I know I said I wasn't going to post about this again. But I think C3PX when too far in his comments and I feel I must reply.
C3PX said:
From that, Darth Solo, you can see how hopelessly pathetic my country is when it comes to political correctness, and it should no longer surprise you that my fellow countrymen had such an over the top reaction to your comments.
over the top? C3PX, go to a meeting of the NAACP and use the n-word and see what kind of reaction you get there and then come back here tell me that our reaction was over the top. If you come to Camden, NJ(a largely black city) and use that word, there is a good chance you'll get beat up or worse. I'm not sure what the niggardly thing has to do with this. Solo didn't use the word niggardly, he used the n-word.
C3PX, you being an American know how offensive that word is perceived here, so I can't understand this calling our reaction over the top. All I did was say that I didn't like the use of the racial slurs and asked that we refrain from using them. Its not like I cursed him out and called him names or went to Jay and asked for him to be banned.
C3PX said:
Just so I don't offend anyone, I am going to bleep out this wikipedia quote from the link Gaffer posted,
"******" derives from the Spanish/Portuguese word *****, meaning "black", and probably also the French ****, which likewise has become a racist insult in American culture. Both ***** and noir (and therefore also ***** and ******) ultimately come from ***rum, the accusative case of the Latin word ****, meaning "black".
So, while it clearly states above that it is a racist insult in American culture, it is our internets, so your culture doesn't mean fuck all to us! We are going to force our cultural standards down your throat and you are going to like it! And if you don't comply, we are going to get offended and indignant and do our damnedest to make you feel like shit and completely unwelcomed! Then we are going to sit back with a glowing feeling of righteousness at having set some poor asshole straight and making the world a slightly better, loving, and understanding place to live in.
wtf C3PX? I care about other cultures a whole lot. This wasn't about us not caring for another culture or shoving our culture down another's throat, this was about us not understanding another culture. Until this incident I honestly thought that n-word was considered as bad to use in other countries as it is to use here. If I had originally known about the cultural difference, I suppose I might have reacted differently. Still, I think it is important to note that this forum is made up of primarily Americans, is themed after an American movie, and is owned by an American. So the culture of this forum is, kind of, American. I'm sure I even realized, at the time that Solo wasn't American.
One thing that really about upsets me about C3PX's statement about us not caring for other cultures, is that fact that we got upset at Solo is because we care about other cultures. Solo wasn't offending my culture, I'm white, he was offending the black culture of my country, and I wanted them to be respected.
C3PX said:
Sorry if anyone feels I am being an ass or like I am picking on them, I don't mean anything personally toward anyone. I am just in a bad mood, and stuff like this annoys me.
well you know what annoys me? people, especially those from my own county, pissing on the USA. I'm tired of it. I tired of this feeling that it is always the US that must respect the other counties, and never the other way around. BOTH cultures must comprise a little. I try real hard to get along with people who are different from me. Take a look at my sig. No, I don't always get right, but who does? I know I make big blunders somethings(just take a look at what just happened in the politics thread). But I try, and will continue to keep trying, that is all I can say.
Darth Solo said:
Its just all a bad joke baked in nievity, appologies again, to anyone offended....
apology accepted, and I apologize for misunderstanding your culture.
Here's a little advice, if it is clear that someone is seriously offended by comments made by you, quit the joking and seriously address the situation. Continuing to make jokes when someone has claimed to be offended by you, stands a good chances of further fanning the flames.