Originally posted by Janus Marius
I didn't notice any racial insults, Faunus. Granted, there was a lot of insulting in that post, but Nai can handle himself (I would assume).And really, do you HAVE to be angry to make posts like that? I don't think so. I don't fret one minute about these arguments nor do I get angry, and as you can see I can be just as bad.
The ''german n00b'' and lingual insults seemed pretty close to racial slurs, Janus.
And I doubt anyone with real values in life would get excessively worked up over one of these arguments. But the insults aren't really necessary, imho, and they tend to give the wrong message to everyone.
Originally posted by Faunus
The ''german n00b'' and lingual insults seemed pretty close to racial slurs, Janus.
No, they're not. At worst, they're ethnic slurs, and not very serious ones at that. I've said similar things in the past with Nai and with Fishy, and that didn't warrant any tension.
And I doubt anyone with real values in life would get excessively worked up over one of these arguments. But the insults aren't really necessary, imho, and they tend to give the wrong message to everyone.
In a sense, I agree. And in a sense, ribbing on one another is a large part of what we do here. If he was Numan, you likely wouldn't be as worked up. Now, Nai's a grown guy and can sling insults just as well as he can take them. If he thinks their over the top jokes, than that's his call. But I saw them as being pretty damn light; certainly not as bad as some of the stuff we've done to Numan, or Vercetti, or Lightsnake or Dan the man.
Originally posted by Janus Marius
No, they're not. At worst, they're ethnic slurs, and not very serious ones at that. I've said similar things in the past with Nai and with Fishy, and that didn't warrant any tension.
Fair enough. I just don't see remarks relating one's ''ethnicity'' to their capabilities as fair at all. Meh, whatever. As you said, Nai can handle himself.
In a sense, I agree. And in a sense, ribbing on one another is a large part of what we do here. If he was Numan, you likely wouldn't be as worked up. Now, Nai's a grown guy and can sling insults just as well as he can take them. If he thinks their over the top jokes, than that's his call. But I saw them as being pretty damn light; certainly not as bad as some of the stuff we've done to Numan, or Vercetti, or Lightsnake or Dan the man.
Calling people daft I could care less about, as I've done that myself in the past hundred posts. It's some of the more personal remarks that I disagree with, and I've never seen anyone else commit themselves to those.
Vercetti? The guy's first thread had an introductory post bashing me. Lightsnake and Numan were just completely out of wack. I wasn't even here for the DanTheMan conflicts.
But yeah, I suppose they weren't overly aggressive. Again, I just don't see the need for general, unprovoked bashing. Whatever, though, this is between Nai and IKC.