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Posted by: Shishka
Ok buddy how come you come down on people for calling something "-blam!-" But you never do anything when someone says "OH Jesus Christ!" I find that very rude and think you need to deal with that too.
Because while calling something -blam!- is a specific deflammatory attack against a group of people, using "Jesus Christ" as an expletive is only an offense to christians because in that particular faith, it's considered "taking the lord's name in vain."
I personally don't believe that correcting people on what one religion may consider to be a "sin" to be an act of tolerance. However, if told specifically by Bungie that I should correct people that use the phrase, I will.
That's a horrible justification... as one once said.
I don't buy this whole argument of a "universal definition" of the word -blam!-. The word -blam!-, by itself, is not a "specific deflammatory attack." If it was, then there would be a universal understanding of the word's meaning, intentions, and overall implications on those in our society. This thread is a prime example that there isn't even a "general" consensus of the word's place or meaning in society. One could take the meaning the word -blam!- from the dictionary, slang, or pop culture; all of which are not defined by Bungie or it's moderators. Because of this, one could understand a need for "general" rules on offensive remarks and such. If the rules are there to stop offensive remarks, as implied, then there should be no doubt that the words/phrases OMFG and Jesus Christ are known to be offensive and disrespectful to certain people.
If the argument is being made that you, as a mod, have no place in telling someone what is right or wrong, then you shouldn't tell anyone that the word -blam!- is wrong. Now that is obviously not the case, and because of that, you should step in and stop offensive remarks against anyone. Christians ARE a specific, defined group of people . Christians, like -blam!-s and any other group, are defined by their beliefs. Everyone has a belief system based off of something other than themself. For that reason, you as a mod SHOULD look out for words that are offensive to all groups of people. Like I said before, if the rules are there to prevent offensive remarks against groups of people, not an organization or religion, then Muslims, -blam!-s, Scientologist, Christians and FILL IN THE BLANK should be considered as people, not a religion or organization, as you have implied.
One might say, "there is no way to look out for every word that is offensive to everyone." For that reason, one should take into context the statement that is made, not a word within it, before slamming down a verdict. It isn't helpful, understandable, or plausable to take a single word from within a statement, and then define that statement's meaning from that word. There are no exceptions, that I can think of, to this general rule; especially when used in the act of condemnation. All in all, If the rules are put in place by Bungie, then we all should follow them, but to hold a particular group's interest above others isn't justified nor acceptable:)
[Edited on 5/26/2004 10:07:45 PM]