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Rape Jokes
Squidslinger Gilder:
Its more fun to say you've been Zuka'd!
Being Zuka'd implies numerous meanings but ultimately it's definition lies in the mind of the listener and the speaker. Also the term can vary depending on how drunk Zuka is at the time he Zuka's someone. There is only one time when there is a 100% definition associated with being Zuka'd. That is, being rammed from behind by Zuka's Pyra followed by cries of "Filthy Peasant! You Made Me Spill My Beer!!"
Byron Cavendish:
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--- Quote from: Squash on October 08, 2013, 11:43:19 pm ---Rap jokes are still okay, right?
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Squash, I think you should stop making fun of this thread and actually take it seriously. Everything said so far has been spot on.
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I think you should stop making fun of Squash and actually take Squash seriously. Quack.
Byron Cavendish:
--- Quote from: Gilder Unfettered on October 09, 2013, 02:40:04 am ---Its more fun to say you've been Zuka'd!
Being Zuka'd implies numerous meanings but ultimately it's definition lies in the mind of the listener and the speaker. Also the term can vary depending on how drunk Zuka is at the time he Zuka's someone. There is only one time when there is a 100% definition associated with being Zuka'd. That is, being rammed from behind by Zuka's Pyra followed by cries of "Filthy Peasant! You Made Me Spill My Beer!!"
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"That rock came out of nowhere!"
Omniraptor:
I've noticed this problem a few times, once even from a duck :( What are we supposed to do about it? Just call people out verbally? Report them?
Simply calling these rape jokes out seems to be the best option, better to be called a 'killjoy' or 'humorless' than potentially remind someone of a really horrible experience when they just want to blow up airships and have fun.
If the person agrees to stop dropping r-word, everything is peachy, but if they say something like 'it's just a joke' or 'grow a thicker skin', do we report them or what? Frankly, I feel that a game lobby might not be the best place to educate someone about rape culture and why it's bad...
Morblitz:
--- Quote from: omniraptor on October 09, 2013, 03:10:52 am ---I've noticed this problem a few times, once even from a duck :( What are we supposed to do about it? Just call people out verbally? Report them?
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If you know the person, and you take issue with what they said, I would try talking to them (perhaps privately), and if it's clan related, talk to someone higher up that will be listened to, and ask them to have a word with that person, especially if they got defensive about you taking issue with their behaviour. You can also mute and/or report. You don't have to allow them to subject you to that kind of stuff.
A lot of the problem is to do with how casual that word is in the context of gaming, it's become such a strong part of the common lingo used when describing a game. I have even heard it used during streams by Icarus casters. Now, I'm sure it wasn't on purpose, and there wouldn't have been anything malicious behind it, but at this point in gaming culture the word is the equivalent to saying that one side really soundly defeated the other. That's bad. We need to separate words like this from their casually used nature. This also applies to other words that involve hate and bigotry. The gaming community uses them so casually and dismiss anyone offended by it as 'butthurt'.
I supposed this is as good a time as any to introduce this. But I recently became aware of this site.
http://gamersagainstbigotry.org/
It has a kind of petition in it where you vow to be aware of the language you use and how the connotations behind them can really hurt people, regardless of YOUR intended use of the word. It also has a section in there about the casual use of the word 'rape'. Found here: http://gamersagainstbigotry.org/2012/07/why-you-should-stop-saying-rape-casually-in-games/
Now I'm not demanding that people actually sign it. but it might be a good thing to keep in mind when trying to be aware about the gravity of this kind of speech. We can make this a really good community.
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