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Subject: Stop Elite racism on the forums.
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Carrots.

I think we realy, realy need to stop Elite racism on the forums once and for all.
I love to play Halo, I play it every day once I get home, sometimes hours at a time. I used an Elite model on live, and every day I'd get insulted by people... most commonly fifteen year old boys, who say things like "(Insert the N word here), how the hell can you play as an Elite, they're big, clunky, can't jump for crap, and are way easier to headshot" (Note, I had to clean that up abit since the B.net cussing filter will put "-blam!-" on every second word...).

I joined the bungie forums around the newyear of 06, and than, the forums where flooded with topics about Elite racism and people would often go off topic in a thread to say how bad Elites are. Thankfully, this has died down over some time now, but I still see it regularly.

Recently, I've seen a video which made fun of Elites... which seemed to say (Not literaly) "All Elite players on Xbox Live are just six year olds trying to be cool". People have actualy said that, that Elites are mostly six year olds who play on Xbox Live (They shouldn't even be playing Halo) thinking their cool or something like that.

My point is:
I think if someone shows Elite racism on the forums, I think their threads should be locked, or maybe they should be blacklisted, I find it abit silly actualy that the moderators don't understand that Elite racism is targeting alot of players, both young, and old, by putting out the basic message "Elites have so many disadvantages they suck! And whoever plays as them "sucks" too!". And they are insulting the (small) group of gamers that are Elites, people who just want to have fun, but they won't let them just for some character model...
Its insulting, and I think it should be stopped, at least to lock these peoples threads if not stop it completeley.



[Edited on 7/5/2006]

  • 07.04.2006 10:02 AM PDT
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shut it, split-chin!

  • 07.04.2006 10:07 AM PDT

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Posted by: Gendo
shut it, split-chin!

(Slap!)

IRT original poster:

If you like playing as an Elite, then play as an Elite. There isn't really any difference between the character models, outside of their actual appearance.

  • 07.04.2006 10:10 AM PDT
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I play as an Elite, and no one gives me chit. When you're always on the top of the after game score boards, prejudices seem to disappear.

  • 07.04.2006 10:11 AM PDT

I don't know whats worse, that people are sad enough to insult people for using another model, or that anyone really cares what idiots think of them?

  • 07.04.2006 10:15 AM PDT
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Seriously, don't take me seriously.

Underground Pleasure - aren't you a bit curious?

Oh, don't even get me started about people hating Elites...
Did you know that there's a group on Bungie dedicated to the 'destruction' of all Elites groups? -_-''

  • 07.04.2006 10:24 AM PDT
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Carrots.

But Recon, there is hardly any African American or White racism in Halo 2, thaugh Elite racism is a very big problem... I mean... I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about racism about Elites...

[Edited on 7/4/2006]

  • 07.04.2006 10:29 AM PDT
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Ha anyone that insults people based on what there player looks like on an online videogame really needs to get a life. No offense.

  • 07.04.2006 10:35 AM PDT
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Posted by: GezaB
But Recon, there is hardly any African American or White racism in Halo 2, thaugh Elite racism is a very big problem... I mean... I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about racism about Elites...


id rather someone call me a dumb elite than yell 'stfu -blam!-' in a postgame lobby. which happens. im not even black 0.o

in point OP, i think your just making a mountain out of a molehill. sure, and idiot will make fun of you for a character model, but with people like that if you were a spartan they'd just yell something actually offensive at you.

[Edited on 7/4/2006]

  • 07.04.2006 10:37 AM PDT
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I don't think people would mock Elites if they didn't have a different (and worse) biped. I think that the bullying is just getting people to become Spartans, which would make things fair... :\

That was poorly worded.

  • 07.04.2006 10:58 AM PDT
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Carrots.

If you want someone to become a spartan you shouldn't trash-talk them to make them feel horrible and than force them to become a spartan.

  • 07.04.2006 11:21 AM PDT
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I didn't say that I do it, or support it, but that's what I think it's getting at.

  • 07.04.2006 11:34 AM PDT
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Posted by: GezaB
But Recon, there is hardly any African American or White racism in Halo 2, thaugh Elite racism is a very big problem... I mean... I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about racism about Elites...

you'd rather have African American and White racism over xbl than Elite racism?

thats dumb... Its a video game skin!!

i get insulted for being Puerto Rican in the Post Game Lobby its worse than being insulted for being a stupid elite

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  • 07.04.2006 11:45 AM PDT

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When it comes to the Halo Story line....Humans ftw!

But I don't care in Multiplayer...it is fun to hop around and yell "Arrrrrggggh!" and listen to how many people laugh...

  • 07.04.2006 11:59 AM PDT

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Do you also have the eyepatch?

Anyways, I'm not racist towards anything. I hate everyone equally.

  • 07.04.2006 12:17 PM PDT
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pirate racism?
elite racism?

You guys are idiots!

  • 07.04.2006 12:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: impurity
And that reminds me...please stop with all the pirate racism on the forums. It offends me. My ancestors aren't really pirates but I'm trying to start a new bloodline. I've divorced the ninja way and am currently working on a peg leg. You have to start with toenails. Baby steps. Baby steps.


Yer gonna be a pirate lad! Baby steps're fer landlubbers. Ye gotta chop off the whole leg in one clean swipe. 'r ye cud jus' put the patch over yer eye and get yerself a parrot. Get one that don't talk. It'll drive ya mad. An' I don't recommend getting a hook. If ye need one, get it fer yer off-hand. Me friend lost his life 'cause he decided t' take off his right hand. Died to a sword in the back. Kept droppin' his own and couldn't see his foe. An' I felt good puttin' that sword through him too!

  • 07.04.2006 12:21 PM PDT
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I've been around these parts for almost eight years now...wow! Maybe I should be concerned about that...

I didn't realize you could be prejudiced against a fictional character made of pixels.

  • 07.04.2006 12:40 PM PDT

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I didn't realize you could be prejudiced against a fictional character made of pixels.

and digital information.

  • 07.04.2006 12:53 PM PDT
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"Whatever exists, whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent. These anonymous creatures may seem little or nothing in the world. Yet the smallest crumb can devour us. Any smallest thing beneath yon rock out of men's knowing. Only nature can enslave man and only when the existence of each last entity is routed out and made to stand naked before him will he be properly suzerain of the earth."

Posted by: Darkness Howls
I didn't realize you could be prejudiced against a fictional character made of pixels.


I have one word for you: Computers.

  • 07.04.2006 12:56 PM PDT

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pirate racism?
elite racism?

You guys are idiots!


Yeap.

  • 07.04.2006 1:05 PM PDT

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