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Re: Lantz's Q and A thread
« Reply #120 on: February 04, 2014, 05:21:20 AM »
Derogatory, disrespectful, rude, dickish...

But not racist. Unless you actually do mean racist, which means you think one kind of ethnicity is all retarded.

In which case shame on you, you naughty, naughty boy.
Eh, I'd color it as slightly offensive at it's worst. Retarded is a medically accepted term.

Wait a minute, if he thinks that's racist... was he just implying that the mentally disabled are an ethnic group? Because that doesn't make any sense.

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Re: Lantz's Q and A thread
« Reply #121 on: February 04, 2014, 05:34:31 AM »
Racism covers several kinds of discriminatory action and such as this against the disabled are in fact considered racist.

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Re: Lantz's Q and A thread
« Reply #122 on: February 04, 2014, 05:34:57 AM »
No Arch it's not acceptable.

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Re: Lantz's Q and A thread
« Reply #123 on: February 04, 2014, 05:39:48 AM »
When you consider it's an analogy playing to a stereotype, and is not intended or designed to offend, then no. It's not discriminitory. If I said something like, the Irish cannot play basketball, that's discriminatory.

OH FUCK I JUST WAS DISCRIMINATING AGAINST THE IRISH!

Intent matters a great deal. And no, it isn't considered racism as it isn't targeted at an ethnic group, racial background, or cultural community. Pop open a dictionary lantz.

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Re: Lantz's Q and A thread
« Reply #124 on: February 04, 2014, 05:40:17 AM »
The acceptable way to refer to any disability is by it's clinical name, which depending on the disorder is socially unacceptable.

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Re: Lantz's Q and A thread
« Reply #125 on: February 04, 2014, 05:43:37 AM »
Sorry Arch but you are wrong on both counts. You were offensive so you ought to apologize. And secondly I know full well that it is considered racist, it is legally considered as such and socially unacceptable at best.

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Re: Lantz's Q and A thread
« Reply #126 on: February 04, 2014, 05:50:14 AM »
...So basically I can't refer to people who are classified as mentally retarded as mentally retarded? What the fuck Lantz, that logic doesn't fly. Or work at all.

Sorry Arch but you are wrong on both counts. You were offensive so you ought to apologize. And secondly I know full well that it is considered racist, it is legally considered as such and socially unacceptable at best.
No, it really isn't legally considered racist. If what I said was hate speech, then the government would have banned the Black Eyed Peas, and quite a few Zero Punctuation videos for violating the law. And Family Guy, several times.

You see Lantz, I live in a wonderful place known as AMERICA! We have this magical thing called the FIRST AMENDMENT! It gives me the right to say whatever the fuck I want to say. Within certain limits. And so far, I am totally within these limits.

It's not really hate speech unless certain lines are crossed, and honestly if you get offended at this little thing when people have said far worse in other threads here, then fuck off.


*PS, Alice, Mike, add an :FREEDOM: or :AMERICA: emoticon that's a bald eagle in front of an american flag. Just steal something awful's one.

EDIT: THANK YOU BIASED ALICE
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Re: Lantz's Q and A thread
« Reply #127 on: February 04, 2014, 05:52:11 AM »
Racism covers several kinds of discriminatory action and such as this against the disabled are in fact considered racist.
Lantz...it's the other way around.
Racism is one of several types of discrimination, like sexism and ageism. Racism is specifically for race, hence the name.
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Re: Lantz's Q and A thread
« Reply #128 on: February 04, 2014, 05:52:32 AM »
Zero punctuation would be the heaviest loss.

And let me ask them about that.

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Re: Lantz's Q and A thread
« Reply #129 on: February 04, 2014, 05:54:04 AM »
*PS, Alice, Mike, add an :FREEDOM: or :AMERICA: emoticon that's a bald eagle in front of an american flag. Just steal something awful's one.

Since when does America have anything to do with freedom? :P

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Re: Lantz's Q and A thread
« Reply #130 on: February 04, 2014, 05:56:01 AM »
*PS, Alice, Mike, add an :FREEDOM: or :AMERICA: emoticon that's a bald eagle in front of an american flag. Just steal something awful's one.

Since when does America have anything to do with freedom? :P
Talk to me about freedom when the UK doesn't take away all your guns anymore. And when your prime minister stops banning internet porn.

AMERICA FUCK YEAH!
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Re: Lantz's Q and A thread
« Reply #131 on: February 04, 2014, 06:06:59 AM »
It's basically 'Murica's calling card. :P And while I don't quite feel comfortable from stealing it from SA and directly adding it to our emoticon bank for some reason, I definitely don't mind linking the emoticon in here for future use. :3



'MURICA!

Also.... yeaaaah, I'll reiterate what other people said, that's not how racism works. Discrimination yes, racism, no.
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Re: Lantz's Q and A thread
« Reply #132 on: February 04, 2014, 06:09:25 AM »
It's basically 'Murica's calling card. :P And while I don't quite feel comfortable from stealing it from SA and directly adding it to our emoticon bank for some reason, I definitely don't mind linking the emoticon in here for future use. :3



'MURICA!

Also.... yeaaaah, I'll reiterate what other people said, that's not how racism works. Discrimination yes, racism, no.
Thanks Alice! Editing my posts now.

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Re: Lantz's Q and A thread
« Reply #133 on: February 04, 2014, 06:16:17 AM »
No problem~ :3 I actually have the SA emoticons page bookmarked, because the emoticons page is always available even when the pay-wall is up, so if you want me to link the page ever or something, just let me know. :)

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Re: Lantz's Q and A thread
« Reply #134 on: February 04, 2014, 06:21:59 AM »
I was actually educated on this so much as you want to believe you're correct I'm not going to accept it.

in either case it's still disgusting and hateful