Offensive Free Company Names

[Licus]

I'm black, can't count all the times I've been called the n word with the er on the end of it by some white person and I'm told daily to get over slavery. Not to mention all the racist remarks on this forum towards Americans. Yet some how random people who have no effect on my life what so ever, saying bad words, isn't enough to get my underwear in a knot and go on forums whining about it.
You're right we can't account for how sensitive someone is to words but they can't expect everyone to change what they say/do/whatever because it "offends" them. Being offended doesn't make you special or automatically right.

I actually share your sentiment. I have never reported a guild, fc, or player before for a vulgar or offensive name. I would just ignore it most of the time. This particular case called for it. I would not be surprised if I was the only person to report the name.

[SpookyGhost]

Being offended doesn't make you special or automatically right.

Of course not. But I think there's such a thing as common courtesy. Typically, there's a way you act around your friends, and there's a way you act around people you've just met. You can't expect everyone to be cool with how you act or how you present yourself when you casually use derogatory names, especially the equivalent of starting a club with that name as your title. It's just.. not cool.

[ArkhamNative]

Hee, this topic again. I still don't understand why there are so many "it's the internet" and "whiner" posts. It's SE's brand and they have a ToS. This won't be the first ARR forced name change and it won't be the last. For those that missed the threads where a rep responded, they don't say "grow a thicker skin" or whatever.

[Yule]

It's SE's brand and they have a ToS. This won't be the first ARR forced name change and it won't be the last. For those that missed the threads where a rep responded, they don't say "grow a thicker skin" or whatever.

Of course they won't can you imagine the bad press they'd get if they just said "deal with it" like any sensible person? They want money and unfortunately this game attracted a bunch of feelers.

[Limecat]

We need more FCs that quote lines of NPC dialogue from the game, such as Deadwhorescrotch and Thalsballs.

[Mirakumi]

Have you even TRIED messaging the FC leader about your concerns? I mean *some* of the people who make some FC names are pretty ignorant - I mean for ex I've seen things like "Cream Pie" and they didn't know the sexual term for that one. They really didn't. lol

[Crimen]

Is it possible to change the name of offensive free company names? I reported an FC to a GM to see if they can be forced to change the name. I will not post the FC to avoid name shaming.

Not sure if you can, but it's worth a try.

[Arkghyom]

Please, SE! I saw someone typing "wet undies" the other day, please ban them all!

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