Goblinoid Games wrote:Sadly, I had to ban a member for the first time. drizzt has been banned for trolling, but even more importantly for racist innuendo.
I must say I have an issue with this.
Fair enough, his "trolling" seemed like the ramblings of a disturbed person who has trouble distinguishing between reality and game-fiction, as his "sith religion" hinted at. Or maybe someone who is posting drunk.
But "racist innuendo" being a "more important" factor for his banning is something I cannot agree with, and which as a white person I find deeply disturbing.
You see, in your own mind you may think of drizzt as a "racist", but you are only saying that because he is white.
Anti-racist is just a code word for anti-white.
Goblinoid Games wrote:I have a pretty loose moderating policy here but there are some things I just can't tolerate, and racism is one of those things.
Exactly. You your are intolerant of white persons and that aided your decision of kicking one out. Then you pretend to take an anti-racist stance, when what your are really doing is taking an anti-white stance.
I mean, drizzt's supposed "racist" crime comes down to the guy saying "I'm white". If he had said "I'm black" or "I'm brown" or "I'm asian" or "I'm jewish" would you still have banned him? Or are white people, and white people alone, the only ones breaking some taboo when they affirm their race and heritage?
Was drizzt even sent a warning about his violation of the anti-white moderation policy of these forums? Or was he immediately outright banned?
redwullf wrote:I'm pretty sure no one will miss the guy.
I won't miss his incoherent ramblings, but that has nothing to do with with the color of his skin. Which is what truly got him banned from these forums.
The knee-jerk, frowning reaction of some of the forum members at drizzt saying "I'm white" was also quite disconcerting. Apparently whites can't even bring up the fact of their existence without having to explain themselves to third parties.
Tell me Redwullf, when you learn that a fellow forumite is non-white, do you also ask him "What is that supposed to mean?".
I am white too, and I don't hide that fact and I don't owe any justifications to anyone for it. If the Mod wants to ban me in the name of anti-racism, which is just a code word for anti-white, he is free to do so.