Woohoo, official off-topic thread!

Originally posted by FinalAnswer
[B]That doesn't make you right though.

I can't actually recall the last time I myself actually seriously harassed Nemesis, though you assume I don't regret being an ******* to him on occasion.

BT, meanwhile, was an active troll, and often baited people into doing so.

Homophobia is socially and politically wrong, for one thing,

if I were making jokes about Christians and Catholics, and someone asked me to stop, I would. :l

Jokes are all fine until someone takes serious offense. At that point, you ask yourself, gee, is it worth personally upsetting someone, just so I can keep saying this? If someone were offended by racist jokes, would it be perfectly fine to keep posting them? No, know why? It's not because it's politically incorrect to, it's because it's human decency to comply with someone's personal request.

This has everything to do with the fact that EA is a popular and well liked member here.

Regardless of how you might feel after harassing NemesisX, you've never jumped on anyone else for harassing him like you're doing to me now.

Regardless of how you might feel after harassing Quan-Chi, you've never jumped on anyone else for harassing him like you're doing to me now.

Regardless of how you might feel after harassing Burning Thought, you've never jumped on anyone for harassing him like you're doing to me.

What do these three members have in common? No one likes them. Or in NemesisX' case, for a long time no one liked him. Therefore it's perfectly okay to antagonize them. Everyone likes EA, therefore "hurting her feelings" is wrong, which, incredibly, is even more ironic than one might initially think, considering all the antagonizing done at those members' expense was deliberate and malicious, whereas I never intended to antagonize EA at all.

That's all there is to it.

Originally posted by TheAuraAngel
Me personally? I'm a heterosexual, white, Christian, male. Nothing really offends me except stupidity and personal annoyances.

The one thing I would pick that annoys me would be

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suicide jokes.

Bit of a touchy subject for me.

'Aura; the all-round white guy' Mm thats a fair one I guess. 'annoys you' is a strange wording though..

This place needs and ice-breaker.

Originally posted by BloodRain
'Aura; the all-round white guy' Mm thats a fair one I guess. 'annoys you' is a strange wording though..

This place needs and ice-breaker.

Because saying it offends me just doesn't sit right. Someone making a joke about that doesn't hurt me. It just sorta makes me sad.

I took a pee outside today. Someone drove by and made eye contact with me. Was odd.

Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
If I declared right now that I find My Little Pony to be highly offensive, would you all stop bringing it up in here? Would those of you with MLP avatars and signatures change your avatars and signatures to something entirely different, all for the sake of not offending me?

If I said that I found homosexuality to be offensive, would you all not talk about things that homosexual in nature?

If I thought that you were geniunely uncomfortable on these subjects and you asked me not to discuss them, then yes. Though you should probably pick better examples because the idea that anyone would find MLP offensive is laughable and none of us are homosexual so it really isn't a topic thats likely to come up.

I actually have defended both BT and even Nemesis X, for the record, when I thought they were being treated unfairly.

Quan though? No. No way.

Originally posted by Nephthys
none of us are homosexual

That makes me homosexual.

Granted, I also like women, so bisexual is a more proper term, but homosexuality is defined solely as attraction to one's own gender, an attribute I possess.

Shit and I thought you people knew me.

Originally posted by Nephthys
If I thought that you were geniunely uncomfortable on these subjects and you asked me not to discuss them, then yes. Though you should probably pick better examples because the idea that anyone would find MLP offensive is laughable and none of us are homosexual so it really isn't a topic thats likely to come up.

Point being? "Laughable", obviously, is rather relative, isn't it?

I knew that NemeBro. If it makes you feel loved or whatever.

I not only knew that. But have embraced it. <3

Originally posted by NemeBro
I am a guy who likes guys.

That makes me homosexual.

Granted, I also like women, so bisexual is a more proper term, but homosexuality is defined solely as attraction to one's own gender, an attribute I possess.

Shit and I thought you people knew me.

BISEXUAL SO U DON'T COUNT STFU LALALALALALACANTHEARYOU!

Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
I find the idea that someone can be offended by someone saying "That's sexist" to be laughable.

Point being? "Laughable", obviously, is rather relative, isn't it?

Yes it is pretty stupid. I mean, its not like women have been oppressed for 1000's of years or anything.

And you'll note that despite me personally thinking it would be dumb to be offended by MLP I still said I would stop discussing it if you asked me to stop. 😐

Originally posted by Nephthys
[B]Yes it is pretty stupid. I mean, its not like women have been oppressed for 1000's of years or anything.

Furthermore, "that's sexist" isn't a sexist statement. Try harder, lol.

And you'll note that despite me personally thinking it would be dumb to be offended by MLP I still said I would stop discussing it if you asked me to stop. 😐

Stop, then.

Also, stop discussing Code Geass as well. Incidentally, I was raped by a man wearing a Code Geass shirt and now it offends me deeply. And stop discussing The Old Republic, it offends me, as well as Holmes, Dr. Who, what other weird stuff you like, on the grounds that it offends me.

It is the environment of the forum, really.

It is making someone uncomfortable.

To put this plainly, is telling that joke really worth them leaving because they don't want to hang out somewhere that makes them feel uncomfortable?

I'm not making them leave. So it doesn't really matter to me, tbh.

If I stated that I was going to leave the forum, UNLESS I was allowed to make such jokes, would you therefore allow me to make them without objection?

Or would you say that ultimately that's my own choice to leave?

Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
I'm not making them leave. So it doesn't really matter to me, tbh.

If I stated that I was going to leave the forum, UNLESS I was allowed to make such jokes, would you therefore allow me to make them without challenge?

So cold.

Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
How is that relevant at all?

While I don't know her very well EA is likely quite touchy on the subject of sexism, something you were making light of. From what I gathered you two had argued on the subject and she told you to drop it. When you jokingly brought it up again she was understandably not amused. The point is, sexism is actually a topic many can feel uncomfortable with due to personal shit.

Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
Stop, then.

Also, stop discussing Code Geass as well. Incidentally, I was raped by a man wearing a Code Geass shirt and now it offends me deeply. And stop discussing The Old Republic, it offends me, as well as Holmes, Dr. Who, what other weird stuff you like, on the grounds that it offends me.

You're being a real ******* about this you know. I only said that I would if you were genuinely offended by it, and not acting like a spoiled child kicking people in the shins for attention.

Originally posted by Nephthys
[B]While I don't know her very well EA is likely quite touchy on the subject of sexism, something you were making light of. From what I gathered you two had argued on the subject and she told you to drop it. When you jokingly brought it up again she was understandably not amused. The point is, sexism is actually a topic many can feel uncomfortable with due to personal shit.

Sighs. And "uncomfortable" and "personal" are, by definition, relative.

You're being a real ******* about this you know. I only said that I would if you were genuinely offended by it, and not acting like a spoiled child kicking people in the shins for attention.

I stated that I didn't want to argue about this anymore, and stopped talking about this pages ago. And then someone decided to bring it back to life. And I'm the one kicking for attention? That doesn't make any sense.

If you don't like what I'm saying, stop replying. It should be pretty obvious that I think you're biased and full of shit, and the feeling is obviously mutual. So how are you any better for pushing this discussion along?

Fvck.

Sometimes I wish I were a mod. Then I could tell you guys to take it to the PM's. >_>

Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
I'm not making them leave. So it doesn't really matter to me, tbh.

If I stated that I was going to leave the forum, UNLESS I was allowed to make such jokes, would you therefore allow me to make them without objection?

Or would you say that ultimately that's my own choice to leave?

Come on man. You are being sort of ridiculous with that question, lol.

Stopping telling the jokes would mean you just stopped telling the jokes that would offend the member. The opposite would require either the member just getting over something that makes them very uncomfortable in this environment, or everyone just becoming apathetic in general to the feelings of said member. Something I can't do, honestly.

Originally posted by RE: Blaxican
Sighs. And "uncomfortable" and "personal" are, by definition, relative.

I stated that I didn't want to argue about this anymore, and stopped talking about this pages ago. And then someone decided to bring it back to life. And I'm the one kicking for attention? That doesn't make any sense.

If you don't like what I'm saying, stop replying. It should be pretty obvious that I think you're biased and full of shit, and the feeling is obviously mutual. So how are you any better for pushing this discussion along?

Very well, but you've lost a shitton of browny points with me today young man.

Originally posted by NemeBro
Damn, that was cold. 😐

Come on man. You are being sort of ridiculous with that question, lol.

Stopping telling the jokes would mean you just stopped telling the jokes that would offend the member. The opposite would require either the member just getting over something that makes them very uncomfortable in this environment, or everyone just becoming apathetic in general to the feelings of said member. Something I can't do, honestly.

And again I point out that all this touchy-feely stuff was no where around when Quan, BT and Nemesis were being prodded. You personally may have defended some of them, but most didn't, and you didn't defend them nearly as much as you're defending this person. So I ask again where the consistency here is. Can someone answer that question for me?