I don't hear it often, just when I do, it is almost always an insult or someone's saying it as a joke.No offence SAFollis but you must not listen to very nice people, i rarely hear it as an insult or joke so yeah if there are people taking it as joke then they are horrible people.
Why? There's no reason to say it in the first place. It isn't like someone's going to go around the server going "HAI EVUHRUHBUDDEH IM (word here)"It is not fair to homosexuals when it is said that the word for them is profanity.
Saying it as an insult doesn't mean you're homophobic. Also just a little grammar thing that bugs me a bit... a phobia is scared of something... and homo means similar (ex. a homogeneous solution), so homophobia would be the phobia of similar things...i am sorry that wherever you are there are so many homophobes that it has made you think that it is mainly used as an insult.
If it was removed from the ban list then there would be an argument that people were using the word in a negative way that was offensive to them. Additionally amidst repeating yourself you used a word that can be used, "homosexual", which makes the homosexuals in our community have a word that is not banned and that is less easily used as a slur.No offence SAFollis but you must not listen to very nice people, i rarely hear it as an insult or joke so yeah if there are people taking it as joke then they are horrible people. Also, EL3TR1CSTORM we must see and hear very different things as i rarely here or see it used as an insult, Yes in the past people would use it as an insult but the people who do it now are stupid and immature. It is not fair to homosexuals when it is said that the word for them is profanity. This is just my peronal opinion and if you all don't like it, then i am sorry that wherever you are there are so many homophobes that it has made you think that it is mainly used as an insult.
Let's also unblock the N word because some people like to say it. It's discriminatory to block the N word as some people like to say it.It discriminates people tho. Its not nice to block it bc people may think its BAD. thats homophobic
This is one of the rare times we agree loool.What. The. Hell. It's minecraft why are you even saying that you're gey? Your not special for being gey. We don't care. It's used as an insult why would it be allowed? You're acting like gey people are aliens. Why would they be offended by the word gey being blocked. Just use the polite term "homosexual" this is the internet 9 times out of 10 it's used as an insult.
Think about it, why would someone say "I'm gey" nobody cares it's a video game.
Your not even gey ffs.
NOTE: I changed *** to gey to get my point across don't be mad admins
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Charley, some people have different opinions to this, it shouldn't be rule not to be homophobic, you get banned for giving your opinion? I don't think that's right.I just think its stupid as i rarely see anyone trying to insult people or be homophobic. Plus can't it just be a rule for not being homophobic? Idk i just think its unfair to homosexuals
I agree 100%. And I'm just going to note that MineJam did say "most kids". So before anyone goes and says "but I'm not a kid", the majority of the reports that I make for bypassing using this word are people who are acting very immaturely by using this word in a derogatory manner. Since they are acting immature, the word "kids" is used as a description of how they are acting, not of what they actually are. I personally know many immature adults who can be described as "kids" given the right circumstances.If that word should be unblocked then maybe the b*tch should be unblocked because it means female dog, or maybe "A**" should be unblocked because it is an animal. Its not the word that we don't like its the way people use it. And since most kids are not mature enough to be able to use these words without discriminating people we have to block them. So yes it should stay blocked.
Yeah honestly I think this should be a thing. Just make it a rule that if you're discriminating against homosexual people then it should just be treated like racism, and equally can be reported.I think that the word *** should not be counted as profanity as it is very homophobic. Staff says its for protection but its not protecting anyone but making people feel discriminated.
I could go on for a big rant about this but I'll probably get banned for discrimination if I do, but long story short personally I don't think that's a curse word either, but since people for some reason see it as a curse word that will never change.Let's also unblock the N word because some people like to say it. It's discriminatory to block the N word as some people like to say it.
Now there is a workable suggestion. Thank you for not just saying "OMG THEY BLOCKED MY SEXUALITY ZMASKHASJSHA"Yeah honestly I think this should be a thing. Just make it a rule that if you're discriminating against homosexual people then it should just be treated like racism, and equally can be reported.
This is why you're my favourite staff and a good friend, thank you for seeing light in this cause honestly I thought that everyone was just going to blank my idea on it.Now there is a workable suggestion. Thank you for not just saying "OMG THEY BLOCKED MY SEXUALITY ZMASKHASJSHA"
I agree with Scorp here. If the community in general would like that word allowed, I dont see a huge problem with it. While I do not think we should allow huge debates about sexuality, I dont think allowing that word would necessarily do that. There is already a rule not to be disrespectful/discriminatory, and sexuality might could be added to that.
All in all though, to everyone, please make sure to keep this thread respectful and not simply argumentative. If this just turns into a flame war, it will be locked.
Yeah honestly I think this should be a thing. Just make it a rule that if you're discriminating against homosexual people then it should just be treated like racism, and equally can be reported.
I could go on for a big rant about this but I'll probably get banned for discrimination if I do, but long story short personally I don't think that's a curse word either, but since people for some reason see it as a curse word that will never change.