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BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized

The closing performance at BlizzCon 2011 by Level 90 Epic Tauren Chieftain has drawn fire from GLAAD for anti-gay slurs in a lead-in video from guest singer George 'Corpseater' Fisher from Cannibal Corpse, reports GayGamer. Word is: "The problem? His hate for the Alliance. Specifically, the anti-gay language used to describe them. Though bleeped-out, Fisher's diatribe calls Alliance players a number of anti-gay slurs, and declares that they should die." They say this "has prompted GLAAD to initiate an outreach to Blizzard." VG247 notes the following official comment on this from Blizzard:

Thank you everyone for your feedback regarding the closing night performance at BlizzCon. While we had some other messaging worked up we were going to post, the members of band wanted to instead address it themselves:

Hey guys, we read and heard all the feedback from BlizzCon this year. The Corpsegrinder bit was never intended to be taken seriously. We are sorry that we offended anyone; everything at our shows is just meant in fun. Thank you all for speaking up. We’ll definitely keep this in mind for future shows.

Our humblest apologies,

Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftain

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192. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 28, 2011, 01:09 space captain
 
ventry wrote on Oct 28, 2011, 01:05:
*sigh*
Homosexuality is not "normal".
Nature says so.

you do know that there are many instances of homosexuality in the animal kingdom, right?
 
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191. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 28, 2011, 01:05 ventry
 
Animals for Crackers wrote on Oct 28, 2011, 00:50:
"BLAH, BLAH, BLAH"

*sigh*
Homosexuality is not "normal".
Nature says so.
Do they have the right to live the way they want to?
Sure.
No argument here.
As for "political correctness".......
You do know what the original topic was right?
Guess not. You are too busy getting butthurt and raging.

All of this is over some guy(s) saying some other guy(s) avatars are "gay" in public. I'm LMAO at this crap and you.
Like I said:
Political correctness gone mad wankers.

Have fun fighting ya little fight dude.
 
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190. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 28, 2011, 00:50 Animals for Crackers
 
So ventry, let me get this straight, you DIDN'T make an is-ought argument when it comes to human sexual behavior? You didn't make an appeal to nature regarding the so-called "normalcy" of homosexuality in the natural world? YOU. WERE. WRONG. ACCEPT IT.

Where the fuck are you getting "political correctness" from my posts? I'm talking about the gaping holes in your logic and your use of junk-science as a prop for your ideology, bro. I didn't mention one thing about people using slurs. Learn to fucking read, what with the "BLAH, BLAH, BLAH"ing, I can see why that's a tall order for you.
 
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189. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 28, 2011, 00:47 ventry
 
Asmo wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 23:53:
ventry wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 19:48:
*sigh* Ok! For the pedantic (and those with very little active brain cells).....
Place 100,000 gay men AND women on an island with NO access to adoption or IVF and that group of citizens will be dead and gone in around 50 years. No way to procreate you see.
One or the other will have to cross over to the other side and fuck the other otherwise their dead and buried. I guess that would make them bi-sexual.

You'd be incorrect (and somewhat ignorant). They could choose to attempt to procreate despite their sexual orientation, particularly if survival was an imperative. No, that doesn't make them bi, bi is a person who is attracted to and chooses to have sex with both sexes.

Yeah. Well, the bi thing was more of a "tongue in cheek" thing.
How many Homosexuals do you think would "cross over" if push came to shove? Not many I dare say.

Asmo wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 23:53:
Homosexual/lesbian people are much like straights in that they have one 'type'. You don't think gay guys and girls ever experimented when they were young to see if they were "normal" (heavy emphasis on the quotes there).

Sure they did. However did they do so for the purpose of procreation?
Besides you still can't get past the facts:
Penis ----> Vagina
Sperm ----> Egg
Procreation

Penis -----> Anus
Tongue -----> Clitoris
Is not gonna get it done. (leaving science's interference aside).

Asmo wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 23:53:
ps. It's not pedantism to point out the gaping flaws in your attempts at logic.

Yep. Fair enough. "pedantic" was not the best word choice there.
Cut me a break dude. I was still drinking my morning coffee when that was typed.
 
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188. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 28, 2011, 00:35 Asmo
 
Prez wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 23:57:
I have to say - thanks to all involved in this thread for making my boring evening at work almost bearable. Now, for my final trick, I will make Animal Cracker boy's head explode!

Well at least something good came out of this thread. =)
 
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187. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 28, 2011, 00:35 ventry
 
Animals for Crackers wrote on Oct 28, 2011, 00:09:
BLAH.....BLAH......BLAH.....BLAH

Your problem is I was NEVER trying to argue, discuss or debate with you at any point.

There is no argument.
Over sensitive, politically correct wankers (like you) ARE turning this world into a steaming piss hole and that is a FACT.

So, do ALL of us a favor and STFU.
There's a good lad.

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186. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 28, 2011, 00:09 Animals for Crackers
 
ventry wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 23:52:
Animals for Crackers wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 23:31:
Cool ad hom, bro. Keep the fallacies coming.

And when you have know-nothing dipshits like ventry cheering you on, it should be pretty clear you're steering in the wrong direction. I mean, did you even read what that idiot has written within this one thread? There's no area of study too lofty for this clown to unceremoniously mangle for the sake of his agenda.

LOL!
Your funny dude.
I'm sure GLAAD loves little zealots like you to bits.
Running around getting butthurt over every little gay slight like a chook with ya head cut off.

If you were stopping gay bashing and the such I'd say "All the power to ya" BUT.........

Bye now thweety. *minces off into the sunset* LOL!

Hey, more evidence of that trademark idiocy. Logic, how does it work?

Other people here have refuted your and Hellbinder's nonsense about things like statistics and biology and logical argumentation and here you are replying to little ole' me who merely noted it?

Shouldn't you be trying to salvage the smoldering wreckage you call a cogent argument from the people who blew it to bits? Why are you ignoring the actual criticism which directly refutes your bullshit peddling? When one find themselves in a hole...

And btw, its "YOU'RE" not "YOUR". I heard they teach contractions in the first grade, fancy that.

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185. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 27, 2011, 23:57 Prez
 
I have to say - thanks to all involved in this thread for making my boring evening at work almost bearable. Now, for my final trick, I will make Animal Cracker boy's head explode!  
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184. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 27, 2011, 23:53 Asmo
 
ventry wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 19:48:
*sigh* Ok! For the pedantic (and those with very little active brain cells).....
Place 100,000 gay men AND women on an island with NO access to adoption or IVF and that group of citizens will be dead and gone in around 50 years. No way to procreate you see.
One or the other will have to cross over to the other side and fuck the other otherwise their dead and buried. I guess that would make them bi-sexual.

You'd be incorrect (and somewhat ignorant). They could choose to attempt to procreate despite their sexual orientation, particularly if survival was an imperative. No, that doesn't make them bi, bi is a person who is attracted to and chooses to have sex with both sexes.

Homosexual/lesbian people are much like straights in that they have one 'type'. You don't think gay guys and girls ever experimented when they were young to see if they were "normal" (heavy emphasis on the quotes there).

ps. It's not pedantism to point out the gaping flaws in your attempts at logic.
 
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183. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 27, 2011, 23:53 Prez
 
Animals for Crackers wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 23:31:
Cool ad hom, bro. Keep the fallacies coming.

I knew you be into the whole 'phallicy' thing. You're so gay.
 
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182. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 27, 2011, 23:52 ventry
 
Animals for Crackers wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 23:31:
Cool ad hom, bro. Keep the fallacies coming.

And when you have know-nothing dipshits like ventry cheering you on, it should be pretty clear you're steering in the wrong direction. I mean, did you even read what that idiot has written within this one thread? There's no area of study too lofty for this clown to unceremoniously mangle for the sake of his agenda.

LOL!
Your funny dude.
I'm sure GLAAD loves little zealots like you to bits.
Running around getting butthurt over every little gay slight like a chook with ya head cut off.

If you were stopping gay bashing and the such I'd say "All the power to ya" BUT.........

Bye now thweety. *minces off into the sunset* LOL!
 
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181. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 27, 2011, 23:47 Asmo
 
MajorD wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 18:03:
Asmo wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 17:38:
"We're characterising 'gay' as weak and shit, and you're gay if you get offended by that..."
We are, REALLY? WTF did you get that?

Have you seen alliance pvp? I'd describe it as weak and shit. Ergo calling alliance gay = ...

Prez wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 19:34:
Horrible things happen to blacks, whites, Asians, Hindus, to Muslims, Christians, Jews, atheists, to heterosexuals, bi-sexuals, transexuals, men, women, children, transvestites, to everybody every single day. Gays are not special.

K

No one should have to suffer such things

Agreed.

but it's a sad fact of life and human nature that they do and will

And since it's a sad fact we should ridicule anyone who tries to change the status quo? \= |

We all wish we could end the suffering wrought by evil people

Or the suffering wrought by the indifferent.

any decent person would

Decent people like the ones that point out harmful reinforcement of bad stereotypes?

but crying about some stupid, harmless thing some goofball said won't help one bit.

What's the old saying? "Ignore everything that comes before the word 'but, because the real message comes after it."

And please don't try to infer that his speech can be considered "inflammatory"; that's just an insultingly stupid notion, just as it was when people suggested it about some goofy developer naming an achievement "Stupid whore" or something like that. It's childish idiocy.

The one thing that belies your whole diatribe was that there was an apology offered for the comment... If he did nothing wrong and it's just a bunch of "sissy" gays being "childish idiots", why bother apologise for it?

Hey guys, we read and heard all the feedback from BlizzCon this year. The Corpsegrinder bit was never intended to be taken seriously. We are sorry that we offended anyone; everything at our shows is just meant in fun. Thank you all for speaking up. We’ll definitely keep this in mind for future shows.

Our humblest apologies,

Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftain

Yeah, thanks for speaking up, not 'sit down and shut up sissy fag!'...
 
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180. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 27, 2011, 23:31 Animals for Crackers
 
Cool ad hom, bro. Keep the fallacies coming.

And when you have know-nothing dipshits like ventry cheering your dodges on, it should be pretty clear you're steering in the wrong direction. I mean, did you even read what that idiot has written within this one thread? There's no area of study too lofty for this clown to unceremoniously mangle for the sake of his agenda.

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179. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 27, 2011, 23:27 Prez
 
Kitkoan wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 23:25:
Prez wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 23:17:
Ah, it must be the Special Olympics bus arrived here at Bluesnews. Yeah that's it!

And you are obviously the driver...

Zing! Now that was pretty good.

You're all right Kitkoan.

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178. Re: hate has no effect without FOCUSSSSSSSSSSS Oct 27, 2011, 23:26 RollinThundr
 
Kitkoan wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 22:29:
space captain wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 22:25:
are you lacklove and manless in moloch, kitkoan?

I'm going to regret this, but what is a moloch? Must not be on this board enough, lol...

As for my comments, you don't have to be gay to stand up for gay rights, just as you don't have to be of any other group to help stand up for their rights. Many men helped stand up for womens rights, many white people stood up for black peoples right, ect...

There's a difference between standing up for gay rights, and getting all butt hurt over something completely taken of of it's context and making a big deal out of nothing. You're doing the latter.

It's the same thing with the word retarded, heard it a billion times growing up and never saw it offend anyone. Now you see posters in schools, "Don't use the evil R word!!" I mean seriously, can we stop pussifying everyone and not whine and cry over every little word? People are serious that thin skinned these days?
 
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177. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 27, 2011, 23:25 Kitkoan
 
Prez wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 23:17:
Ah, it must be the Special Olympics bus arrived here at Bluesnews. Yeah that's it!

And you are obviously the driver...
 
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176. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 27, 2011, 23:22 ventry
 
Prez wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 23:14:
What the hell are you even going on about? Are you drunk?

LOL!
That's pure gold.
 
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175. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 27, 2011, 23:17 Prez
 
Ah, it must be the Special Olympics bus arrived here at Bluesnews. Yeah that's it!  
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174. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 27, 2011, 23:14 Prez
 
Animals for Crackers wrote on Oct 27, 2011, 23:09:

Then next time, speak for yourself and don't puzzle yourself as to why everyone doesn't magically agree with you. It's pretty clear you have sexual identity/gender issues and a strong aversion to all things "sissified".

To even frame Kitkoan's response as "crying" is well-poisoning bullshit and hyperbole and speaks more of your frame of mind than his. You seem literally incapable of not not doing it. Who's projecting again?

What the hell are you even going on about? Are you drunk?
 
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173. Re: BlizzCon Hate-Speech Criticized Oct 27, 2011, 23:09 Animals for Crackers
 
This is called self-projection of one's own sissiness onto others. You assume that because you cry about stupid stuff, that naturally others will cry as well when confronted with something that would make you cry. Alas, no. Feel free to use my Blues name, Prez, or my real name, John, or even my dog's name "Roscoe" to stand in for the worst insult you could possibly think of. It won't matter to me, though I may find it flattering.

Then next time, speak for yourself and don't puzzle yourself as to why everyone doesn't magically agree with you. It's pretty clear you have sexual identity/gender issues and a strong aversion to all things "sissified".

To even frame Kitkoan's response as "crying" is well-poisoning bullshit and hyperbole and speaks more of your frame of mind than his. You seem literally incapable of not not doing it. Who's projecting again?

"Guys don't complain about shit, but don't complain about me complaining about people complaining about shit!"

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