The Chairman Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, arcane said: Guys. There are actual panda toons in the game. It is not a dog whistle for an ethnicity. Grow up. Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honoroit Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, arcane said: Guys. There are actual panda toons in the game. It is not a dog whistle for an ethnicity. Grow up. but it is, when you start linking pejoratives with a placeholder word, and not a clever one either - where do 'pandas' come from? why would you want to harm them and har har about it in public chat? why would you just use the word as a placeholder for other things? to be racist, and enjoy non-culpability, more than likely. it is not reasonable to want to 'round (em) up <pandas>, and burn them in a pit' -- its a placeholder to allow one to be awful. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biostem Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, honoroit said: to be racist, and enjoy non-culpability, more than likely. If you've done the proper steps of reporting and blocking these offenders, then drop it. You are making accusations you cannot prove. Do you understand how damaging YOU are being by throwing around such accusations? The more you speak on this topic, the more I think you are cry-bullying people... Edited July 21, 2023 by biostem 2 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, honoroit said: but it is, when you start linking pejoratives with a placeholder word, and not a clever one either - where do 'pandas' come from? why would you want to harm them and har har about it in public chat? why would you just use the word as a placeholder for other things? to be racist, and enjoy non-culpability, more than likely. it is not reasonable to want to 'round (em) up <pandas>, and burn them in a pit' -- its a placeholder to allow one to be awful. The only racism I'm seeing here is the continued assistance that pandas must be Asians. Stop that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honoroit Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Just now, biostem said: If you've done the proper steps of reporting and blocking these offenders, then drop it. You are making accusations you cannot prove. Do you understand how damaging YOU are being by throwing around such accusations? The more you speak on this topic, the more I think you are cry-bullying people... is that not the duty of every community minded player? why does this thread exist? to call to a problem, consider it and give attention - and ideally provide discussion for admins to think upon - and fix it. we should not have to endure another spike like seen, and dealt with promptly - nor should we have a pox upon public chat channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honoroit Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 1 minute ago, arcane said: The only racism I'm seeing here is the continued assistance that pandas must be Asians. Stop that. its a quite common one. you don't need to look hard. that's why they picked it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biostem Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, honoroit said: is that not the duty of every community minded player? Did you report and block? If so, your "duty" has been fulfilled. 5 minutes ago, honoroit said: why does this thread exist? To beat a dead horse. See above. 5 minutes ago, honoroit said: to call to a problem, consider it and give attention - and ideally provide discussion for admins to think upon - and fix it. But you've used it more as an apparent fainting couch "won't somebody think of the children" outlet for yourself. Maybe to signal your virtue. I don't know, but you've been told multiple times what the remedy is. 5 minutes ago, honoroit said: we should not have to endure another spike like seen, and dealt with promptly - nor should we have a pox upon public chat channels. More pearl-clutching. It's been dealt with. Edited July 21, 2023 by biostem 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZemX Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 40 minutes ago, momentarygrace said: Seems to be working, to judge by the comments in this thread that amount to, "that whistle doesn't make any noise, you must be delusional." As a famous individual who knew a thing or two about the human mind once said, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar." There are two possibilities when you don't hear a dog-whistle. It's there and you're denying hearing it or... it's not there and those who claim to hear it are engaging in confirmation bias. Just because someone elsewhere has used that word as a racist dog-whistle doesn't mean that was the case here. The simpler, and much more plausible explanation, has already been given: In a game where you can make panda toons and penguin toons, a silly word war developed over the two and it went viral in the chat channels. I once had to mute General for a whole evening because people wouldn't stop making shark puns. Seriously, it went on for HOURS. This is a thing that happens there. 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biostem Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, honoroit said: its a quite common one. you don't need to look hard. that's why they picked it. Is it at all possible for someone to play a panda character which isn't an allusion to any race or ethnic group? If so, how do you "know" that isn't the case? 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanguinesun Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 At this point, if there's anything the last couple of pages have shown I think is that we need an eyeroll icon option in the "likes".... 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oubliette_Red Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 27 minutes ago, Sanguinesun said: At this point, if there's anything the last couple of pages have shown I think is that we need an eyeroll icon option in the "likes".... I asked for that quite a while back, I'll just have to suffice with 3 1 1 Dislike certain sounds? Silence/Modify specific sounds. Looking for modified whole powerset sfx? Check out Michiyo's modder or Solerverse's thread. Got a punny character? You should share it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greycat Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 50 minutes ago, biostem said: Is it at all possible for someone to play a panda character which isn't an allusion to any race or ethnic group? If so, how do you "know" that isn't the case? I know it is, given the appearance of one by someone who doesn't have a racist bone in their body. We see them occasionally (they're only in game once in a while) at the Cape show Thursday nights. 1 1 Primarily on Everlasting. Squid afficionado. Former creator of Copypastas. General smartalec. I tried to combine Circle and DE, but all I got were garden variety evil mages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranebump Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 (edited) No comments about the subject matter, but will say this thread has made me appreciate responders who use proper capitalization and employ clarity in their lengthy posts. Edited July 22, 2023 by cranebump 2 I have done a TON of AE work, both long form and single arc. Just search the AE mish list for my sig @cranebump. For more information on my stories, head to the AE forum sub-heading and look for “Crane’s World.” Support your AE authors! We ARE the new content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead Game Master GM Impervium Posted July 22, 2023 Lead Game Master Share Posted July 22, 2023 Yeah I think this has run its course. 6 3 GM ImperviumHomecoming FAQ; Need a hand? File a Support Ticket! Want to lend a hand? Apply to be a GM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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