Gallowglas, on 26 November 2013 - 12:59 PM, said:
I'm not trolling at all. I have at least 6 black friends (including a girl) who actively play various board, rpg, and video games with me. Heck, several have been gaming buddies of mine for years. Yes, I have been in games where the N word has been thrown around in their presence and they usually just have kept quiet about it. It's really unfortunate that more of us don't pick up the gauntlet for them to put that nonsense to rest. Why we still live in a world where people actively care about which of us Sneetches have stars upon thars, I will never understand.
An unfortunate aspect of current society is that the N word does get thrown around a lot, especially by those of African descent. I don't allow it to be said in my presence, and it has made for some very hostile conversations at times, but it is one of those lines I don't breach. It should not be used by anyone, for any reason, and just because you "are one" doesn't make it ok to use. It doesn't take the power from the word either, as many influential people have tried to say it does. Something grounded in hatred like that will only change by completely obliterating it from use.
RichAC, on 26 November 2013 - 01:05 PM, said:
"I'm not racist I have black friends" ya thats the typical response. Apparenlty they don't play MWO though?
I asked a legitimate question when every other "culture" in the game is mentioned on the webpage except the biggest continent in the world, the only one that will be left in the future lol... again, the fact you consider that racist is telling....
But alot of forum posters gave some reasonable explanations and insights into the story that I found intriguing and should make black people feel included.
I don't know if you are trying to quote yourself, or just repeating it, but saying "except the biggest continent in the world, the only one that will be left in the future" is wrong on several levels. First, it is not the biggest continent in the world - Asia is (then it depends on whether you count Antarctica or not).
Second, what is your basis for it being the only one that will be left in the future? Africa is 99% third world country, with some of the highest death rates and immensely bad economics on a country-level. They have no space program, nor will they anytime in the near future. Africa will never be a world power, unless there was some sort of nuclear war that decimated every other continent to the point that Africa was all that was left.
I am all for national pride, but you are being unrealistic and borderline delusional. Do you even live in Africa?