Anyone play on Zikel - Know this boxer who was banned?

[Seldum]

It is a figure of speech for me. Nothing personal hate towards gay people, they are a cool bunch in my world. Im sorry if some of you may find it offensive, this was not my intentions.

What I meant to say is, that botting suck and I don't like bots.

If an admin or forum mod want me to delete and/or change the initial post ill gladly do so.

[Kopitar]

I prefer botters to gay basher - mods please delete that post (and mine)

a bit sensitive are we? i saw no gay bashing

[Owltoid]

Botting = playing like a Mexican

That must be legit too, right? I totally agree with Moorea on this point.

Mods, please delete my post too. I'm just hoping to bring an obvious example to those defending using the term "gay" in a deragatory way as acceptable. It doesn't matter if you have 1,000 gay friends, using the term to associate something as being negative is bashing, whether intended or not.

[Kopitar]

it's an expression of speech used by millions of people....get over it...you are overblowing the situation...

[Owltoid]

it's an expression of speech used by millions of people....get over it...you are overblowing the situation...

I don't think there was any malice in his post or his intention was to offend anyone. However, that doesn't mean the post shouldn't get deleted. I'm not sure how the logic of millions of people using the expression results in it being acceptable, but I'm sure you can figure that one out yourself.

[Babysir]

I prefer botters to gay basher - mods please delete that post (and mine)

I saw no gay bashing on his part. You are taking his statement and labeling it as gay bashing without any proof. Furthermore everything is offensive to someone somewhere, that does'nt mean that it is wrong or we should refrain from saying it. In all honesty, people need to get over themselves and stop trying to censor the world to fit their perception of right and wrong. Many words have multiple meanings, you just can't pick and chose which one you think he meant.

You are correct about one thing, you should delete your post since you openly violated the forum rules. You resorted to name calling.

I don't think there was any malice in his post or his intention was to offend anyone. However, that doesn't mean the post shouldn't get deleted. I'm not sure how the logic of millions of people using the expression results in it being acceptable, but I'm sure you can figure that one out yourself.

It also doesn't mean it should get deleted? Why do you feel it should be deleted? Because 1 person, chose the meaning for themselves and took it upon themselves to state it was offensive in a general sense. I took no offense from it, I took it for what it was, perhaps everyone else should and just move on.

[Owltoid]

I saw no gay bashing on his part. You are taking his statement and labeling it as gay bashing without any proof. Furthermore everything is offensive to someone somewhere, that does'nt mean that it is wrong or we should refrain from saying it. In all honesty, people need to get over themselves and stop trying to censor the world to fit their perception of right and wrong. Many words have multiple meanings, you just can't pick and chose which one you think he meant.

You are correct about one thing, you should delete your post since you openly violated the forum rules. You resorted to name calling.



It also doesn't mean it should get deleted? Why do you feel it should be deleted? Because 1 person, chose the meaning for themselves and took it upon themselves to state it was offensive in a general sense. I took no offense from it, I took it for what it was, perhaps everyone else should and just move on.

When you avoid simple logic, it's hard to have a rational discussion. He used the term "gay" as if it was something negative. It's really not that complicated.

[Babysir]

When you avoid simple logic, it's hard to have a rational discussion. He used the term "gay" as if it was something negative. It's really not that complicated.

My apologies master of all logic. I was unaware that my words were so irrational and illogical, Spock's head must be about to explode from my statements.

In case you didn't get it, the above is sarcasm. The only one making it difficult to have a rational discussion is you. You are the one attempting to overtly offend me because you disagree with my opinions. It would be much more beneficial or productive for you to act a bit more mature instead of making such statements as, "When you avoid simple logic, it's hard to have a rational discussion."

Fag is a word with multiple meanings. If i said botting = fag, then I'm sure you would jump and petition for my post to be deleted, because you assume that it's gay bashing. Now fag in the US can also mean a jerk, so my statement could mean botting is being a jerk. Now let's try the UK slang meaning, which is a chore; an arduous and timesome task. I could have then meant botting is a chore. You see how things can take on many meanings. There is nothing wrong with you finding it offensive, you have that right. The issue comes when you want to generalize it for everyone. I didn't find it offensive, but I do find your attempts at censorship offensive. There was no need for either of you to bring this out, the mods have a 'report post' button for a reason. Instead since you did not get your way you bring here, as Moorea admitted.

[Moorea]

the good news is when logic fails there is always the ignore button (even though it's burried pretty deep in the UI)

[Stealthy]

Just to clarify - using terms like 'gay', 'fag', etc in a derogatory fasion are not welcome on this forum for obvious reasons. There are nearly 30000 registered users on DB now, and boxing isn't restricted to straight people only.

It's not a censorship issue, it's about respecting others regardless of their choice of sexuality.

I'm leaving the thread open, since I don't beleive any offense was meant and Seldum was quick to clarify.

Cheers,
Stealthy