Controversy over symbols and racism .

[Sponger15SB]

Yup. That is my post. I'm an idiot.

[Evan]

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i dunno, its kind of a crappy point, mostly its just that its funny that you have secret conversations in a secret forum. btw you are totally on point in this thread.

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You should know that this thread was very much the exception to the rule. Most of the threads in that forum are "why is this person banned?" or "is this spam?". Largely pretty boring stuff. This one developed because someone had that cactus avatar and one of the mods thought it was a swastika. It branched off quite a bit, as you can tell.

[Eurotrash]

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Yup. That is my post. I'm an idiot.

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I like how on the bottom of the image it has "Stay Puft" yet in your post you wrote what it is commonly mistaken for, "Stay Puff" [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[ThaSaltCracka]

well, all I can say is that we will just agree to disagree. Glad you are not for it being censored. Also, any time anything relating to slavery or racism is discussed in America, tensions and emotion flair. I can't think of another country in the world where people are so afraid of being called racist as America. Maybe thats a good thing.

[bwana devil]

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I'm looking to apply for a mod job to keep this forum as white as my baby's bottom. PM me wacki if you need extra help.

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Lets keep the mods out of this. I highly highly doubt mat will allow people to get banned for this stuff. Most of the people argueing this aren't even for banning. They just think anyone that sports a rebel flag is an inbred redneck racist.

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halfway through this thread wacki sure is doing his damnest to get this thing started into a big race fight. every time it veers off course youre right there trying to fan the flames and instigate an argument. ill keep reading and see if you were successful.

bwana

[wacki]

OK guys, just to clarify. PLEASE DROP THE WHOLE MOD THING. Mat isn't going to allow anyone to get banned over a flag.

This is a discussion if symbols like the confederate flag are symbols of racism and anyone that uses it is symbolizing racism. Many are claiming just that. A lot of this debate happened over IRC.

[Evan]

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who can really say what the flag truely means nowadays?

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People that have first hand experience with those that sport it?

[sublime]

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well, all I can say is that we will just agree to disagree. Glad you are not for it being censored. Also, any time anything relating to slavery or racism is discussed in America, tensions and emotion flair. I can't think of another country in the world where people are so afraid of being called racist as America. Maybe thats a good thing.

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so you know a lot about the racism issues in sweden i presume?

[daryn]

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Yup. That is my post. I'm an idiot.

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I like how on the bottom of the image it has "Stay Puft" yet in your post you wrote what it is commonly mistaken for, "Stay Puff" [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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also isn't it heil hitler?

[Sponger15SB]

Naw, I knew it was stay puft, but i just mistyped cause the f and t buttons are so close together.