Dante is a complete wuss.

[Maneesh]

We have to like Caitlin and say it is courage, but Christian just have to go hide while gay is everywhere. I like them all but don't like see reversal in presucution! Everyone need to respect EVERYONE!!!!

 

[Stoked]

I'm the opposite. Using gay as an insult is very 1950s and it's one of those things that should be found only in history books. I say this as one who talks to Trout semi-regularly and finds him a stand-up guy otherwise.

So what is your solution? Infractions for every gay reference? What about posts that offend people (intended or not) on religion, nationality, race, spirituality, gender, financial or some other area? Is there a requisite number of people that need to be offended first? or just one? What is acceptable and what isn't? What about when the implied offense is BS and it's a personal vendetta (quite common on here)?

 

[Siro]

So what is your solution? Infractions for every gay reference? What about posts that offend people (intended or not) on religion, nationality, race, spirituality, gender, financial or some other area? Is there a requisite number of people that need to be offended first? or just one? What is acceptable and what isn't? What about when the implied offense is BS and it's a personal vendetta (quite common on here)?

Financial?

 

[Stoked]

Financial?

Making fun of people based on financial/economic class. Rich/poor, or even offending them over their choices of investment.

 

[Siro]

Making fun of people based on financial/economic class. Rich/poor, or even offending them over their choices of investment.

Offending them over choices of investment? Why are you including this with the traditional protections? I'm laughing so hard!

"You're a Muslim which makes you a terrorist"
"You're the kind of person who buys into a new issue of a close-end fund"
"HOW DARE YOU SIR!"

 

[Deleted member 848]

So what is your solution?

Oh, from a moderating perspective? That's pretty tough, honestly. That comment was moreso directed to Trout specifically-- he can do better than calling people 'fägs' or 'gay' IMO. He's a funny dude. Moderators can only go so far in imposing proper posting etiquette, and I'd say I'm fine with it for the most part.

Infractions for every gay reference? What about posts that offend people (intended or not) on religion, nationality, race, spirituality, gender, financial or some other area? Is there a requisite number of people that need to be offended first? or just one? What is acceptable and what isn't? What about when the implied offense is BS and it's a personal vendetta (quite common on here)?

Infractions should be levied towards poster where it is clear that their posts seem attacking in nature. Beneath that, it is up to peer posters to call the poster out if their content is misogynistic (common), homophobic, or racist. Etc.

 

[Stoked]

Offending them over choices of investment? Why are you including this with the traditional protections? I'm laughing so hard!

"You're a Muslim which makes you a terrorist"
"You're the kind of person who buys into a new issue of a close-end fund"
"HOW DARE YOU SIR!"

But if that person is offended or feigns offense? Then what?

Either way you get the point that I am making.

 

[UGLI baby]

He never mentions XSY and he must call people gay in threads once a week when he's throwing shade so I'm not remotely sure he knows he's gay. He was simply flaming (no pun I swear) all those who were giving Rev a hard time, no just XSY.

He was 100% talking about Xsy, as Xsy was the main person who got mad.

I don't even really care, just pointing out the obvious that he was referencing Xsy.

 

[Stoked]

He was 100% talking about Xsy, as Xsy was the main person who got mad.

I don't even really care, just pointing out the obvious that he was referencing Xsy.

I think both arguments are plausible. It was not only XSY who got made. Cappy, Gregbroncs, Red Jazz Fan and others all blasted him.

Whether it was specific to XSY or not it was dumb.

 

[Joe Bagadonuts]

I think both arguments are plausible. It was not only XSY who got made. Cappy, Gregbroncs, Red Jazz Fan and others all blasted him.

Whether it was specific to XSY or not it was dumb.

Anybody here ever been called a roast beef curtain before? I hope one day we can reach a stage of enlightenment where meat-based insults are not okay.

 

[Gameface]

So what is your solution? Infractions for every gay reference? What about posts that offend people (intended or not) on religion, nationality, race, spirituality, gender, financial or some other area? Is there a requisite number of people that need to be offended first? or just one? What is acceptable and what isn't? What about when the implied offense is BS and it's a personal vendetta (quite common on here)?

There was a short period of time a few years ago when using gay as a slur was a warnable/infractable offense. I think that's completely appropriate.

 

[moevillini]

I'm the opposite. Using gay as an insult is very 1950s and it's one of those things that should be found only in history books. I say this as one who talks to Trout semi-regularly and finds him a stand-up guy otherwise.

Definitely not from the 50's. Probably more like the 80's and 90's.

In the 50's (and probably thru the 60's as well) it was used more as a compliment, meaning something along the lines of "happy and carefree"