• Luaxen Starborne
    I want every tribunal member to seriously advocate an end to each case dealing with hate/homophobia, etc... i've been getting it a LOT lately.. a lot of "You're gay" "That's so gay" "Youre a ****" and when you engage these kids, they spew a lot of anti-gay hate.. These people that are reported need to have SEVERE punishments.. because nobody should be treated like this.. and it sure won't be the first time they do it unless they're dealt with.
    #1
    11 months, 1 week ago
  • eSports Coordinator
    Originally Posted by Bakabear
    I'm a homosexual.
    Hate is everywhere, even outside of the gay community.
    We don't deserve special treatment, we deserve equality.
    This is an argument for voting Punish on displays of hate, not an argument against voting Punish on displays of anti-gay hate.
    #2
    11 months, 1 week ago
  • eSports Coordinator
    There probably is or has been discrimination against virtually all possible groups at one point or another, but I don't think the OP ever made the point that hate against any one group was worse, more prevalent, or anything else. The direct quote was "I've been getting it a lot lately", which speaks to the OP's personal experience, and makes no judgment towards the validity of whether or not any group has it worse than anybody.

    Again, this is not about any one kind of hate or any one group being treated differently. This is a general statement that hate is bad, and specifically-targeted hate is also bad, and it's the kind of thing that we as a community should not stand for. This means not only voting to punish in Tribunal cases where we see these kinds of actions, but also speaking up in-game.

    A caveat - speaking up in-game does not mean starting a fight, being abrasive, or trying to out-logic your teammate in a heated debate while battling on the Fields of Justice - you still have to work as a team to achieve your goal of destroying your opponents' Nexus. What I do is make a quick comment saying "hey, I would appreciate it if you used a different word choice next time". If it happens again, drop it the issue, and consider ignoring the offender or reporting them after the game is over.
    #3
    11 months, 1 week ago