Conquer Club

Are all forms of insults going to be considered offensive?

I mean, on this site, the n-word is pretty bannable. The f word that rhymes with maggot isn't AS bannable, but has a relatively high ban rate. Will it be non-PC to make fun of fatties? Mentally-handicapped people? People who are just stupid? How about short people (AHEM)?

Will a line ever be drawn or are we headed to very unfunny South Parks?

any pc is too much pc

I say we kill AoG and then eat his innards

NO THIS IS A SERIOUS THREAD STOP WITH THE BULLSHIT

Army of GOD wrote:Are all forms of insults going to be considered offensive?

I mean, on this site, the n-word is pretty bannable. The f word that rhymes with maggot isn't AS bannable, but has a relatively high ban rate. Will it be non-PC to make fun of fatties? Mentally-handicapped people? People who are just stupid? How about short people (AHEM)?

Will a line ever be drawn or are we headed to very unfunny South Parks?

i like the south park reference. and that wasn't unfunny. It was a hilarious episode.

different things are acceptable in different places.

if you're talking about this site specifically... i've never reported a post, and i've seen some ridiculous shit on here, so as far as i'm concerned there is no such thing as political correctness.

Personally, I've always liked this short comment by Stewart Lee.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IYx4Bc6_eE

Army of GOD wrote:NO THIS IS A SERIOUS THREAD STOP WITH THE BULLSHIT

That's not PC. I say you get a one week ban.

Symmetry wrote:Personally, I've always liked this short comment by Stewart Lee.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IYx4Bc6_eE

Wait, did he say the media was controlled by the right? I thought it was the other way around.

Army of GOD wrote:

Symmetry wrote:Personally, I've always liked this short comment by Stewart Lee.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IYx4Bc6_eE

Wait, did he say the media was controlled by the right? I thought it was the other way around.

Not in the UK at least, the vast majority of newspapers are right leaning, and tv news wise, we have the BBC, which is supposed to be politically neutral, and its major competitor- sky news, which leans right. Of course, virtually all hold positions that would be almost heretical to the American right.

He is one of the best left wing comedians in the UK- there's a longer piece by him on the same material-

Here

Covers much of the same ground.

Symmetry wrote:

Army of GOD wrote:

Symmetry wrote:Personally, I've always liked this short comment by Stewart Lee.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IYx4Bc6_eE

Wait, did he say the media was controlled by the right? I thought it was the other way around.

Not in the UK at least, the vast majority of newspapers are right leaning, and tv news wise, we have the BBC, which is supposed to be politically neutral, and its major competitor- sky news, which leans right. Of course, virtually all hold positions that would be almost heretical to the American right.

He is one of the best left wing comedians in the UK- there's a longer piece by him on the same material-

Here

Covers much of the same ground.

great britain is a largely leftist region, aog, so even our leftist media is considered "right-leaning" by britons, as evidenced by the above post

just thought you ought to know the context behind symmetry's post

john9blue wrote:

Symmetry wrote:

Army of GOD wrote:

Symmetry wrote:Personally, I've always liked this short comment by Stewart Lee.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IYx4Bc6_eE

Wait, did he say the media was controlled by the right? I thought it was the other way around.

Not in the UK at least, the vast majority of newspapers are right leaning, and tv news wise, we have the BBC, which is supposed to be politically neutral, and its major competitor- sky news, which leans right. Of course, virtually all hold positions that would be almost heretical to the American right.

He is one of the best left wing comedians in the UK- there's a longer piece by him on the same material-

Here

Covers much of the same ground.

great britain is a largely leftist region, aog, so even our leftist media is considered "right-leaning" by britons, as evidenced by the above post

just thought you ought to know the context behind symmetry's post

Sort of, and certainly on a lot of social issues. But the American spectrum is pretty skewed to the right compared to most other major western nations. Perhaps more so than any other, but I could be wrong on that. We currently have a Conservative government in coalition with the Liberal Democrats (and while this might be confusing, they're supposed to be the centrist party). Also, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland have different makeups politically from England, with nationalist parties having a lot of power.

Basically, it's a bit more complicated than a two party system, and ideological purity is a bit harder to define. Newspaper wise, the tabloids are right wing, apart from the Daily Mirror, and the broadsheets are conservative, apart from the Guardian and to a certain extent the Independent. They're a bit easier to define.

john9blue wrote:different things are acceptable in different places.

if you're talking about this site specifically... i've never reported a post, and i've seen some ridiculous shit on here, so as far as i'm concerned there is no such thing as political correctness.

You ARE a ridiculous shit on here.

jonesthecurl wrote:

john9blue wrote:different things are acceptable in different places.

if you're talking about this site specifically... i've never reported a post, and i've seen some ridiculous shit on here, so as far as i'm concerned there is no such thing as political correctness.

You ARE a ridiculous shit on here.

and you're from great britain

so basically we're even

john9blue wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote:

john9blue wrote:different things are acceptable in different places.

if you're talking about this site specifically... i've never reported a post, and i've seen some ridiculous shit on here, so as far as i'm concerned there is no such thing as political correctness.

You ARE a ridiculous shit on here.

and you're from great britain

so basically we're even

Please cite when using someone else's jokes. I'm pretty sure you owe me royalties

http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewto ... 1#p3395001

Army of GOD wrote:

john9blue wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote:

john9blue wrote:different things are acceptable in different places.

if you're talking about this site specifically... i've never reported a post, and i've seen some ridiculous shit on here, so as far as i'm concerned there is no such thing as political correctness.

You ARE a ridiculous shit on here.

and you're from great britain

so basically we're even

Please cite when using someone else's jokes. I'm pretty sure you owe me royalties

http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewto ... 1#p3395001

You only have to ask nicely and apologise for the Revolution and you can have the British one back in no time.

Army of GOD wrote:

john9blue wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote:

john9blue wrote:different things are acceptable in different places.

if you're talking about this site specifically... i've never reported a post, and i've seen some ridiculous shit on here, so as far as i'm concerned there is no such thing as political correctness.

You ARE a ridiculous shit on here.

and you're from great britain

so basically we're even

Please cite when using someone else's jokes. I'm pretty sure you owe me royalties

http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewto ... 1#p3395001

holy crap. i honestly didn't even think about that post lol. maybe i remembered it subconsciously or something.

you tell people that you're offended by something so they know how you feel about it.

it's just offering your opinion like anything else

nothing wrong with that

Phatscotty wrote:

Fry is my hero. I once got a one week chat ban for saying the Fry is my favorite gay comedian. THAT was to much PC

john9blue wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote:

john9blue wrote:different things are acceptable in different places.

if you're talking about this site specifically... i've never reported a post, and i've seen some ridiculous shit on here, so as far as i'm concerned there is no such thing as political correctness.

You ARE a ridiculous shit on here.

and you're from great britain

so basically we're even

Great Britain deserves the adjective "Great" more than the United States deserves the adjective "United".

jonesthecurl wrote:

john9blue wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote:

john9blue wrote:different things are acceptable in different places.

if you're talking about this site specifically... i've never reported a post, and i've seen some ridiculous shit on here, so as far as i'm concerned there is no such thing as political correctness.

You ARE a ridiculous shit on here.

and you're from great britain

so basically we're even

Great Britain deserves the adjective "Great" more than the United States deserves the adjective "United".

Why is that?

jonesthecurl wrote:

john9blue wrote:

jonesthecurl wrote:

john9blue wrote:different things are acceptable in different places.

if you're talking about this site specifically... i've never reported a post, and i've seen some ridiculous shit on here, so as far as i'm concerned there is no such thing as political correctness.

You ARE a ridiculous shit on here.

and you're from great britain

so basically we're even

Great Britain deserves the adjective "Great" more than the United States deserves the adjective "United".

a fair point.

john9blue wrote:you tell people that you're offended by something so they know how you feel about it.

it's just offering your opinion like anything else

nothing wrong with that

Unfortunately, some people get offended when others say they've been offended. Others will be offended by that in turn.

What makes the distinction is when people deliberately cause offence to other people, knowing that those people will be hurt and for their own personal amusement.

No social point is advanced, no personal freedom gained. Civility is sacrificied. If you know you're offending someone deeply, it shouldn't be the burden on their part to have to tell you when to stop given that you already know what you're doing to offend them.

Symmetry wrote:

john9blue wrote:you tell people that you're offended by something so they know how you feel about it.

it's just offering your opinion like anything else

nothing wrong with that

Unfortunately, some people get offended when others say they've been offended. Others will be offended by that in turn.

What makes the distinction is when people deliberately cause offence to other people, knowing that those people will be hurt and for their own personal amusement.

No social point is advanced, no personal freedom gained. Civility is sacrificied. If you know you're offending someone deeply, it shouldn't be the burden on their part to have to tell you when to stop given that you already know what you're doing to offend them.

that's the point of telling them that they are offending you. if they continue, then they are probably a cocky british douche like fry who doesn't care about the feelings of others.

there is a HUGE difference between offending someone and not being politically correct. PC is societal, impersonal, and sometimes infringes on free speech. offense is personal and done with malice.