is the context in which the word should be banworthy.
Nigger was a derogatory word decades ago. Some may argue that it still is, and they may be correct.
But the key word here is context. And, most people on the Toribash community do not actively state their race, and (unfortunately) often times people are assumed to be white. The race that this word is used against tends to be african american, but as I said before, race is not something that most people are aware of when it comes to each player. So, that means that "nigger" can not be directed towards another player with the intent of offending them because their race is unknown.
But, racist statements can still be blatantly made, such as simply saying that "niggers aren't people" or "I hate niggers". I believe that this is the context in which the word should be banworthy.
Valterain1 was defeated by hermaphrodite on Oct 17, 2015.
It doesn't matter if you are using it in or out of context, it simply does not need to be said. Why the hell would you need to say it? Sure you have the freedom to, but does that mean you should? It seriously does offend people. Why would you need to say nigger when you have a more appropriate word (nigga) anyway?.
You can say nigger, just please say it somewhere else. It does not need to be said here.
That and I'm assuming like 95% perfect of the people in this thread FOR saying the word nigger are not black anyway. If you want to make this fair, gather a few of the African Americans in the community and let them vote.
You can say nigger, just please say it somewhere else. It does not need to be said here.
That and I'm assuming like 95% perfect of the people in this thread FOR saying the word nigger are not black anyway. If you want to make this fair, gather a few of the African Americans in the community and let them vote.
Last edited by Aracoon; Nov 29, 2015 at 03:17 AM.
