In Game Harrassment

[elreed]

If you want to be Mohamed jaffar send them to hell, why do you give em so much credit, theres 2 options blac list them or play along tell em surnames in the same racist way they do to you, some of them might be just akwardly friendly.

[Babydoll]

There is a way to do your own name change with the merge but it involves temporarily deactivating your account and making a mule...since se still don't say nothing about name change option

[HiirNoivl]

I had another issue like this in a Linkshell I was in, and I left over it.

It's easy for some to laugh about it but for others, due to background/experiences it's no laughing matter. Racial epithets are not funny to me... ever. So I understand if you cannot feel comfortable with joking around with racism.

If it bothers you, find someone else to play with. Blacklisting is always an option, leaving the Linkshell and hanging with classier people. They do exist. You have no reason to put up with this, Abdullah.

[Northman]

Better not have arab name if you are sensitive to teasing. Western people are like they are and your black list would be long during time. Generally if you have good name, people envy and start harassing. I experienced that with name Tar Zan for example. I'm using also name Salama, some could think I'm arab, some that I'm jewish. But Salama means lightning in my language. After teasing I have changed server and started from beginning with new name. Done it already 7 times. Eorzea is so small that you will meet the teaser often anyway. Don't think politics or religion or races in game, just enjoy.

[Eldaena]

Better not have arab name if you are sensitive to teasing. Western people are like they are and your black list would be long during time. Generally if you have good name, people envy and start harassing. I experienced that with name Tar Zan for example. I'm using also name Salama, some could think I'm arab, some that I'm jewish. But Salama means lightning in my language. After teasing I have changed server and started from beginning with new name. Done it already 7 times. Eorzea is so small that you will meet the teaser often anyway. Don't think politics or religion or races in game, just enjoy.

You have just terrible experiences with people. Some people, like on my server, who have all different kinds of backgrounds, don't do such things. People should be able to have any name they want (within reason) and not deal with harassment. If someone makes up a name that is intended to be a point of conversation, that's fine. But just because someone's name is regional doesn't mean they should be the center of that kind of treatment.

[HiirNoivl]

Western people are like they are and your black list would be long during time...

Uhhh... Incorrect. Racist much?

Join come to Balmung, join my Linkshell.

You won't be teased again unless you're in a bad pick up party. And yes, those people are deserving of /blacklist. Your blacklist can't be too long. That's silly.

[Northman]

I'm not racist, I can say generally that way because I belong to western myself. And in real life I know people from all directions. I only think that western are "less polite" and easily say badly even they don't mean it. It's also my sin. But MMO is fantastic place where people from all corners can have fun together.

Thanks Hiir for invite but my problem is lack of time so I have selected to play solo when I have the time. I don't care if somebody teases me. I have used black list only once when one guy tried to get pvp with me continuously. Actually it's fun to start again in new server and see how devs have changed the beginning. And give room to the person I'm irritating.

[Coglin]

I'm not racist, I can say generally that way because I belong to western myself. And in real life I know people from all directions. I only think that western are "less polite" and easily say badly even they don't mean it. It's also my sin. But MMO is fantastic place where people from all corners can have fun together.

No, the earlier poster was correct. Your comment is not racist, but it dang sure is prejudice. You are making prejudice comments about a particular group of people. Prejudging someone based on where they are from. That is literally no better then what you are complaining players did to you, but prejudging you based on your character name, or where it is from. I get it, I understand the stereotype. I also understand you may have meant nothing by it. Perhaps those who teased you before meant nothing by it, but thats not the point. Individuals do not deserve being subjected to preassumed behavior based on location, religion, race, creed, or any number of other aspects.

[Onji_T]

Individuals do not deserve being subjected to preassumed behavior based on location, religion, race, creed, or any number of other aspects.

That's a fantastic truth, it's a shame we can't all be open-minded. That said, you've got to admit there are some hilarious jokes based on presumed behavior, just look at Russell Peters work.

[Zenaku]

It should not matter where you from because everywhere in the world there good and bad people. I knew many people from Arab and there where good friends. Sadly you going to get this harassment because not everyone see it like this and i hope SE can help you out changing your name if not you may have to wait for 2.0 or start over