Hi Tom.
As I saidI am fully aware of your intention here which is okay, it's just I
was surprised sinse to me names like "curry eater" or something similar have
always been directed in a racist way towards indians, but as with a lot of
things it's about context. Yesterday for example my dad and I had faggots
for lunch, with mint sauce and pees, which probably soundds very crazy to
you. yet, even though to me calling someone "A stupid faggot" sounds like
calling someone "a stupid sausage", I'd still see that as insulting for the
intention behind it even if it is not a word I can particularly see the use
of.
This is why the audiogames.net faq says "insulting behaviour" rather than
trying to ban specific words, and why moderating is not an easy business and
requires judgement.
Btw, Faggots in this case are large, spicy meetballs, fairly common in the
north of England, though really you have to get a good butcher who can
prepare them properly. There are a couple of mass produced attempts but they
just aren't half as nice.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
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