Why are racial epithets prohibited, but...

[Joyner82reload]

using terms such as gay, ******, retard, autistic, etc permitted? Sexual orientation is one thing, but how the hell is it worse to use a word commonly associated with race than one slanderous towards those with severe mental disabilities? I completely understand that the term ****** isn't mutually exclusive with homosexuality, however in addition ****** isn't exclusive with blacks. As a matter of fact, I have almost ALWAYS heard the latter term used in context where it could be replaced by the casual use of ******. Which is someone who is being annoying and not someone necessarily black.

[Akrazotile]

Because black people historically have more voting and purchasing power than smaller groups like retards and redskins and midgets. So the media and politicians make sure to tailor their words SOLELY so as not to alienate black voters/consumers, and the sheep who take their cue do the same. It's not like the media and politicians are doing it altruistically. They're doing it for their own gain. The sheep see this and parrot it, but since they have nothing to gain monetarily, they convince themselves they're being "good people." Even as they use words like retard and midget. Then when the media realizes they not only need to avoid the word ******, but can drive ratings by creating witch hunts against those who do, it becomes even more ingrained that "******" is a taboo word.

And the betas all take their cues from the media. That's not just where they learn to think, and how they learn to think, its WHAT they learn to think. The betas all need to stick together because they don't have alpha intellect and can't think for themselves. It's a natural cowardice, from the internal, subconscious knowledge of self that one is beta. It's like in wolf or bull herds, only males that know they're pretty big and strong themselves dare challenge the alpha. Its not like they have a mirror where they can see how big they are compared to the rest of the herd, they just know it. The ones who are small and beta know it too, and just stick with the herd and dont challenge anything. This is how humans work socially as well. If jon stewart and barack obama are the leaders of your ideological herd, the average liberal isnt gonna challenge it; hes simply gonna go with it.

That's the entire reason I made that thread to discuss having the beta social mentality with guys like Droid, Ridonks, Deucewallace, RMWG, Rose City, kentatm, etc. I genuinely wanted to discuss this stuff. But they don't want to. It hits too close to home I suppose.

Betas are afraid to discuss the truth. Simple and plain. This board has proven it time and time again.

[KingBeasley08]

op is a ******

[King Jane]

Because black people historically have more voting and purchasing power than smaller groups like retards and redskins and midgets. So the media and politicians make sure to tailor their words SOLELY so as not to alienate black voters/consumers, and the sheep who take their cue do the same. It's not like the media and politicians are doing it altruistically. They're doing it for their own gain. The sheep see this and parrot it, but since they have nothing to gain monetarily, they convince themselves they're being "good people." Even as they use words like retard and midget. Then when the media realizes they not only need to avoid the word ******, but can drive ratings by creating witch hunts against those who do, it becomes even more ingrained that "******" is a taboo word.

And the betas all take their cues from the media. That's not just where they learn to think, and how they learn to think, its WHAT they learn to think. The betas all need to stick together because they don't have alpha intellect and can't think for themselves. It's a natural cowardice, from the internal, subconscious knowledge of self that one is beta. It's like in wolf or bull herds, only males that know they're pretty big and strong themselves dare challenge the alpha. Its not like they have a mirror where they can see how big they are compared to the rest of the herd, they just know it. The ones who are small and beta know it too, and just stick with the herd and dont challenge anything. This is how humans work socially as well. If jon stewart and barack obama are the leaders of your ideological herd, the average liberal isnt gonna challenge it; hes simply gonna go with it.

That's the entire reason I made that thread to discuss having the beta social mentality with guys like Droid, Ridonks, Deucewallace, RMWG, Rose City, kentatm, etc. I genuinely wanted to discuss this stuff. But they don't want to. It hits too close to home I suppose.

Betas are afraid to discuss the truth. Simple and plain. This board has proven it time and time again.
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[LJJ]

**** is banned? Weak. ******? *****? Gook? Wait I found one :D

[ace23]

Pretty sure fgt isn't allowed. I don't think most people find the other 3 offensive.

[PistonsFan#21]

using terms such as gay, ******, retard, autistic, etc permitted? Sexual orientation is one thing, but how the hell is it worse to use a word commonly associated with race than one slanderous towards those with severe mental disabilities? I completely understand that the term ****** isn't mutually exclusive with homosexuality, however in addition ****** isn't exclusive with blacks. As a matter of fact, I have almost ALWAYS heard the latter term used in context where it could be replaced by the casual use of ******. Which is someone who is being annoying and not someone necessarily black.

Wasnt Kobe Bryant fined 100K for calling a ref a f*ggot ?

[tpols]

What are you talking about man ? retard has been outdated for decades .. if you throw around ****** as an insult or joke at work you'll be in the unemployment line real quick

[Dresta]

I dislike **** simply because they ruined the word gay. I don't understand why they needed to take a great word out of use when the terms homosexual and lesbian already existed.

[Joyner82reload]

What are you talking about man ? retard has been outdated for decades .. if you throw around ****** as an insult or joke at work you'll be in the unemployment line real quick

I'm obviously not talking about in a work setting. Take this forum for instance, all of the words in the OP are accepted except for one. What deserves more empathy? Being black or having down syndrome

[Dresta]

I'm obviously not talking about in a work setting. Take this forum for instance, all of the words in the OP are accepted except for one. What deserves more empathy? Being black or having down syndrome
Neither deserve empathy of any sort. Empathy towards the parents of someone with downs, perhaps. But having empathy for someone, due to their being what makes them them, is effectively saying they should be something else, i.e. not themselves - thus empathy is only a desire to eradicate these people, because they are constitutionally incapable of being anything else (unless they're Michael Jackson).