sorry, if you called someone that over here in my day it was worse than anything else <a class="postlink" href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090329161739AAvJlhb" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index ... 739AAvJlhb</a> maybe he didn't realise this and was only going on the South Park episode, told ya i was drunk
ow.... uh just googled it :shock: think this is a case where racism is the isue and that means he could receive a ban
i googled it, whille beeing on thee server and only found that: so i was wondering why this should be racist. ofc if there is a racist kontext, then we should ban this player or at least tell him to change his name...
You must have another google than me. And if its a racist name its a ban me think, so i would have banned the shite out of him. Now i can ask for my own quriosity what does the term 88 stand for? http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Coon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coon
The Coon refers to the southpark episode in which Cartmen is a superhero called "The Coon". It's also an abbreviation for a RACCOON, now are you going to go the zoo and let them change that? And now fuck off, it's people like you that make a living hell for everyone, having to tip-toe around words for a hidden meaning in some country in some century. Forcing governments to change names that existed for century's Times change, now go ahead and call me a white-ass cracker, see if I even care. Yes, I call my black friends out on eating chicken, KFC and the usual stereotypes. They do the same to me and I don't give a fuck about it. H is the 8th letter of the alphabet, so HH, wich means Heil Hilter. Just like 1312, stands for ACAB and such. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDe1o4fqugM[/youtube]
Not being offensive to any of you but if you spoke English as your primary language then you would know instantly coon is a highly offensive word for a black person. The fact that you are not offended by racist names Pim (i'm not either) is really besides the point, some people clearly are and we cannot allow people on our servers to act like that. I believe this is the player: <a class="postlink" href="http://stats.lethal-zone.eu/hlstats.php?mode=playerinfo&player=697468" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://stats.lethal-zone.eu/hlstats.php ... yer=697468</a> However judging by his nationality he probably has no idea that his name is offensive, next time he is on an LZ server then tell him, or call an admin. Or ban him right now if you think it appropriate.
First thing I hear about this, fetched to far I guess...and Im with PIM on this. He definitely goes for the South Park Coon Looks like the word has changed its meaning And if you call yourself a coon, why is it racist then?
i'm a bit on pim's side as well. i mean it probably wasn't meant offensive, plus look he has a cartman avatar! it's just a reference towards southpark, not the racial word. I think to be honest that it's stupid that we think every nickname is trying to offend us, like a personal attack on us or our relatives, because most of the time it isn't. when I call my shield: the 88 mph activation shield, people probably complain. while I actually meant it as a reference to back to the future...
"They are calling you a coon which is similar to n**ger and they may do harm to you." Why censor one but not the other? :roll: He even has his avatar as South Park's Coon. You can't possibly be serious, are you? IMO, if we start pointing out racist stuff everywhere, that nobody even noticed before (let alone be offended by it), then we're horribly going the wrong way... Somewhere on the world, someone is offended by your daily habits, are you going to ban yourself for that? Let's just all be happy and punish only the people that actually mean harm by their actions Spoiler [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTvhWVTwRnM[/youtube]
yes, sorry guys, i had one of the total wtf did i do that for moments. Having not watched South Park for ages now (i actually was a big fan years ago so i'm not a total saddo , i just lost interest in it) and if i had then i could have saved myself an awful lot of embarrassment. It's just that i remember when i was a kid and my cousin used to come home from high school in tears because amongst other things he had been called a coon all day then i just assumed that everyone associated it with being racist. as for me, feel free to ban me from the servers and remove me from your friend's list if i am on it, i really need to get a grip and sort myself out, and maybe start watching stuff like South Park instead of acting like a drunken toss-pot
So if he is using a racist name, but means no harm - then that's fine, right... Yes he might not mean offence, but that does not mean that it isn't offensive. Maybe i should change my name to 300 Angry Nig**rs. I don't mean any offence because im not a racist person, so that's alight isn't it? Ignore me while i go bin the LZ rulebook i thought i should be following.
@JammyD: It's... alright? My awesome hatred-filled post was aimed at those angry Kittens, not at you I actually find it hard to believe--if you were to change your name to that--that you wouldn't mean any harm by it, since the word 'nigger' references to a very few things, besides people of Sub-Saharan African descent (which it does in a harmful way). You might just as well have called yourself "300 Angry Black Men", if, for some reason, you wanted to refer to those people. If you were to actually do that--knowing you--I would have rather associated it with Steam Niggers (the ones they use in sawmills), and thus think nothing of it. If you really want to go there, then tell me, what isn't offensive to at least some person on the world, somewhere?
Ok, I've never ever heard that it was used like that, and I know a lot of offensive words in english, so I figured it dated back to the slavery times or something. I don't give a fuck, change your name to 300 angry KKK-members, 300 angry crackers, 300 angry nerds. It's just a nickname. How you could EVER take something seriously online is beyond me.
Quite frankly it doesn't bother me either, i would not take offence to any nickname, but it is an issue because we have an LZ policy against racism, which IMO the name breaches. But if no one else seems to think this is an issue then w/e, guess this doesn't matter. Edit: Never even heard of those, guess you learn something new ever day. Yes i know, anything can be misconstrued as offensive, but this is not some obscure insult; say the word "coon" to any person in Britain and 99% will think you are using it by its definition as a derogatory term for a black person.
I think we take the word a little bit out of context. it's not refering to coon as offensive word, but as The Coon, a fictional alter ego made up by a fictional character named Cartman. if you look at his avatar, you'll notice he has similiar appearances of a Raccoon, which justifies his superhero name: The Coon. there is nowhere in his appearance that indicates that he's making fun of black people. thus imo I think there is nothing wrong with it.
Me either never herd it before. Maybe not that bad but educational, cos now we know what it means and what it can mean. I just love LETHAL Zone best place ever. its fun and educational inhere This is not spam..... Spoiler
epic song ma ni***r :lol: watch it dudette, ur acting politically incorrect against "fat" ppl or whales...dont start a new discussion :lol:
Alright, nice war again. I think, that combined with his SP avatar it's not really something to worry about. If he would be calling people a coon, then that would not be acceptable and action should be taken. I'm quite in the middle of the whole discussion between Kittens and Pim. I do think we shouldn't become butt hurt for every possible remark that might contain something that could be offensive, but the way Pim is putting it is definitely not cool. If 300 Angry niggers would appear on the server, I wouldn't even let him change his name. 2 months (or something like that) ban for racism straight away. In the end you should base your action on what's best for the general ambience of the server. Being a complete overwatch that is too strict will ruin the atmosphere, but real racism will too. So keep it balanced. Example: The Coon: Acceptable name You coons: Not acceptable (name) Also, I really hate these constant heated arguments between players. Please, if you have any constructive points, bring them in a friendly manner, if you wish not to, use the PM function to the person they're aimed at or steam chat. Thank you all.