In light of recent events..

[Reck]

Assuming HH is legit in his coming out announcement I thought I'd make this thread to encourage people not to use the word "faggot" so much.

Yes we all use it in fun and whatnot but to just put it out there let's think of the people who we are hurting by throwing the word around.

I for one will not use the word as a derogatory term toward my fellow posters anymore.

Everyone else on board?

[Reck]

Even if he's just trolling this is food for thought for those who get offended.

[Technique]

I use the word faggot to address someone, not to berate them. If a man enjoys penis in and around his mouth, that's cool, he's just a faggot.

Just like someone that goes to the gym is a body builder.

[TDMVPDPOY]

whatever floats ur boat ****

[Thebesteva]

Even if he's just trolling this is food for thought for those who get offended.

Shadowflames why are you trying to change Spurstalk to LG? Wtf man? I thought u was my homie

[Reck]

Shadowflames why are you trying to change Spurstalk to LG? Wtf man? I thought u was my homie

I am? I'm just being mindful of people since we have an official self outed gay that's all.

[benefactor]

Important educational material on the subject:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcja4WFFzDw

[DAF86]

I'm cool with this as long as we can keep saying n¡gger, b3aner, stinky paki and honkey.

[LkrFan]

I'm cool with this as long as we can keep saying n¡gger, b3aner, stinky paki and honkey.
That's racist! Like this shit:
http://global3.memecdn.com/thats-racist-no-shit_o_654627.jpg
:rollin:lmao:rollin

[Suspect]

^lol

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

Important educational material on the subject:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcja4WFFzDw

This tbh

[Ace]

Assuming HH is legit in his coming out announcement I thought I'd make this thread to encourage people not to use the word "faggot" so much.

Yes we all use it in fun and whatnot but to just put it out there let's think of the people who we are hurting by throwing the word around.

I for one will not use the word as a derogatory term toward my fellow posters anymore.

Everyone else on board?

Fuck you faggot

[jag]

I think shawdowflames might be a faggot.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

he listens to hoobastank which is a pretty convincing tell

[TheSanityAnnex]

From the moment he started posting I called out OP as being a real life faggot. You can just tell by his posting style and they way he argues.

[DAF86]

This tbh

Sup Phoenician.

[jeebus]

he listens to hoobastank which is a pretty convincing tell
I'm s:cryrry that I hurt you. It is something I must live with everyday; all the p:cryin I put you through is something I wish I could take away. I want to be the one who catches all your tears..because the reason is y:cryu.

[Thebesteva]

That's racist! Like this shit:
http://global3.memecdn.com/thats-racist-no-shit_o_654627.jpg
:rollin:lmao:rollin
:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin

[Robz4000]

Faggot

[capek]

OP, I had that thought too. Was going to post some reference to it in the other thread. But I refrained, because I actually like what is implied by the continued use of the word on a forum like this. Political correctness in speech, which is what you're advocating, is one way of acknowledging other people's feelings: we refrain from using certain words to show that we take other's feelings into consideration. But the assumption is that not limiting our speech can only mean that we are not interested in the humanity of others; and this is what I'd disagree with. I'd like to believe that we (and in this context I limit "we" to those of us who are not in actuality bigoted assholes) view the humanity of others as a given; it's something we acknowledge implicitly, and so we have no need to resort to external measures like agreed limits to speech. If that is true, then each time we come across the word, or have the impulse to use it in certain contexts, it is in fact a confirmation that as a community we implicitly acknowledge each member's humanity, and so are free to use language in the silliest, most vulgar and puerile ways.

[TheRealCB]

OP, I had that thought too. Was going to post some reference to it in the other thread. But I refrained, because I actually like what is implied by the continued use of the word on a forum like this. Political correctness in speech, which is what you're advocating, is one way of acknowledging other people's feelings: we refrain from using certain words to show that we take other's feelings into consideration. But the assumption is that not limiting our speech can only mean that we are not interested in the humanity of others; and this is what I'd disagree with. I'd like to believe that we (and in this context I limit "we" to those of us who are not in actuality bigoted assholes) view the humanity of others as a given; it's something we acknowledge implicitly, and so we have no need to resort to external measures like agreed limits to speech. If that is true, then each time we come across the word, or have the impulse to use it in certain contexts, it is in fact a confirmation that as a community we implicitly acknowledge each member's humanity, and so are free to use language in the silliest, most vulgar and puerile ways.

Society doesn't work that way bro.

[whitemamba]

That's racist! Like this shit:
http://global3.memecdn.com/thats-racist-no-shit_o_654627.jpg
:rollin:lmao:rollin

Dammnn bro :lol

[KaiRMD1]

Spurstalk is where freedom of speech is exercised to it''s fullest. I'm sorry faggot but this will not happen. Why don't you ask people to stop saying "******" because 'm sure there are Mexicans on here who may or may not be offended by that.

[capek]

Society doesn't work that way bro.

Actually, society works the way it does because people have agreed to let it work that way. Hence the fact that the founding documents of a society are written by humans and not, for instance, handed down by God. So what you're really saying, if your statement is to be considered comprehensible at all, is something like, "I don't agree that society can work in the way for which you advocate," or something along those lines.

And I haven't even mentioned the fact that we're not talking about "society," but the much smaller organization of people that is this forum. So when you deconstruct your statement, it turns out to be irrelevant at best, nonsense at worst.

[DMC]

Spurstalk is where freedom of speech is exercised to it''s fullest. I'm sorry faggot but this will not happen. Why don't you ask people to stop saying "******" because 'm sure there are Mexicans on here who may or may not be offended by that.

Why would anyone be offended by a bunch of asterisks?

[TheRealCB]

Actually, society works the way it does because people have agreed to let it work that way. Hence the fact that the founding documents of a society are written by humans and not, for instance, handed down by God. So what you're really saying, if your statement is to be considered comprehensible at all, is something like, "I don't agree that society can work in the way for which you advocate," or something along those lines.

And I haven't even mentioned the fact that we're not talking about "society," but the much smaller organization of people that is this forum. So when you deconstruct your statement, it turns out to be irrelevant at best, nonsense at worst.

Ok to make my point clear.Society right now doesn't work the way you suggest we should make it work. I get what you're suggesting and I actually think it's right,but it's almost utopian (is that even a word? )

And ST is a part of society so it works under the same rules,although anonymity makes things even worse.

[NRHector]

That's racist! Like this shit:
http://global3.memecdn.com/thats-racist-no-shit_o_654627.jpg
:rollin:lmao:rollin

This fucking hilarious :lol

[KaiRMD1]

Why would anyone be offended by a bunch of asterisks?

They done censored me. I had said be@ner

[Reck]

I'm s:cryrry that I hurt you. It is something I must live with everyday; all the p:cryin I put you through is something I wish I could take away. I want to be the one who catches all your tears..because the reason is y:cryu.

Et tu Jeebus? :cry

[capek]

Ok to make my point clear.Society right now doesn't work the way you suggest we should make it work. I get what you're suggesting and I actually think it's right,but it's almost utopian (is that even a word? )

And ST is a part of society so it works under the same rules,although anonymity makes things even worse.

I gotcha :tu

Though I would argue that I'm simply simply stating, in the terms of logical or linguistic analysis, what Louis is stating, in an obviously much more engaging and compelling way, in the terms of stand up comedy. I don't actually think it's utopic, on the contrary I think it's something we already do naturally. Basically, all I'm saying is that a modern intelligent person a description, and the thing being described. Hence why Anthony Jeslenik has garnered a huge fanbase, and can get a theater full of people to laugh at rape jokes. Obviously, no body here spends as much time crafting their posts as jeslenik spends crafting each joke, but the principle is the same. And as long as everyone "gets" it (ie the difference between description and what 's being described), we can forgive the lame attempts, because some uses will be genuinely worth it.

Though a lot of the usage is lazy and hackneyed, and I'd have no problem cleaning that shit up, though just from the perspective of engendering more creativity.

[DMC]

They done censored me. I had said be@ner

Ergo also too, why do you say "freedom of speech" when you're being censored in the same post?

[AaronY]

Assuming HH is legit
confirmed for retard status

[Reck]

confirmed for retard status

Yeah that makes alot of sense.

[AaronY]

If you or anyone thinks there's even a .1% he's gay, then yes you're retarded..either a troll job or someone got his password, which would be troll job anyway..

[jeebus]

Et tu Jeebus? :cry
hoobastank sucks tbh

[Reck]

hoobastank sucks tbh

Yeah but I didn't expect you to bash me for it. :cry not you bro

[jeebus]

Yeah but I didn't expect you to bash me for it. :cry not you bro
Well, I'm not a perfect person. There's many things I wish I didn't do. But I continue learning, I never meant to do those things to you.

[Reck]

Well, I'm not a perfect person. There's many things I wish I didn't do. But I continue learning, I never meant to do those things to you.

:lol such a classhole.

[AaronY]

You should just start over with a new user name and stay silent when anyone mentions Hoobastank..not even trolling, honest advice..

[irishock]

If you or anyone thinks there's even a .1% he's gay, then yes you're retarded..either a troll job or someone got his password, which would be troll job anyway..

I don't think HH is gay either

[Reck]

You should just start over with a new user name and stay silent when anyone mentions Hoobastank..not even trolling, honest advice..

Why?

People dont give a shit about Hoobastank themselves. Its about trolling.

LOL I have thick skin so this doesn't bother me. Making a new name for the sole purpose of escaping trolling is pretty lame and weak.

Main reason why I hadn't created a troll account its because I like using my main one when talking shit to another poster. Hiding behind a troll account when talking shit about another poster is one of the shittiest, weakest thing one can do.

[DMC]

Real gays will capitalize the word "gay".

[russellgoat]

Please stop saying inbreed as an insult...

[KaiRMD1]

Ergo also too, why do you say "freedom of speech" when you're being censored in the same post?

Because Spurstalk decided to make me look stupid, I retract that original statement

[pikkiwoki]

That's racist! Like this shit:
http://global3.memecdn.com/thats-racist-no-shit_o_654627.jpg
:rollin:lmao:rollin

Is that...Tyrone Hill?

[Calispursfan11]

Shadowflames isn't a faggot tbh. He's just sensitive to the fact that people like Jason Collins, Dick Jefferson and other fudgepackers might find that word offensive. He's taking an unpopular stance and a very dangerous one in the face of a mostly backwoods, inebriated, racist, bigoted, uneducated and uncultured ST user base, just trying to clean up the board a little bit. A lot like Kenneth Faried who is not known to be gay but was raised by some rug-munching dykes nonetheless and supports gay pride. Sometimes it gets out of hand with the faggot references tbh and Flames is the first one on ST with cajones large enough to stand up for the cause, even though he himself does not identify as a faggot.

[Asif Ali Zardari]

Shadowflames isn't a faggot tbh. He's just sensitive to the fact that people like Jason Collins, Dick Jefferson and other fudgepackers might find that word offensive. He's taking an unpopular stance and a very dangerous one in the face of a mostly backwoods, inebriated, racist, bigoted, uneducated and uncultured ST user base, just trying to clean up the board a little bit. A lot like Kenneth Faried who is not known to be gay but was raised by some rug-munching dykes nonetheless and supports gay pride. Sometimes it gets out of hand with the faggot references tbh and Flames is the first one on ST with cajones large enough to stand up for the cause, even though he himself does not identify as a faggot.

You're a gay-ass fag.:lol

[LkrFan]

You're a gay-ass fag.:lol
:rollin :lmao :rollin