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melatonin wrote:
TheTurnipKing wrote:
melatonin wrote:
TheTurnipKing wrote:
But seriously, don't expect me to white knight on this. This isn't something that can be fixed with a mandate from MS. This goes right down to the Internet Fuckwad theory.

Games are one of the few places left guys can be guys. If you choose to tread on this hallowed ground... beware. Here there be monsters.

Wow. Just... wow. Yet again the term 'white knighting' gets rolled out as a substitute for "not acting in a completely reprehensible manner. Gotta love Internet forum-speak.

And "guys being guys"? So you're grouping me in with a bunch of abusively racist, sexist, morons with no respect for anyone they play with? Why on earth are they acceptable characteristics of "being a guy"?

Buy yourself a clue, Turnip.

For any given section of the population, a certain proportion will be complete shitheads. Until that changes, deal with it.

And that'll never change when acts of abuse and harassment are justified beneath the banner of how young men are expected to act. So how about a little less unmitigated defence of the 'fuckwads' on your part please. Deal with it.

Riding to the defence of the ladies. How gallant.

Yes, saying that we shouldn't tolerate abuse of this sort does seem like the minority position these days.

Enjoy the company of assholes, though. If ever they need a "white knight" (whatever on earth that actually means), I'm sure they'll have ample support from both yourself and others.

melatonin wrote:Yes, saying that we shouldn't tolerate abuse of this sort does seem like the minority position these days.

Enjoy the company of assholes, though. If ever they need a "white knight", I'm sure they'll have ample support from both yourself and others.

Nah, you're fine. I learned long ago to use a friends list and stay out of public(ish) games. Maybe one day everyone else will learn that particular lesson.

Learning "how to deal with jerks" is 90% of online gaming, and gender is barely a factor.

I thought you didn't bother talking online anyway, Turnip?

I talk. Sometimes. :lol:

TheTurnipKing wrote:Games are one of the few places left guys can be guys. If you choose to tread on this hallowed ground... beware. Here there be monsters.

To clarify, I don't mean that every guy is a jerk, even when given anonimity and an audience. Just a non-zero number of us.

Historically online video-games have been a largely male dominated preserve though. I don't believe there's any denying that.

haha girls are gay

Falsey wrote:haha girls are gay

So would that mean they can't get a boyfriend, or just don't want one?

TheTurnipKing wrote:Historically online video-games have been a largely male dominated preserve though. I don't believe there's any denying that.

No, but your post makes it sound like some kind of "No girls allowed" treehouse, and if any girls try to make it in, they deserve the abuse they get, because they should have known they weren't welcome.

Knoyleo wrote:
TheTurnipKing wrote:Historically online video-games have been a largely male dominated preserve though. I don't believe there's any denying that.

No, but your post makes it sound like some kind of "No girls allowed" treehouse, and if any girls try to make it in, they deserve the abuse they get, because they should have known they weren't welcome.

The mental image was irresistable

But seriously, looking for a good public game on an Xbox Live server? You deserve everything you get, and that applies equally across gender.

Knoyleo wrote:
TheTurnipKing wrote:Games are one of the few places left guys can be guys. If you choose to tread on this hallowed ground... beware. Here there be monsters.

TheTurnipKing wrote:
Falsey wrote:haha girls are gay

So would that mean they can't get a boyfriend, or just don't want one?

No they have squeaky voices and whine and do gay things

Why the hell would anyone use a headset if you're not in a team with mates?

TheTurnipKing wrote:But seriously, don't expect me to white knight on this. This isn't something that can be fixed with a mandate from MS. This goes right down to the Internet Fuckwad theory.

Games are one of the few places left guys can be guys. If you choose to tread on this hallowed ground... beware. Here there be monsters.

That's strawberry floating ridiculous.

The amount of stupid gooseberry fool those morons fling at each other is not 'guys being guys', it's morons being morons. I refuse to accept that it's just an acceptable guy thing to fling racist, homophobic and sexist insults around.

And as for White Knighting, :fp:

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Truly, the refuge of someone without an argument.

Skarjo wrote:
TheTurnipKing wrote:But seriously, don't expect me to white knight on this. This isn't something that can be fixed with a mandate from MS. This goes right down to the Internet Fuckwad theory.

Games are one of the few places left guys can be guys. If you choose to tread on this hallowed ground... beware. Here there be monsters.

That's strawberry floating ridiculous.

The amount of stupid gooseberry fool those morons fling at each other is not 'guys being guys', it's morons being morons. I refuse to accept that it's just an acceptable guy thing to fling racist, homophobic and sexist insults around.

And as for White Knighting, .

Truly, the refuge of someone without an argument.

I was once sent a message via Live because I beat someone at Fifa saying they wished my mother would die of cancer.

To be honest it was upsetting, I realise people on Live are pricks but it was uncalled for.

Skarjo wrote:The amount of stupid gooseberry fool those morons fling at each other is not 'guys being guys', it's morons being morons. I refuse to accept that it's just an acceptable guy thing to fling racist, homophobic and sexist insults around.

Your refusal to believe it doesn't make it any less so.

TheTurnipKing wrote:
Skarjo wrote:The amount of stupid gooseberry fool those morons fling at each other is not 'guys being guys', it's morons being morons. I refuse to accept that it's just an acceptable guy thing to fling racist, homophobic and sexist insults around.

Your refusal to believe it doesn't make it any less so.

That says far more about you than it does anything else.

So you genuinely believe that calling people ****** ******* is 'just something guys do'?

What a lovely bunch of friends you must have.

Stop being such a ****** ******, Skarbitch.

It's alright guys, I'm a heterosexual white male, I just say these things.

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