herrr_smity wrote:
i don't hate minorities. I hate everybody
Hey, at least you are consistent.
Having been on the forums here for a while, I've seen rascism, anti religious statements, homophobia, and the like appear here. Chuy and the rest of the Mods are good about keeping that sort of thing in line. What posts they let by are usually chewed to pieces by respectable members of our community. Bf2s is pretty good about letting the posters know what is, and isn't tolerated around here.
Rascism is here to stay. People are too diverse and stubborn to eliminate rascism and religious predjudism. We can't stop it from happening, but we can teach people how to maintain and conduct themselves so that as a whole we are productive. We definately can't ignore it, but to believe that it's possible to purge it completely would be asinine.
I've been in a couple of anti-semetic thread wars around here. Most of the time it was just a case of someone not realizing that what they posted effected others in such a negative way. I'm usually very diplomatic in such cases and ask the poster about their intent before I cut 'em in half. On rare occasion, I've encountered someone who genuinely hated me due to the fact that they could associate me with a group they disliked. I haven't met one yet that could logically explain why everybody should feel the same way. These people are entitled to feel however they want to feel. But in order for any community to prosper and grow, certain dislikes must be shelved to make way for the greater good.
*steps off soapbox* - sorry guys had to add my 2 bits here.
KJ