Cyberbullies

[Megaman94]

i just use the faggot alias as a way to troll trolls. If you wear insults with pride, then you cant be insulted

ok but fyi if youre straight you shouldn't even be using "f*ggot" cus 1) youre reinforcing heteronormativity and 2) its a slur used against lgbtqia people to discriminate and cause harm to them i mean thats pretty obvious.


so

dont do that

I am bisexual, and I HATE when people use that word.

[LordDamager]

Fair enough. sorry. ill have to think of another name wont i?

[OtakuAlex]

I love how people are ignoring the fact that faggot means bundle of sticks.

[Ivory]

I thought the bundle of sticks meaning was pronounced differently. Not that you can tell pronunciation from text.

[OtakuAlex]

Either way, the whole homosexual definition is slang and isn't the true definition. Similar to how a good number of Japanese terms took on different definitions in the west.

[Rui]

yes but it's more than very often used with negative context and implication, especially when used by straight people

[Megaman94]

yes but it's more than very often used with negative context and implication, especially when used by straight people

Yes, and I was called that in high school  

[Hunter Frags]

Yet people use this and other words online all the time, regardless of meanings or who it is. Back when I was a noob (for a few months, I'd say) with my first dumb online name, some people used to call me "Fags" a lot.

Point being what difference would it make if one person stopped using the word when others are still gonna use it regardless?

[Ivory]

Makes you a better person than all those other people who continue to use it, no? Not going down to their level. Holding your head up high, taking pride in being a better person.

[Hunter Frags]

Well, that is true, but in this case, LD's referring to himself as the insult in particular while his trolling most of the time has nothing to do with referencing the concept of one other's sexuality (correct me if I'm wrong).

Don't get me wrong, I respect players as well as their opinions on things, but a couple kinds of people urk me most of the time when it comes to it: people with no appreciation for the respect you give them and people who, despite wanting peace with you, continue to cause trouble with you and other people. Tbh, I've did my share of trolling because of these things regardless (but usually only at a certain someone in particular). Despite this, I don't look for enemies, but I sometimes wonder if enemies like to find me. >_>

[Rui]

Point being what difference would it make if one person stopped using the word when others are still gonna use it regardless?

Speaking from experience, a lot.

Along with what Ivory said, it's also a feeling of relief knowing that there is one less person out there who is harmful towards people in the lgbtqia+ spectrum.

Well, that is true, but in this case, LD's referring to himself as the insult in particular while his trolling most of the time has nothing to do with referencing the concept of one other's sexuality (correct me if I'm wrong).

If anything, it adds on to the harm being done. It creates an anxious and toxic atmosphere which induces a bit of fear to those who are not straight (and believe me, we certainly do have players who are not straight, and I'm certain there are lgbtqia+ players in every other community you go to). As I said, it reenforces heteronormativity, which is the assumption of heterosexuality being seen as the norm and any other orientation as odd.

[Hunter Frags]

Oh, got it. Sorry for not understanding that.

[Dr. Crasger]

Yes, and I was called that in high school  

And you LET them? Punch them in the nuts, and let's see who'll be the fag.
Think that you're doing the LGBT a favor by offing those guys' balls. Also no one will bother you in the end.

Just get them into a dark alleyway with a pair of scissors, some alcohol and a plastic bag to keep your new prize in.

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P.S. Sarcasm and a dark sense of humor doesn't translate very well through the internet.

[Azure Sky]

I remember being called "Assure" a lot. Funny thing is, it's not an insult because assure is a word hahaha

[LordDamager]

I might be an asshole when i troll, but i generally do keep myself at a limit, though it may not seem like it, and ill be glad to get rid of the lordfaggot alias if it indeed does offend others sexually.

I try not to troll on the subject of sexual preferences because i believe in "Be who you are, not for who others want you to be". Besides, alot of my friends are homosexual, so tbh, i have nothing against them nor they're kind, nor would i go out of my way to insult/troll them for that reason alone, hell, i'd encourage them to be with whoever they are with.

Another subject i wont even dare mock is death. Thats for the lowest of all trolls and idiots. But regardless, yes ill figure out another alias or just can it all together, but i honestly dont mean to offend homosexuals when i use that term as it was meant more to insult myself purely. Sorry for bringing that highschool memory up for you, megaman94..