Comments on Profile Post by gaspasser

  1. gaspasser
    gaspasser
    Aug 15, 2017
  2. BenjaminBore
    BenjaminBore
    I'm not the sort of person that gets offended by much of anything. That doesn't mean I'm not considerate towards those who have suffered prejudice.

    It's one thing to use certain language privately amongst friends where there's trust and you know where each person is coming from.

    It's another to use it openly and publicly. However innocently intended.
    Aug 15, 2017
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  3. Melvillian
    Melvillian
    What is it supposed to mean?
    Aug 15, 2017
  4. gaspasser
    gaspasser
    Go look at Ryu's status,
    basically warm sound plus homophobic slur. No need for it.
    Aug 15, 2017
  5. jowls
    jowls
    'Warmfag' has been a part of the CS/SBAF vernacular for a while. A lot of people join the site thinking they seek the 'ultimate truth'; a neutral signature. 'Warmfag' is the point at which they accept that deep down, they actually like a coloured setup.
    Aug 15, 2017
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  6. gaspasser
    gaspasser
    Thanks @jowls for the explanation. That makes sense given the context.
    Aug 15, 2017
  7. Pilsnerpunk
    Pilsnerpunk
    I don't like or use the term, but I dislike censorship just as much. Hadn't seen it used much since @OJneg was banned.
    Aug 15, 2017
  8. Mystic
    Mystic
    How did a descriptor for someone liking a warmer than neutral signature come to include a homophobic slur anyways? I get that it's been around awhile, but it just seems unnecessary. Plenty of other words we can use instead that doesn't include something assholes scream at the LGBTQ community.
    Aug 15, 2017
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  9. jowls
    jowls
    I always assumed it referenced the 'coming out' experience for gay people, but I did a lot of peyote as a teenager so I could be wrong...
    Aug 15, 2017
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  10. a44100Hz
    a44100Hz
    I don't find casual hate speech quaint.
    Aug 15, 2017
  11. Bagged Milk
    Bagged Milk
    Are you yourself LGBT?
    Aug 16, 2017
  12. Bagged Milk
    Bagged Milk
    Because I am. And I don't give a shit.
    Aug 16, 2017
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  13. a44100Hz
    a44100Hz
    It requires no additional energy to use a term that isn't loaded with violent history instead.
    Aug 16, 2017
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  14. Claritas
    Claritas
    We are probably better off without it. The reason I did not find it offensive is that the two words don't naturally go together as insults. Whereas I did find the term "Head-Fag" (for HF) offensive as it was intended to express contempt for an obviously bad state of affairs.
    Aug 27, 2017
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