I made a simple comment in a thread on another message board that people were blowing a situation out of proportion. I was subsequently banned for being “insensitive to LGBT inclusion.”
Of course a message board moderator is free to do whatever they want on their board but, really, I made a comment that contained absolutely no hurtful or aggressive language in a thread where other people were also voicing their opinions. I never in a million years would’ve expected to be banned for something so… innocuous?
The funny thing is I’m gay, so can I file a complaint re: discrimination? lol
I don’t think it’s “the world”. The recreational outrage and hypersensitivity seems to be mostly an American cultural phenomenon, with perhaps some spreading into Canada and western Europe.
It’s extra nerdy, but here you go…
the latest Assassin’s Creed video game has a new storyline that ‘forces’ players to procreate. People were having pretty intense reactions to the developer making this “choice” on behalf of the player. All I said was people were blowing this out of proportion for a game based 2500 years ago when cultural sensitivities were surely different.
There’s a large contingent of people out there these days who are very… intolerant(?) about their views- if you disagree, you’re problematic and need to be corrected, instead of just someone who disagrees with you.
It’s mostly among the social justice oriented crowd from what I can tell. They seem to indulge in a lot of recreational outrage, hypersensitivity and outright intolerance of views other than their own, even when in your case, a gay person is talking about other gay people, as absurd as that sounds.
There are some pretty shitty ways to tell people they are blowing things out of proportion. It’s easy to come off as dismissive of other peoples feelings. To this day, people still will say shit like “calm down,” thinking they’re helping.
That said, there are also places online that have a certain set of beliefs and do not want to be a place where alternatives are discussed. I would argue these places still have value, but it still sucks being banned when you didn’t do anything wrong. If you want to be one of those places, then you need to up front about it.
And fuck any place that bans without rules, based on the whims of a mod. One of the grudges I still choose to hold is against someone who built up my trust as a good person and then pulled that bullshit.
If, you know, it’s one fucking place online that isn’t representative of the whole.
We’re also getting one side of the story. I don’t want to impugn the OP, but it is easy to imagine a version of events such as the OP describes where they were a jerk and the forum entirely reasonable.
Nothing suggests they are attacking the OP for being gay, either. Ironically, you appear to be blowing this one place and story out of proportion into some general rule.
Obviously my last comment was a joke as I don’t make a habit of posting about my sexual identity on a forum about video games.
It is only noteworthy (to me, which is why I posted it to MPSIMS) because I’m usually really careful about the things I post, usually opting not to contribute at all if I think something will be controversial because I don’t need the drama. I truly didn’t expect a “this really isn’t such a big deal” to be construed as a controversial statement worthy of being banned.
I’ve heard the phrase “I have a grudge against someone online” or it’s corollary “I’m still hurt by a comment someone made on a board”
We *really *have to get over this, or we’re going to feel like victims, and be easy prey for internet bullies.
(Oh, did I say “WE”? Maybe that’s because I still remember the first time someone on a message board said “Your story just sounds fishy” and got others to doubt what I’d said… and that was 1999!)
Deciding whether or not to have children is an intensely personal and emotional decision. Having said that, if you’re triggered by that in a game that’s about killing people, then yeah… (I’m just assuming killing is a big part of the game, as it’s in the title and all. I’ve heard of Assassin’s Creed, but I’ve never played it.)
It’s certainly not just the liberal SJW types who are all triggered by things. Mention guns, immigrants, or such and you can get whole other groups of people to completely flip out over inconsequential comments. (But it’s not inconsequential, it’s the first step to taking my GUNS!)
So if I follow this correctly; A few people in a role playing game are upset that part of the role they are playing requires reproduction of their character. They are so upset that the game creators issue an apology?
It’s actually not surprising that people would be bothered by that. Suppose you started playing a game that’s about killing. You enjoy this game, because killing is awesome and exciting, and you enjoy role-playing as a killer. And then suddenly you find the game forcing you to change your behavior slightly, so now you’re exclusively slaughtering innocent women and children while they piteously beg for their lives. They don’t fight back, they just beg, and you slaughter them.
It’s still just a game, but now you’re playing a role you don’t like. It doesn’t make you happy. (Note: If the idea of slaughtering innocent women and children is a role you’d enjoy, replace it with one you wouldn’t. Flooring inspector maybe?)
As for the company apologizing, that’s easy. Companies like money, which means they like a loyal customer base. It costs little to apologize if it keeps the customer base happy.
Actually it’s not the world that’s weird, just the internet. Turn off your devices and go meet people face-to-face on the street or in a restaurant or a park and you’ll find that they’re basically sane.
