Chat filter is being abused for homophobic and transphobic purposes, please change.

[Odstarva]

Maaaan, do I have mixed feelings.

One one hand, I understand exactly how you feel OP. But as a friend of mine taught me when I walked out of the proverbial closet, you eventually have to get used to the fact that bigots won't have their mind changed, even if the only thing you're requesting is to be allowed to live just the same way anyone else is. I have pretty thin skin, and I happen to be quite proud of that, but you need to learn to ignore these voices if they offer nothing of value to you (believe me, they're doing the same with our voices).


As for some wanting to blacklist words like LBGT or whatever, well... I happen to hold the opinion that whatever goes inside one's head should be sacred, even if I'd consider it a barbarity personally. If one wants to hold hatred in the heart and that's their way of life, who am I, who are you, to deny them that?

[Gyson]

While it probably won't happen in my lifetime, I just want things to advance to the point where people don't feel the need to advertise a particular orientation or identify with a particular group in every other statement, and instead are simply content with being unique individuals who don't fit neatly within any specific box.

[Mostly_Raxus]

While it probably won't happen in my lifetime, I just want things to advance to the point where people don't feel the need to advertise a particular orientation or identify with a particular group in every other statement, and instead are simply content with being unique individuals who don't fit neatly within any specific box.

100% agree with you, thats how i live my life every day, but find it poignant to quote:

"For the world of man to mean anything, man must own the world. To this end, he hath fought ever to raise himself through conflict--to grow rich through conquest. And when the dust of battle settles, is it ever the strong who dictate the fate of the weak.
Knowing this, but a single path is open to the impotent ruler--that of false worship. A path which leads to enervation and death. Only a man of power can rightly steer the course of civilization. And in this land of creeping mendacity, that one truth will prove its salvation."

the weak need the strong to justify their insecurities.

[WeakestZenosEnjoyer]

100% agree with you, thats how i live my life every day, but find it poignant to quote:

"For the world of man to mean anything, man must own the world...

Of all the things I was expecting out of this thread it was certainly not the Praetorium speech

[Odstarva]

While it probably won't happen in my lifetime, I just want things to advance to the point where people don't feel the need to advertise a particular orientation or identify with a particular group in every other statement, and instead are simply content with being unique individuals who don't fit neatly within any specific box.

I used to feel and believe the same way - until I developed a bit of personal empathy and lived a few experiences of my own. I get how you'd look at it that way, but more often than not it's just a way for minority groups to know that whatever place is being advertised is a safe-space.
Mind you, probably not that big of a necessity in this game, but I totally get why.

"For the world of man to mean anything, man must own the world. To this end, he hath fought ever to raise himself through conflict--to grow rich through conquest. And when the dust of battle settles, is it ever the strong who dictate the fate of the weak.
Knowing this, but a single path is open to the impotent ruler--that of false worship. A path which leads to enervation and death. Only a man of power can rightly steer the course of civilization. And in this land of creeping mendacity, that one truth will prove its salvation."

the weak need the strong to justify their insecurities.

I'm twelve and this is deep

[Mcg55ss]

It is not OK if people don't want to see sentences with "LGBT". You can filter RP venues with other phrases like "discord.gg", "18+". Filtering "LGBT" just shows what kind of person you are.

Well sold me..I wasn't planning on filtering any word cuz I didn't care enough to go through effort but this post convinced me LGBTQIA w.e else there is will be the only one I block, ty for changing my mind op

[Rore]

Didn't know I could filter chat. Great idea; thanks, OP!

[Mostly_Raxus]

I used to feel and believe the same way - until I developed a bit of personal empathy and lived a few experiences of my own. I get how you'd look at it that way, but more often than not it's just a way for minority groups to know that whatever place is being advertised is a safe-space.
Mind you, probably not that big of a necessity in this game, but I totally get why.[/I]

Hmph! How very glib.
I find the only ones that generally need a safe space are the ones that demand that they not be treated like everyone else because they are "x"..
if you spend your life hiding from the world then the world will never care if you were there to begin with, same that if you spend you life telling everyone else they are wrong for their own feelings then you will be ignored.
people are sick of those that use their identity as a badge of honor to lord over others like they deserve to be held high on a pedestal for all to see. like anyone else cares...

[Sotaris]

We have chat filters? I wasn't aware of that. If true thank god. Maybe I don't need to see all the RP and venue shouts now.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Guys, it's just TitanMen baiting on lgbt issues again. That's his normal MO lol.