Using autism and cancer in comments and as a derogatory term...

[LaurieB]

"Or people can just mind their own business and not stick their nose into other people's conversation." Public forum...if you want privacy...go get a room.

[LeoLupinos]

I honestly can't wait for this thread to leave the first page. It makes me sick just to look at it and remember it's content.

[StarRosie]

"Or people can just mind their own business and not stick their nose into other people's conversation." Public forum...if you want privacy...go get a room.

Ain't about privacy, this thread was dead and solved like...10 some pages ago. At this point it's just beating a dead horse. Sorry, just kinda tired of seeing my own disease get thrown around by someone as bait for drama or whatever.

EDIT
I have mild autism, thought that should be clarified. Don't really care if ya joke on it, just kinda tired of how OP is swinging it around.

[Wynn_Storm]

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I can't believe you have the audacity to show your face back in this thread, after you were exposed by your former GC member.

Let it go, you are doing more harm than good.

[Alucard135]

I am not finished...

This thread gave me cancer.

[Jib]

Oh boy.. this is like a Mexican telenovela (no disrespect to Mexicans or ppl that like or dislike telenovelas btw )...

*crunch, crunch*

[Bearded]

There are some who say in the age of the Internet you need to grow a thick skin - that may be a bit true but it also should not be used as an excuse to allow people to say or do things are are quite frankly offensive to reasonable people.

However - they need to be told that it is offensive or they will never know better. That means you need to stand up and politely let them know (in a private IM also so as to not attract undue drama). If they decide to take it the wrong way then so be it - blacklist them and be on your way. If they then harass or incite other harass you (as you have blacklisted them) then report them for said harassment.

Most of the time people use these words because they incorrectly think it is cool and the adoring masses find them amusing - most people will react kindly to a "hey can you throttle back on the cancer stuff as my mum is has cancer and may not live - it's no joke" those that do not are most likely not the sort of people you will want to be around anyway.

[Vercinotrix]

There are some who say in the age of the Internet you need to grow a thick skin - that may be a bit true but it also should not be used as an excuse to allow people to say or do things are are quite frankly offensive to reasonable people.

However - they need to be told that it is offensive or they will never know better. That means you need to stand up and politely let them know (in a private IM also so as to not attract undue drama). If they decide to take it the wrong way then so be it - blacklist them and be on your way. If they then harass or incite other harass you (as you have blacklisted them) then report them for said harassment.

Most of the time people use these words because they incorrectly think it is cool and the adoring masses find them amusing - most people will react kindly to a "hey can you throttle back on the cancer stuff as my mum is has cancer and may not live - it's no joke" those that do not are most likely not the sort of people you will want to be around anyway.

I really hate when people try to wrap up their inane word-policing with holier-than-thou morality and this definitely falls under that umbrella.

It'd be one thing if someone was getting called names or outright bullied, but cancer has been used for the better half of a decade as a quick way to associate immense negativity with something in games and other activities.

The people who use it know cancer is a bad thing, so much so that they compare the negative experience they are having to it. But that's not the point, and all of you know that.

What truly is going on under the all of this is people who dislike certain decade old subcultures walking into them and demanding them change and conform for the people not involved, it's similar to people who don't play FF yelling at square to make the game less "weaboo" and then they'll come play it but you all wrap it up into a morality thing, accusing those who don't conform of being immoral when all they're doing is participating in a subculture that's been around for ages.

Not to mention all of the implications someone is ignorant, that's sure not condescending or anything.

[AnnaRosa]

I bet you guys are now happy that he left, given the other topic he started.

I pray for the other unfortunate FC on Aether that will accept him.

Well I would accept him anytime because would not exclude him for such reason persons think differently after all and can tolerate or befriend with ea other even being different without being rude to one another.

That's the beauty of the internet.

What truly is going on under the all of this is people who dislike certain decade old subcultures walking into them and demanding them change and conform for the people not involved, it's similar to people who don't play FF yelling at square to make the game less "weaboo" and then they'll come play it but you all wrap it up into a morality thing, accusing those who don't conform of being immoral when all they're doing is participating in a subculture that's been around for ages.

On other hand completely understand that the OP clearly didn't like what he saw in FC chat and by his means decided to leave to another DC it means he accepts pretty well the reality he won't change the speech or the minds of those adopting such behavior so better let them be.

The OP just used the forum to express his displeasure which is nothing wrong about it the same way others expressing their discontent towards the changes.

If they do find self-realization and happiness with old slurs and unfunny jokes about illness or conditions is their word choice.

[CorbinDallas]

"The Empire is a cancer" - Yiazmat

SE please ban Yiazmat