Bananas and Nuts

[Lynch]

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[Delta]

I didn’t get the impression spatzi being a racist at all by the way

Oh, you didn’t, did you?

What induces rage in you (that's interesting)?

…when I start with ‘fucking Asians’, again, for the simpletons, it’s based on my continual and repeated encounters with Asians…

What induces rage in you (that's interesting)?

I’m thinking ‘here’s a another stupid Asian’, because it’s almost always Asians who do it.

What induces rage in you (that's interesting)?

You see, everyone I know is a racist, like me and my wife, but at least they have a sense of humor, unlike the majority of the responses here.

What induces rage in you (that's interesting)?

…is it white people who are responding violently to the ‘fucking Asians’ bit, or Asians? If it’s Asians, you seem really sensitive, really offended.

What induces rage in you (that's interesting)?

…any courteous Robson st walking Asians here care to comment on why their fellow street walking Asians are such assholes?

What induces rage in you (that's interesting)?

I’m ranting about Asians and their fucked up lack of sense on the street, in buses, in cars while I’m cycling, etc.

What induces rage in you (that's interesting)?

Alright, alright…it’s just a ‘coincidence’ that they were all Asian. Maybe some of them were actually white, or black, and I just saw them as ‘Asian’, you know, because I’m a racist and I have it out for them.

(And for everyone else, sorry. That was a horrible experience, trawling through that).

[The_Gimp]

I love the smell of casual racial stereotyping in the morning.

[TimElhajj]

I got fired from my job at NPR for stating that I hide quietly in the house when Mormon missionaries knock on my door. Those dudes are like real life zombies with bicycle helmets made of brains.

When I was in tenth grade, some of my friends and I skipped school to get loaded at my house because my mom worked. A bunch of missionaries came to the door wearing suit coats and skinny ties. We thought they were the FBI. When I found out who they were, I was like, “Man, we don’t want any.”

[RobotPants]

It actually amazes me that whenever “free speech” is brought up on QT3 the same 12 year olds are telling people they would give their lifes for the right of free speech and then try to self-censor the enitre platform.

Calling someone out for being a racist isn’t censoring them. If you’re saying Spatzi should have the right to be a racist idiot but nobody else should be able to say anything about it, then your logic is incredibly silly. Also, you’re the only person here even bringing up “free speech”. This is an internet forum, dude. I’m amazed that still has to be explained.

[Pogo]

Lynch, Qt3 isn’t a bastion of free speech, and never was, and for good reason.

[Delta]

This is a fundamental mistake people always make. I hear it so often, and it never fails to make me shout inside a little.

Free speech does not mean “I can say whatever dickish thing I want and no one can stop me”.

As soon as you say something that incites racial hatred, or violence, or general dickishness, you lose that right.

[John_Many_Jars]

Guys, you’re being trolled here. “Lynch,” get it? And he doesn’t think the open racist was racist, and he supposedly thinks the nerd rage thread is a rage thread. This is someone playing a character.

[SpoofyChop]

As soon as you say something that incites racial hatred, or violence, or general dickishness, you lose that right.

Well you’re from the UK and it does seem to me that it’s pretty locked down up in there.

But in the US, you can incite racial hatred and general dickishness all you want.

[caesarbear]

But in the US, you can incite racial hatred and general dickishness all you want.

and I for one will defend that right. But not on an internet forum, no thanks.

[Delta]

Well you’re from the UK and it does seem to me that it’s pretty locked down up in there.

But in the US, you can incite racial hatred and general dickishness all you want.

You’re probably right - though from an idealistic angle, I don’t think that’s a bad idea. You can say what you want, but we’ll sure as shit get angry and/or prosecute you for it if it violates laws.

I’m sorry… this always riles me up.

[CLWheeljack]

Calling someone out for being a racist isn’t censoring them. If you’re saying Spatzi should have the right to be a racist idiot but nobody else should be able to say anything about it, then your logic is incredibly silly. Also, you’re the only person here even bringing up “free speech”. This is an internet forum, dude. I’m amazed that still has to be explained.

Also, free speech only relates to government censorship. Private individuals and communities can censor all they damn well please.

[Pogo]

Guys, you’re being trolled here. “Lynch,” get it?

Also true. I don’t think I’ve seen a Lynch post that isn’t at least a subtle troll.

[AndrewMyers]

(And for everyone else, sorry. That was a horrible experience, trawling through that).

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/7443103/

[ZekeDMS]

Not your kind of a joke?

Something lost in grammar or translation, I suspect.

[MattKeil]

Free speech does not mean “I can say whatever dickish thing I want and no one can stop me”.

Actually, it does, but those taking advantage of that rarely remember that it also means your audience is free to tell you to shut the fuck up.

[Jarmo]

Sometimes, the claims that posters advance follow a characteristic pattern, which can be better elaborated by consulting the forum record.

Thanks for the beautifully and patiently argued reply, Adam. Point taken.

[Delta]

Actually, it does, but those taking advantage of that rarely remember that it also means your audience is free to tell you to shut the fuck up.

Ah, yes. That’s something that I probably didn’t make clear enough/and or remembered in the heat of the moment.

It’s… uh, the thought that counts, eh?

[DrCrypt]

You’re probably right - though from an idealistic angle, I don’t think that’s a bad idea. You can say what you want, but we’ll sure as shit get angry and prosecute you for it.

Yeah, totally. You’re right. Prosecuting people for “general dickishness” totally isn’t a bad idea.

[Mightynute]

Persecuting, however? Totally legit.