Thread: Thought I would clear something up....

Leaving then?

Sorry to see you go. I enjoyed most of your statements even when I didn't agree with them.

Hope you have a good one and maybe you'll be seen again somewhere else or at a later date.

Perhaps, we shall see how this is resolved.
It is an option, but the last option after all others have been exhausted.

I'm not a quitter, never have been.
I do however realize that I would do better to leave than to remain somewhere I was being insulted or bullied, as nothing good can come from it.

oh...I don't know. I've been in lots of places where I've been insulted....never stopped me from staying if I wanted to be there.

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Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

Perhaps, we shall see how this is resolved.
It is an option, but the last option after all others have been exhausted.

I'm not a quitter, never have been.
I do however realize that I would do better to leave than to remain somewhere I was being insulted or bullied, as nothing good can come from it.

I for one would truly hate to see you leave, I like your style.

I don't know what sparked this, exactly, or with who it has blown up, but I would talk with the other mods and admins privately. I hope they can resolve this to the benefit of yourself and the community

I hate to be the prig here, but sometimes that is the voice of reason. I don't think there is anything good to be gained by continuing to go in the direction this thread is headed.

Don't think of it as me defending you (which it's not). Think of it as me defending the OT forum from suspension. I like OT and would hate to see it go yet again because of comments that could have been avoided. In some very small fraction of a way, I see this forum as mine and everyone else's, and I like to defend what's mine.

I too would hate to see you go as I believe we think similarly, and I always enjoy the way you phrase things!
I like someone who says what they mean and means what they say!!

I'm not saying I'm leaving.

I'm saying that " Injun razor" is no less offensive than " Nigger Razor".

there, I said it.

the fact that it is a trade name doesn't mean a thing.
I just happens that no one ever wanted to apply that particular name to a razor.

this will be removed and I will be banned or suspended shortly, I assure you

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

I'm not saying I'm leaving.

I'm saying that " Injun razor" is no less offensive than " Nigger Razor".

there, I said it.

the fact that it is a trade name doesn't mean a thing.
I just happens that no one ever wanted to apply that particular name to a razor.

this will be removed and I will be banned or suspended shortly, I assure you

This is a great example of appropriate use of an offensive word, (the N word) I do not believe it is intended to be hateful or derogatory in any way, it's use is clear and concise. And I would be surprised if it offended or was removed.
Sometimes you manage to be offensive and still be PC, again I don't think being PC is the issue, I do not have issue with how you say things. I do however often take issue with what you are saying.
In saying all that I would not wish for you leave,
but would ask you to consider how strongly you stand behind your beliefs and ask would you ask any of us to be less committed to ours.
my 2 cents, for what their worth.

Man, I can't believe I'm going to write this, but... I have to say I'm with Shaun on this one. (Did I just write that?! )

Just because a product has been named with what's effectively a racist term does not make it innocent or less offensive. If there was a Boker Yellow Chink (yeh yeh, I can hear you sniggering in the back there) I'd be seriously offended. Red Injun doesn't offend me in the same way, but that's because I didn't suffer years of taunts at school at the wrong end of that term. I did get called Chink for years by English kids, and Gweilo (White Ghost) for years by Chinese kids. Those terms illicit the same reaction in me as I imagine Shaun when he reads or hears red injun.

I wouldn't have handled it like Shaun (I've yet to pm a Mod), but it's his perogative to lodge a complaint. And I think it's reasonable for him to expect the complaint to be handled properly.

I'm still sore at agreeing with Shaun.