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Trench wars needs a cleanup in regards to racism.
I may be over-sensitive but after last nights fiasco this needs to be said. I was in ?go javs and we were having a big disagreement about politics and all of a sudden i get a pm from this newb saying that "all canadians are hockey playing fuckups and they should all be shot to do the world a favor"
i had been talking to adamant <ZH> asking about getting an event hosted. and asked him if saying such a thing would be considered racism. he checked and it was not. I am shocked and appalled at this. The TW community is a very diverse crowd and I am proud to be part of it for so long. But this is ridiculous.
By dictionary.com the definition of racism is:
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
And by dictionary.com the definition of race is:
1. a group of persons related by common descent or heredity.
2. a population so related.
3. Anthropology. a. any of the traditional divisions of humankind, the commonest being the Caucasian, Mongoloid, and Negro, characterized by supposedly distinctive and universal physical characteristics: no longer in technical use.
b. an arbitrary classification of modern humans, sometimes, esp. formerly, based on any or a combination of various physical characteristics, as skin color, facial form, or eye shape, and now frequently based on such genetic markers as blood groups.
c. a human population partially isolated reproductively from other populations, whose members share a greater degree of physical and genetic similarity with one another than with other humans.
4. a group of tribes or peoples forming an ethnic stock: the Slavic race.
5. any people united by common history, language, cultural traits, etc.: the Dutch race.
6. the human race or family; humankind: Nuclear weapons pose a threat to the race.
7. Zoology. a variety; subspecies.
8. a natural kind of living creature: the race of fishes.
9. any group, class, or kind, esp. of persons: Journalists are an interesting race.
10. the characteristic taste or flavor of wine.
–adjective 11. of or pertaining to the races of humankind.
So yes, We as canadians are considered a race(for i am sure that people will argue this point so i put the definitions in to stop the arguement BEFORE it starts), and frankly I would like the staff to ensure that everyone gets fair treatment. I know they do their best, and all this post is supposed to be is a way to ensure that TW works better and protects the players from unacceptable harrasment.
(and for the record i ?ignored the freak that did it :P)
i had been talking to adamant <ZH> asking about getting an event hosted. and asked him if saying such a thing would be considered racism. he checked and it was not. I am shocked and appalled at this. The TW community is a very diverse crowd and I am proud to be part of it for so long. But this is ridiculous.
By dictionary.com the definition of racism is:
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
2. a policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
3. hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.
And by dictionary.com the definition of race is:
1. a group of persons related by common descent or heredity.
2. a population so related.
3. Anthropology. a. any of the traditional divisions of humankind, the commonest being the Caucasian, Mongoloid, and Negro, characterized by supposedly distinctive and universal physical characteristics: no longer in technical use.
b. an arbitrary classification of modern humans, sometimes, esp. formerly, based on any or a combination of various physical characteristics, as skin color, facial form, or eye shape, and now frequently based on such genetic markers as blood groups.
c. a human population partially isolated reproductively from other populations, whose members share a greater degree of physical and genetic similarity with one another than with other humans.
4. a group of tribes or peoples forming an ethnic stock: the Slavic race.
5. any people united by common history, language, cultural traits, etc.: the Dutch race.
6. the human race or family; humankind: Nuclear weapons pose a threat to the race.
7. Zoology. a variety; subspecies.
8. a natural kind of living creature: the race of fishes.
9. any group, class, or kind, esp. of persons: Journalists are an interesting race.
10. the characteristic taste or flavor of wine.
–adjective 11. of or pertaining to the races of humankind.
So yes, We as canadians are considered a race(for i am sure that people will argue this point so i put the definitions in to stop the arguement BEFORE it starts), and frankly I would like the staff to ensure that everyone gets fair treatment. I know they do their best, and all this post is supposed to be is a way to ensure that TW works better and protects the players from unacceptable harrasment.
(and for the record i ?ignored the freak that did it :P)
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