• True Colors; A Look in the Minds of FP'ers (a gift giving aftermath)
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[IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n52/Raloc/banner4.jpg[/IMG] The recent uproar from the "Gift giving thread" has provoked many members to do all kinds of mindless SHENANIGANS in order to gain free items. I decided I would see how people would react if I provoked them to be racist in exchange for the recent popular game Borderlands. What I got in response was actually hilarious, all types of people came out of the woodwork to participate in this. Initially there were a few responses where people were against being flat out racist in order to get free things, but unfortunately this wasn't a morality contest: [b]these PMs are cherrypicked[/b] [QUOTE=Nintendo-Guy][QUOTE=Ralbane][QUOTE=Nintendo-Guy]is gay, now give me a copy[/QUOTE] no its why should it be socially acceptable not why it shouldnt plz read my post[/QUOTE] okay okay, umm.. uhhh.. godamnit it should be socially acceptable becauseeeeeee.. it's not gay and.. it's .. awesome i guess fuck this is hard[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=HQRSE]SHOULD NOT BE SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n52/Raloc/divider-1.png[/IMG] Then there were the passive racist ones: [QUOTE=Marler] Racism should be socially accepted as it's funny. It shows what type of people we really are and shows the different type of people you get. It also shows how people grow up with different ideas and how it varys between persons.[/QUOTE]it's ok to be racist as long as its funny and sticks to a true stereotype [QUOTE=trivium1200]Racism should be socially acceptable because, at least here in the netherlands, we can say our opinions, so if you hate black people, it's your opinion and should be allowed.[/QUOTE] in my country its ok to hate blacks [QUOTE=Collin665]Racism. Many people consider it to be a evil thing, and it is extremely frowned upon, but for what reasons? You might say that it would hurt them, emotionally or physically, or something similar but why should you care? This person is not you, you do not feel it, act upon them anything you would like and you will not get a single piece of pain that stems from it. If anything you will gain pleasure in asserting yourself over another being like a God over human kind. Socially acceptable? Of course, only the strongest and best will survive (most likely being Caucasians or asians) and after all is said and done, it won't matter if it acceptable.[/QUOTE] not white or asian? fuck you i got mine [QUOTE=Grabigel]I beleive Racism should be accepted in society because people shouldn't act like something is different. Something is different, and it needs to be recognized. You should believe what you are, and let everyone know. Why aren't I called the N word? "Something must be different" is what I'm trying to say. You should embrace what you have, and use it to your advantage. Not curl up into a ball and act like your just like everyone else. Don't act like your disabled or weird. Your perfectly normal[b], and in some fields, better.[/b][/QUOTE]and in some FIELDS? what type of FIELDS? CORN MAYBE? [QUOTE=solid_jake]Racism should be socially accepted because not only does it allow people to express themselves but it also strengthens the person being called names and such. Although it is hurtful, it helps them become more powerful in an emotional way. With this experience from the past or present, or whenever this is happening they would be able tog row an immunity similar to our bodies immune system so if the even were to ever occur again they would be able to deal with it.[/QUOTE] if people are more racist then people will forget that they are being called porchmonkey [IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n52/Raloc/divider-1.png[/IMG] Then as time went on, the much more blatantly obvious "impeach obama" esque posters began to emerge: [QUOTE=ihatecompvir]I think Racism should be socially acceptable because Niggers are bad.[/QUOTE] yep [QUOTE=Doneeh]Racism should be socially acceptable because it is completely biased against white people. A black person can call a white person cracker, but a white person can't say nigger. I see that as racism against white people only. I noticed people of any other than white people can say racist things. What the hell is up with the world?[/QUOTE]clever deduction, maybe its all that racial hatred that was formed after the whites were enslaved by the blacks [QUOTE=ihatecompvir]I'm retrying this. I think Racism should be socially acceptable, because it isn't such a bad thing. Saying "I don't like black people" should be acceptable by people because it is their opinion. Same with other races. If I want to hate on mexicans, I should be able to. People should ACCEPT RACISM BECAUSE IT IS OPINION. This is the main reason people should accept racism. "nigger" should not be considered "bad" because it is opinion. Same with video games. If video games were like racism, no one would care what races you liked and hated. This is my paragraph.[/QUOTE]racism is like video games, I just don't like some video games [IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n52/Raloc/divider-1.png[/IMG] then at the VERY end people tried to intellectually tackle the subject: [QUOTE=Spork-Juct]Racism, Why do we have it? Why do people like it? Why do people hate it? This answer is quite a simple question, because people can be assholes and people can be butthurt. Racism is justified by Wikipedia as "primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race." This means that there is segregation of different people and different treatment by the color of skin also known as race. Racism is a word fondled like a hot potato in modern society, as everything is considered racist and everybody is a racist. The problem is that everyone is somewhat racist, with some people being more than others. This is why racism should be a tolerated part of current society. Without racism, there would be more hate than the so called "social peace". Without any "social peace" at all, there would be violence and anarchy. Having racism may be an annoying part of life for some and is often used as a scapegoat, but without racism, there wouldn't be humans. Without humans, there wouldn't be us.[/QUOTE] intolerance breeds tolerance [QUOTE=Nergul1] I am hereby presenting the case for why racism should be socially acceptable in a modern society. There are a number of reasons of why this is the case, and I am going to present to you the most prominent in order to win a copy of Borderlands. The first reason is quite simple; people of different races look different because they have adapted to suit the environment they were living in over the course of generations. It is natural selection. So I say; if people have adapted physically, what is there to say they couldn't have adapted mentally as well? Different mentalities are useful in different situations, and the mentalities that prosper in one environment would be different to the mentalities that prosper in a different environment, where different skills are needed and where different characteristics are held in high regard for mating purposes. So, to put it succinctly, there are almost certainly mental differences between people of different races. Next, we have the reason of patriotism. It is socially accepted to be patriotic towards your country, and by extension its inhabitants. But if people are of a different race to you, then they aren't your country's inhabitants (at least not in the long term) and therefore it should be socially acceptable to view them as inferior to your master race country folk. Similarly, people from other countries will have cultures different to yours that probably sacrifice people because they're all a bunch of tribal primitives really. Another reason why racism should be socially acceptable is because insulting people for looking funny in other ways is socially acceptable already. What I mean is, if insulting people because they have red hair or dodgy teeth or because they are really short is acceptable, what is the difference between that and insulting someone because of their skin colour? I see no difference (well, I do see a differance, and insulting someone for any of the things I mentioned is just as bad as racism but I want borderlands, goddamnit!). I just want to say again, I do NOT believe any of that shit, so please don't misquote me for it.[/QUOTE] for some one who doesn't believe this you sure were able to write a lot heh......... [IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n52/Raloc/divider-1.png[/IMG] :siren: bonus quotes :siren: I replied a few individuals on their opinion of the word "nigger" and these are the responses I got: [QUOTE=Marler]Nigger is the word used to discriminate black people. Back in the 1960s in America it was very common for white men to call people nigger. Some people still want to discriminate people by calling them niggers today whilst others think that everyone is equal. I have the view that I think we are all equal. But others would say that we should call all black people niggers, as they think they are worse then us and don't think they should be accepted into society the way they are and this encourage lynchings and burning of black peoples buildings such as in Mississippi Burning. But I think it's wrong to call someone a nigger. But thinking about it, it's just another term of slang or nickname for them such as Pikey or Chav. So it's used to describe the different type of people. But I still don't think that it's right. We are all equal and they should be treated just like us and so I don't think that we should call people names for who they are. But others may disagree and say that it's for the better, but in my view it isn't Hopefully I've secured it for my friend :D[/QUOTE] unfortunately reading wikipedia isn't gonna help your friend get any closer to playing borderlands [QUOTE=Nergul1]My feelings on the word nigger can be summed up fairly quickly. Nigger is a good start, but a better term would be "fucking niggers". I suggest we should swap to this because there is no time when you want to call someone a nigger that you don't really hate them and really want to suffer, and adding an extra 'fucking' in does the job nicely. This can be translated into the other variants on the word nigger, such as fucking sand nigger, and of course, fucking wigger, because white people can be assholes too. And I still don't believe anything I've said. [/QUOTE] once again for some one who states they don't believe this, you are a pretty convincing racist [IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n52/Raloc/divider-1.png[/IMG] closing thoughts: [url]http://www.mediafire.com/?e1mzyzndiwz[/url] - bulk dump of all the PMs I got from today people are under the impression that racism only applies to blacks vs whites credits to stickmoose for the banner and dividers
these findings are truly horrifying
Oh, haha. My thread has spawned some serious shit.
i want my prize ban op
What. True colors indeed!
Oh facepunch, you're too easily fooled Did anyone win by the way?
stickmoose did and from it we forged an eternal friendship that will span a lifetime
[QUOTE=Ralbane;18306937]stickmoose did and from it we forged an eternal friendship that will span a lifetime[/QUOTE] It was a trap all along.
[QUOTE=Ralbane;18306671][IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n52/Raloc/banner4.jpg[/IMG] The recent uproar from the "Gift giving thread" has provoked many members to do all kinds of mindless SHENANIGANS in order to gain free items. I decided I would see how people would react if I provoked them to be racist in exchange for the recent popular game Borderlands. What I got in response was actually hilarious, all types of people came out of the woodwork to participate in this. Initially there were a few responses where people were against being flat out racist in order to get free things, but unfortunately this wasn't a morality contest: [b]these PMs are cherrypicked[/b] [IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n52/Raloc/divider-1.png[/IMG] Then their were the passive racist ones: it's ok to be racist as long as its funny and sticks to a true stereotype in my country its ok to hate blacks not white or asian? fuck you i got mine and in some FIELDS? what type of FIELDS? CORN MAYBE? if people are more racist then people will forget that they are being called porchmonkey [IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n52/Raloc/divider-1.png[/IMG] Then as time went on, the much more blatantly obvious "impeach obama" esque posters began to emerge: yep clever deduction, maybe its all that racial hatred that was formed after the whites were enslaved by the blacks racism is like video games, I just don't like some video games [IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n52/Raloc/divider-1.png[/IMG] then at the VERY end people tried to intellectually tackle the subject: intolerance breeds tolerance for some one who doesn't believe this you sure were able to write a lot heh......... [IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n52/Raloc/divider-1.png[/IMG] :siren: bonus quotes :siren: I replied a few individuals on their opinion of the word "nigger" and these are the responses I got: unfortunately reading wikipedia isn't gonna help your friend get any closer to playing borderlands once again for some one who states they don't believe this, you are a pretty convincing racist [IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n52/Raloc/divider-1.png[/IMG] closing thoughts: [url]http://www.mediafire.com/?e1mzyzndiwz[/url] - bulk dump of all the PMs I got from today people are under the impression that racism only applies to blacks vs whites credits to stickmoose for the banner and dividers[/QUOTE] God I love you Ralbane.
Welcome to the Internet: Where racism is cool.
Damn I missed my chance!
[QUOTE=Spork-Juct;18307036]It was a trap all along.[/QUOTE] Spork you racist
Should be a racism emote. Well the head should :racism: [IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n52/Raloc/divider-1.png[/IMG]
My was that a fun paragraph to type taken right off the internet. :smug:
Ah fuck I knew it would come up on the forums at some point Good thing I lied about mine, I am not racist.
This is the thread where we cover our asses so get to it boys. :buddy: I'm just glad I got to be in the OP for once. Just wish it were something a bit more formal..
[QUOTE=ihatecompvir;18307170]Ah fuck I knew it would come up on the forums at some point Good thing I lied about mine, I am not racist.[/QUOTE] I bet you aren't buddy...
[QUOTE=Valdor;18307313]I bet you aren't buddy...[/QUOTE] Well... Everyone is a little bit racist.
As much as I wanted Borderlands I didn't enter because I can't just go against what I stand by. All humans are created equal, nothing makes one person better than the next.
I wish my threads got this much attention... :Dawkins102:
[QUOTE=Painseeker;18307387]As much as I wanted Borderlands I didn't enter because I can't just go against what I stand by. All humans are created equal, nothing makes one person better than the next.[/QUOTE] That is what Thomas Jefferson said, and if all men were created equal why are some good at painting, at writing, at hard labor, at sports, at intelligence, and at Business more than others?
Want my prize, ban OP for helping to derail a thread. I also stand by what I said on reverse racism.
[QUOTE=Spork-Juct;18307460]That is what Thomas Jefferson said, and if all men were created equal why are some good at painting, at writing, at hard labor, at sports, at intelligence, and at Business?[/QUOTE] Skills don't really matter, we're all made of flesh and blood and we are all of the same species. There is no reason why anybody should be considered unequal to any other human because of his/her skin colour.
Where is the logic behind this? This is the internet, where everything is relatively anonymous unless someone actively seeks you out as you. You're giving them something so that they'll do something that will keep them relatively anonymous in real life unless actively seeked, and even then there are a million things they could say to someone in real life to convince them that "that guy on the internet" wasn't them. So basically you gave away borderlands (I think you did anyway) for free for no real reason.
Awesome Page dividers.
And to quote a friend "Racism is funny unless you take it seriously"
[QUOTE=Bredirish123;18307542]Awesome Page dividers.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n52/Raloc/divider-1.png[/IMG] I want that to be a freaking emote. Not the line, but the black guy head. :blackguy: :racism: :racist: or something like that could trigger it.
Yep, totally shows how people are and not that they just wanted a free game. Good job OP, you win one internet mystery detective badge.
:th89: should trigger that emote
through the other side of the looking glass
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