by Dario_Western » Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:04 pm
Here is a complete list of the diversity of forum mods coupled with their strengths and weaknesses. I'm probably gonna get banned for ruining this thread now, hehehehehe!
Hi all,
While there is one thing that all forum moderators share in common - they think their shit doesn't stink - there has been recent research that suggests there are in fact many sub-species of this genus. Each month (or whenever we get around to it), TheyBannedMe.com will bring you a fascinating profile of a different type of moderator. For our inaugural profile we highlight the most talked about variety of this fascinating creature: Gestapo.
GESTAPO a.. ALIASES: Nazi, Dictator, Jailer, Old Iron Fist, Rules Parrot b.. ALLIES: Henchman, Cheerleader c.. ENEMIES: Free-thinking posters everywhere. d.. HABITAT: Most forums have at least one Gestapo, unfortunately. e.. MATING CALL: "That post is in violation of Rule 14.7-C (as amended)!" f.. REAL LIFE TRIVIA: Was fired last week from Pizza Hut for insubordination.
Gestapo is in many ways the easiest mod type to define. Always the first to spotlight a forum rule violation, no matter how slight, the only way to completely avoid Gestapo's attack is to be in the forum's Inner Circle Jerk. When accused, don't even bother arguing that you didn't violate any rules because Gestapo (1) wrote the rules, (2) is proud of his rules, and (3) takes violations - real or imaged - personally. Gestapo will also not hesitate to play his trump card and give you an additional infraction for violating the dreaded Rule 117.1: "All Mod decisions are final and not open to debate!!!!"
There is constant bickering among scientists regarding what this species' proper name is. While up until recently the majority of experts had settled on the name "Nazi," a recent effort has emerged to rename these specimens because while a handful of Nazis were simply misguided common soldiers, all Gestapo were evil pricks. Completely incapable of independent thought, Gestapo mindlessly enforces his draconian rules upon anyone and everyone in a zero tolerance orgy of infractions and bannings. Gestapo has no patience for criticsm, jokes at his expense, bumping threads, misused BB Code, or positive comments about other online forums as he is in constant fear that his frightened subjects will liberate themselves from his despotic grasp.
Ironically, Gestapo is mortally wounded when accused of being a "Nazi" and instantly retreats to his virtual Siegfried line to mount a stalwart defense. But beware, Gestapo does not remain in a defensive posture for long as his abominable temper almost always compels him to engage in a vicious counter-attack characterized by lengthy tirades about how "running a forum isn't all fun and games" punctuated by strings of CAPS LOCK profanity too vile to re-create here. When it is mentioned that his behavior is in violation of at least seven of his own rules, he vanishes from the board only to return three days later and pretend nothing happened.
emoD a.. ALIASES: Emo Mod, Buzz Kill, Sad Sack, Marilyn Modson b.. ALLIES: Nanny, Scaredy Cat c.. ENEMIES: Gestapo, Sloth d.. HABITAT: Any forum with a section dedicated to angst, depression or 30 Seconds to Mars will have at least one emoD. e.. MATING CALL: "How can you people talk about worthless BS when there is so much suffering in the world?!" f.. REAL LIFE TRIVIA: Only "suffering" emoD has ever had to deal with IRL was when his parents bought him a red Jetta when he wanted a blue one. emoD is a spoiled brat who lives with mommy and daddy. He has been brainwashed by the modern educational system to believe that he is "unique and special." Therefore, he construes every minor disagreement as a personal attack and threat to his precious self-esteem. His melodramatic and exaggerated concern for "all the world's problems," is a pathetic and misguided attempt to appear older than he is.
emoD is the easiest type of moderator to rile up for lulz. Possesing the emotions of a 12 year old girl, emoD is completely incapable of controlling or suppressing his feelings and he feels a need to talk about them at length. The most effective attack against emoD is to inform him that no one gives a shit what he is feeling, not even the therapist that mommy and daddy pay $300/hr for.
Despite the relative ease in pissing off emoD for extreme lulz, one must take care when engaging this dangerous enemy. While usually too big of a pussy to ban someone himself without "permission," emoD's most powerful defense when threatened is to whine uncontrollably to the forum's Admin. Often, Admin will ban the perpetrator just to make emoD shut up. Even when Admin refuses to take action, emoD can find allies in the board's Nanny or Scaredy Cat mods. Nanny believes it is her solemn duty to protect the more sensitive members of the board from bullies, and given that no one is more sensitive than emoD, Nanny will rush to his aid at the first sign of butthurt. Also, Scaredy Cat may intervene, fearing the overblown danger that emoD might hurt himself or that emoD's parents will sue the board. Therefore, when engaging emoD in a flame war, one would be wise to preemptively cut off his lines of support to these other mods. Whether this is accomplished by PM'ing the other mods first to disparage emoD or by another method depends on the circumstances on the field at that moment.
emoD's staunchest enemies are Sloth and Gestapo. emoD detests Sloth because Sloth hardly bans for anything, no matter how badly a poster hurts emoD's feelings. emoD will often accuse Sloth of "taking the other guy's side" when in reality Sloth just shrugs (having no idea what emoD is even talking about), scratches his taint and falls back asleep. Gestapo is hated by emoD for his unemotional and "fuck everyone" attitude. emoD is often found pleading with Gestapo to go easy on a friend that broke a rule. Of course, Gestapo does not believe in granting exceptions and applies bannings and suspensions to rule breakers with the discretion of a neutron bomb. Ironically, while Gestapo hates emoD for "being a weak bitch," he will often justify his own actions by claiming to be acting in defense of emoD's feelings.
Welcome to the latest installment of our Moderator Spotlight Series. Usually, we focus on moderator types that abuse their power but this week we focus on a rare breed of moderator that disdains doing much of anything. There are few moderators who are not interested in the illusory power that exists within Internet forums. This breed of moderator is quite rare as most often, people accept a modship because they are desperate for some sense of authority in their lives. Amongst the moderators who couldn't care less about "teh web powa," one stands alone: Sloth.
Sloth a.. ALIASES: Sergeant Schultz, MIA Mod, Lazy Sack of Shit b.. ALLIES: Sloth is too lazy to make forum friends c.. ENEMIES: Gestapo, Henchman, Feature Creature d.. HABITAT: While theoretically widespread, Sloth keeps such a low profile that it is impossible to determine whether one exists on a specific forum. e.. MATING CALL: "Hey guys, what I miss?" (After vanishing for 4 months.) f.. REAL LIFE TRIVIA: Sloth is so lazy he has figured out a way to sleep 26 hours a day. Sloth simply does not give a shit. In fact, he would never even bother to log onto the forum at all if his cat didn't occasionally bump into his computer's power button. Almost invariably, the only reason Sloth is even a mod is because he made out with Admin's sister at Admin's cousin's wedding.
Sloth cannot be bothered to contribute in any way to the forum. It's shocking if he even remembers his account name, password and the site's URL. The flipside, however, is that since he doesn't even pretend to give a shit about the site or try to improve it, he can be counted on to not fuck anything up. As any Admin knows, this is the primary desirable quality in moderators.
Despite Sloth's unparalleled laziness, there is one thing he will do: Complain. A fucking lot. Sloth will literally bitch about everything possible whenever possible. There are two techniques to deal with Sloth's complaints. You can simply ignore Sloth because before long, he will exhaust himself as compared to his normal afternoon, complaining is strenuous work. Sloth will then generally fart, roll onto his side and fall asleep.
The other technique is to block out 80 uninterrupted hours to address every one of his complaints because while he will bitch about every perceived "problem" no matter how small, he wouldn't lift a finger to address any of these complaints himself. Put another way, if someone posts child pornography on your site late at night and Sloth is the only moderator logged on and could easily delete it with a single click, you're already fucked. Call a good lawyer.
Sloth has no allies because he has no agenda and thus needs no friends. Some members will find Sloth to be relaxed and refreshing (especially if Gestapo has set up camp on the forum) and attempt to befriend him but don't bother. He certainly won't acknowledge your overatures and most likely won't even know who the fuck you are, even though you've been a member for 2 years.
While Sloth is too lazy to even consider who his enemies are, he is hated by Gestapo (and thus by extention, Henchman) and Feature Creature. Gestapo will always whine to Admin about how little "work" Sloth does around the site and that it isn't fair that Sloth be "rewarded" by a Mod position in an attempt to get Sloth de-modded. Admin will politely explain to Gestapo that Sloth rammed his tongue down Admin's sister's throat at a family wedding 8 years ago and that he will never be de-modded no matter how little he does on the site. Gestapo will then attempt to undermine Sloth every time Sloth (rarely) posts. Sloth, if he even recognizes that Gestapo is launching a Blitzkrieg against him, will yawn and slowly extend a middle finger into Gestapo's face. Being driven by emotion, nothing pisses Gestapo off more than someone who doesn't give a fuck about "teh serious bizzness of teh internets" and Sloth's subdued reaction will usually cause Gestapo to have a meltdown.
Feature Creature detests Sloth because Sloth does absolutely nothing while Feature Creature is obsessed with never-ending add-ons, tweaks, improvements and hacks. Usually, the war between Feature Creature and Sloth is a cold one because both lack the killer instinct and hot temper of Gestapo (and Sloth is too busy thinking about how much work mastrubating would be to notice).
NANNY
ALIASES: Matriarch, Florence Nightingale, Mother Theresa, Hetty Johnson ALLIES: Gestapo, emoD ENEMIES: Sloth HABITAT: Forums which generally appeal to kids and sensitive types (emoDs) MATING CALL: "Now kids, be nice or Nanny will have to send you to the Naughty Chair" REAL LIFE TRIVIA: Nanny has collected several certificates in IT, Child Care, Senior First Aid, and Psychology but rarely does anything with them cos she spends so much time on the Web these days.
Nanny is almost invariably a female mod. She is loved by Admin because of her matriarchal nature, and can often be counted on by other admins to be able to soothe Gestapo's bad temper (that's if they happen to be in a relationship) as well as familiarise herself with the rules which Gestapo admires. She is quick to take the bullies into hand and give them a cyber spank over her knee but is usually more merciful than other mods to allow them to stay. Nanny is also rather prudish so the best way to rile her up is to use rude words, especially when being cheeky to or insulting other forum members, or posting links to porn sites or porn photos in posts. Like the rest of the mods, Nanny hates Sloth for not taking more action against members who are bullies, but she is sensitive to the feelings of emoD to let him retain his position. Nanny is rather like the priest Tripitaka from the old Japanese TV show "Monkey", she is generally a peaceable type who hates violence and fighting but at the same time she is capable of using force to pull others into line, she just doesn't use it often.
CHEERLEADER
ALIASES: Yes-woman, Brown Noser, Fluffy Bunny ALLIES: Anyone she manages to sleep with (including Sloth) ENEMIES: None HABITAT: Mostly teen forums, fashion forums MATING CALL: 'Gooooo admin, ra ra ra!!" REAL LIFE TRIVIA: Cheerleader supports anything that she gets paid to
Cheerleader is usually a young female mod aged between 18 - 25 years old. Having recently come of age and out of school and ready to explore the big world she is bright, sunny, bubbly, open-minded, vivacious and most of all fun-loving. She's the kind who will squeal at the latest jokes, how hot Zac Efron and Justin Timberlake are, and lives for TV shows like Sex & The City and Grey's Anatomy. Cheerleader usually works as a photographic model, exotic dancer, or a promotional girl for corporate events and thus always puts her best foot forward and smiles and supports anything which the event organisers pay her to. This mod goes out of her way to be everyone's friend because that's her nature. She's loved by Gestapo because she can motivate him into taking action against bad board behaviour no matter how large or trivial it is. She is loved by emoD because she is sympathetic to his plight, and most often because she is the only type of mod who will give him a root if he met her in real life. In essence Sloth and Gestapo then admire Cheerleader because she has relieved emoD of some of his anxieties, but doesn't charge $300/hr like his shrink does to get to the bottom of his probs. The one weakness that Cheerleader has is that she doesn't like to disagree with anyone on anything because she is a brown-noser, and being amiable and a people pleaser she has rejected the pearl of wisdom 'Take stands on some things or else you'll fall for anything'. That said, if you post objectionable imagery like child pornography or gruesome videos she will have a king-sized fit and have you banned from the board as well as contact the authorities. So there are times when it is best not to underestimate Cheerleader because she's got morals and claws just like her 5" inch manicured nails with exotic designs and precious stones set into them. Cheerleader sleeping with Sloth can generally motivate him to take a bit more constant interest in the forum as a mod - we all know the power women have over men in the sack when it comes to 'business affairs'.
SCAREDY CAT
ALIASES: Wimp, Pussy, Worryguts, What-If, Chicken Licken ALLIES: Gestapo, Nanny, Cheerleader ENEMIES: Reality Dude, Mr. Got The T-shirt HABITAT: All forums, but especially those related to I.T, religion, politics, conspiracy theories and divination MATING CALL: "The sky is falling in!" REAL LIFE TRIVIA: Scaredy Cat makes a neat living as a psychic and astrologer and you can always find him/her at flea markets and New Age expos and festivals charging an exorbitant amount of money channelling dead people's spirits and reading Tarot cards
Scaredy Cat is generally relied on because they have ESP (or so claim to). They usually get invited to moderate forums because of the direction the board is taking and how things are going to be for it in the future. This is SC's main weakness: they are born pessimists at heart and they have trouble trying to live for today. Like Chicken Licken they will go around telling everyone to watch out as the sky is falling in. They are the same forum mods who only 10 years ago were behind the Y2K panic, and also went out causing alarm with forum members that Iraq had WMD in the 'politics' or 'general chat' section. In a nutshell they always assume and predict the worst, when in reality the universe runs on a myriad of co-incidences and chances that it's impossiible to REALLY know what the future holds. All that said SC does serve one good purpose: to help Admin and Sloth wise up to problems that the forum CAN encounter and other forums they've been a member or a mod have encountered. Experience is the best teacher for them. In real life, Scaredy Cat usually scares other people with their deadpan facial expressions and voices completely on-edge as they talk about 'the future'. They might as well become a prophet or a card reader because they over analyse situations and people too much and are usually seen as a twit or a 'boring old fart' but they hate being made fun of and people getting the upper hand when what they talk about isn't actually as bad as what it turns out to be once the others experience it (which is where Reality Dude, and Mr. Got-The-T-shirt come in later)
MR. GOT-THE-T-SHIRT
ALIASES: Teacher, historian, David Livingstone, Albert Einstein, Know-It-All ALLIES: Admin, Mods (even Sloth), Cheerleader, Nanny ENEMIES: emoD, Scaredy Cat HABITAT: Virtually all forums, but most importantly ones dealing with world history, and high school forums with 'history' threads in them MATING CALL: "In my day things were very different to what you kids have got" REAL LIFE TRIVIA: Mr. Got-The-T-shirt applied to take over Molly Meldrum and Glenn A. Baker's roles on prominent TV shows and failed cos he's such a plain looking guy.
Mr. Got-The-T-shirt is usually an elderly statesman of forums, especially those populated by members who are young enough to be his or her own kids. Most Mr. Got-The-T-shirts are 45-year-old virgins and rolling stones who gather no moss and usually don't have enough money to own their own computer. They don't have kids because they've been too busy exploring the world and every single activity that is utterable in the universe to be bothered to give themselves time for a girlfriend or wife. They are usually invited to forums for their experiences and because they are perceived as being more responsible and gentlemanly in their conduct compared with the rude, illiterate and inarticulate kids on it. Almost uniformly, Mr Got-The-T-shirts are seen to be loquacious, authoritative windbags on things that the masses don't give a shit about, or stopping giving a shit about years ago. They love to lecture people about "The Good Old Days". They romantice the past and inject the future with optimism. The best way that you can really rile Mr. Got-The-T-shirt is to post about stuff that you haven't got a clue about and make assumptions about them because Mr. Got-The-T-shirt has lived through it. Girls both love and loathe this character because while he is full of knoweldge, wisdom and experience he often thinks that he's got life sussed and he will have no time for them unless they go out of their way to join him in his travels in the deep echelons of the world. There is nothing that any member can wow this guy with cos he's seen it all before and it won't be too long before he gets jaded with the forum and decides to leave for new adventures (sometimes with Cheerleader if he can afford to take her with him as a 'working holiday'), usually making only a few friends (or none at all) in the process.
PRINCESS
ALIASES: Hannah Montana, Soapie Star, Drama Student ALLIES: Nanny, Cheerleader, Admin, emoD, Feature Creature ENEMIES: Mr. Got-The-T-shirt, Sloth HABITAT: All 'girly' forums and forums which primarily target females aged between 16 - 25 MATING CALL: "OMG!!!!" REAL LIFE TRIVIA: Princess had to go to hospital recently because she broke a fingernail whilst typing so hard on a message when some girlfriend got her angry for nicking her boyf
Princesses are found on forums that are to do with modern female mainstream culture. Shows like Australian Idol, Sex & The City, Hannah Montana, Australia's Top Model - almost any prime time show on the commercial channels. They seldom watch the ABC because it's too highbrow and dull for them, and SBS because it's too weird for them to understand. This kind of member is a pain in the arse because of their overuse of punctuation marks!!!!!!! They cannot handle criticism or butthurt of any kind and will break down crying at any point. In a way they are almost the female equivalent of emoD and can be as bad (if not worse) than them if they ever get voted in as a mod. They are extremely squeamish and terrified of getting their hands dirty when having to deal with a forum's bottom-feeder members. They love Feature Creature because he keeps the forum cool, fresh and new and exciting for them, as well as relying on Nanny for protection from bullies. Princesses and Cheerleaders usually get on because they are roughly the same age as each other and both female, but Cheerleaders can be a positive influence on them to calm down and be able to let their hair down a bit and stop being such narcissists and drama queens.
FEATURE CREATURE
ALIASES: Boffin, Nerd, Whiz-Kid, Wilf Lunn ALLIES: Admin, Gestapo, Princess, Cheerleader ENEMIES: Sloth HABITAT: Online laboratory cooking up apps MATING CALL: "Here's something I prepared today!" REAL LIFE TRIVIA: Feature Creature won a prize at the school fair for making their own burglar alarm
Feature Creature is the type of mod who can't sit still. He can't tolerate a forum looking the same every 2 weeks and is constantly updating and upgrading it with apps, new skins and add-ons to constantly attract new lifeblood, especially younger members with ADHD. By day he usually works in the advertising industry as a copywriter or a poster designer for live entertainment like promoting movies, plays and rock gigs. FC loves impressing the young with various gadgets that they can give people more insight into them with, and he usually dislikes or gets frustrated with Sloth because Sloth does bugger all to keep the forum looking 'hip and now'. By and large if you make this guy a mod he generally won't post unless he has a new toy he's anxious for the forum to try out. Like Sloth he usually doesn't give a shit about day-to-day bickering and anything else - all that matters is the forum being made attractive for his fickle tastes. Generally it's best to keep FC as a member and only approve something he makes if it is genuinely going to make the forum a better site, otherwise you are just wasting your time on him.
UNDERCOVER AGENT
ALIASES: James Bond, Kojak, Stalker, Sherlock Holmes ALLIES: All, especially Admin, Gestapo and Scaredy Cat ENEMIES: Virtually none since nobody knows who he is HABITAT: All forums, but especially those where shady characters are known to roam MATING CALL: (whispered) "OK buster, the jig's up" REAL LIFE TRIVIA: Undercover Agent is often an undercover agent in real life
Undercover agents are heroes, and like most heroes they are anonymous. They generally lurk on forums due to professional reasons, because they are out to expose the most loathsome people in society such as child porn collectors, terrorists, and scammers. Undercover agents are mainly found on 'family friendly' forums, as well as those linked to the CIA and FBI. They are out to protect the innocent members and silenty search out and destroy the nasties. UA's will only communicate with you through PM and warn you not to tell other members why they messaged you. Undercover Agents are paranoid but in a good way and for a good reason - one false move and they will be yesterday's news. Don't mess with this member or any forums they are members or mods of, because they are highly trained in I.T., criminology and psychology, and know how undesirables work. When (or if) they become known for being mods they are held in esteem by all. If this type bans you from a forum, you know that you are in really deep shit because they won't ignore you - they will have a couple of bodyguards and armoured cops turn up to your place, and you're history! He is also the only other mod that Sloth has any real respect for, but only when the going gets really tough.
NOTABLE FORUM MEMBERS:
AXOLOTL
ALIASES: Mole, Arnold Jackson, Peter Pan, Billy Madison, Sisterhood Of Karn ALLIES: Cheerleader, emoD, Nanny, Mr. Got-The-T-Shirt ENEMIES: Mr. Got-The-T-Shirt, Scaredy Cat HABITAT: Forums that deal with whatever they liked as kids and teens MATING CALL: "Hey, anyone still like New Kids On The Block?" REAL LIFE TRIVIA: Axolotyl is still flipping burgers at McDonald's or delivering pizzas with Pizza Hut 20 years later
Axolotls are a pretty easy forum user to define: they do not progress or diversify as they get older. There seem to be a small number of them out there on forums, but they rarely post because they didn't have computers when they were in high school. In fact this is their problem, they hate anything in their culture that came into being after they left high school. In 1986, Playboy magazine in an article on party tapes referred to them as "Introverted Traditionalists' who think it's a major injustice that bands like Uriah Heep and DMZ didn't gain more of a fan base, especially in their town so they could see them live. They discover TRUTH and enlightenment very early in life (say age 14 or 15) and then spend the rest of their life reliving and enjoying that truth that they are ignorant to everything else that's going on in the world. They have been on some forums for the last 10 or 15 years and during the whole time *nothing* in their lives has changed. Still in the same old job, same haircut, same money, same clothes, same old stuff they collected as teens and most often same old attitude. They are friends with Mr. Got-The-T-shirt because they are in the same age group as him, but can be enemies because Mr. Got-The-T-shirt gets frustrated with them being slow learners. They don't bother to get an education because of the way the system has changed since 1986 which makes you wonder why the heck they bother to come to a forum in the first place?
JONZEEE/GREASETEA
ALIASES: Shit-Stirrer, Troll, Mr. Slippery ALLIES: None ENEMIES: All (except for maybe Sloth) HABITAT: Mostly punk forums, Theybannedme.com, Uncoverreality.com, and Usenet groups MATING CALL: "Hey, you still bonking your mamma you spoon, hehehehe?" REAL LIFE TRIVIA: They are nothing in real life to what they paint themselves up to be on the Net. JonZeee comes across as illiterate and uses an oversupply of dots and lowercase letters but in real life he works as a pilot for crop spraying.
JonZeee and Greasetea are characters that I encountered on forums a number of years go (respectively the Usenet group rec.nude and Morrisey's old forum) whereby you don't have to undergo any mod approval or provide a working email address or password to join, and in Greasetea's case the admin and moderator was a Sloth. They are the last bastion of 'free speech' types, which means they post and say the most disgusting and contentious things but they are well within their right to because it is protected by the "First Amendment". They function the best on Usenet groups because they have no mods or admins, hence no censorship. Most regular forum members have kill-filed or ignored them long ago because it is pointless to engage them in friendly discussion or debate with them on any intelligent topic. They have the posting style and rhetoric of a spoilt, spotty 12-year-old high school boy who loves showing his classmates copies of Black Label Penthouse magazine behind the bike sheds or playing dirty comedy albums by the likes of Lenny Bruce, Andrew Dice Clay, Rodney Rude and Kevin 'B.loody' Wilson which they've either sneaked from their parents record collection or downloaded from torrent sites cos iTunes wouldn't let them. Sometimes they are funny but they usually put everyone down (except for a notable few) and often scare off newcomers to the board of a pretty sensitive nature. They are hated the most by emoD and Princess, and even Cheerleader. These types are not in the least bit interested in being forum mods, which is just as well because if they were within a month the membership will have dwindled down to just them. They are like slinkies, most people consider them of no use except to laugh at when you drop them down a flight of stairs. Although most of them have been banned from every single forum they've subscribed to, people like them will always exist whether you like them or not. The best thing you can do is to kiss their butts and be right out honest about yourself with them instead of beating around the bush. They'll love it. Even if you were their prime target when you first joined they will eventually change tack and will suddenly think you are one of the greatest living human beings ever. Worked for me! :) A varient of JonZee/Greasetea types is the Arsonist, who starts controversial and contentious threads and sits back to watch everybody get at them and each other on it without contributing to them any further. JonZeee and Greasetea usually add more fuel to an Arsonist's thread.
POLITICAL CORRECTOID
ALIASES: Whiner, St. Sebastian, Joan of Arc ALLIES: Everyone whom they can convert to their philosophy, especially emoD and Gestapo ENEMIES: JonZeee/Greasetea, Sloth HABITAT: Social reform forums MATING CALL: Anything which doesn't offend anybody REAL LIFE TRIVIA: Political correctoid orders a coffee from Starbucks and wants it 'tan', because 'black' and 'white' are offensive words for him to use.
Political correctoids have always existed throughout human history, but only really came to mainstream prominence around the early 80's. They are the sort who whinge and whine about how hard done social minorities are, and quickly pounce on people who use demeaning words for them, even words which meant something completely different originally or are acceptable in other cultures. For instance they hate the word 'f.ag' because it demeans gays, whereas in the UK it is slang for 'cigarette' and the term 'f.agged out' meaning 'tired'. They hate the word 'b.itch' because it is demeaning to women, but at the same time it also refers to a female dog or complaning about something or someone (and they are known experts at that themselves!). They hate the word 'c.oon' because it demeans dark skinned people, whereas in Australia it is the brand of a popular type of cheese, even eaten by Aborigines as well who are not offended by the name (it was first manufactured by Dr. William C.oon). They hate the word 't.it' because it is demeaning talk for women's breasts but it also refers to a type of bird and someone who does something clumsy in public. They hate the word "d.ick" because it is demeaning to penises but is also used as an abbreviation for the name Richard, a private detective, an idiot, or someone who lives an unproductive life (i.e. "d.ick around). As arch-hypocrites they claim they believe in 'freedom of speech' but only when it doesn't have the potential to offend anyone. These sort of people should be shot and put out of their misery, or at least deposed from positions of power on the internet. NEVER make them admins or mods because they will employ word filters. Although Sloth doesn't usually hate anyone on the net because he can't be bothered with anyone else, he does hate this person for being an oppressor and complaining about trivial things due to them being cultural imbeciles.
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Dario_Western
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