Change Holocaust name

[mostbitter]

****** is a noun in the English language. The word originated as a neutral term referring to black people, as a variation of the Spanish/Portuguese noun negro, a descendant of the Latin adjective niger ("color black").[1] Often used disparagingly, by the mid 20th century, particularly in the United States, it suggested that its target is extremely unsophisticated. Its usage had become unambiguously pejorative, a common ethnic slur usually directed at blacks of Sub-Saharan African descent.


hey guys how about that ****** is a neutral term because it started out that way

[Heyitsme]

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Yeah how about a guild called fags

[Bazia]

means to kill a bunch of people

good pvp server guild name

so many better trolls available than to pretend anyone actually cares about this

[Azure]

Originally Posted by Zade [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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GMs fapped to this when it happened probably, Ban + Pixels = fap in a GMs book. Also, lol.

[mostbitter]

faggot1
/ˈfæɡət/
noun
1.
a bundle of sticks or twigs, esp when bound together and used as fuel
2.
a bundle of iron bars, esp a box formed by four pieces of wrought iron and filled with scrap to be forged into wrought iron
3.
a ball of chopped meat, usually pork liver, bound with herbs and bread and eaten fried



also not offensive keep trying

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Derubael [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I knew the word holocaust as it's actual meaning long before I learned of the WW2 genocide. It's a well-used term in writing, particularly science fiction.

Ignorance shouldn't lead to censorship, though it usually does.

Deru I gotta disagree with you on this one: when I say "faggot" do you think "bundle of sticks", cigarette, or a derogatory term for homosexuals? Why should we censor a perfectly good word for a bundle of sticks, just because a bunch of homophobes mis-use it? Because like it or not, those homophobes have changed the meaning of the word.

The word "holocaust" used to just mean massive fire/death. Then a bunch of assholes in Germany came along and gassed/cremated of 6 million people. Now, "holocaust" has a new meaning, and that is The Holocaust (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/holocaust). Like it or not, that is the reality of the English language.

But at the end of the day though, who cares? Let the dictionary say what it wants, we can use words however we want right? Sure, but the only problem with that is that language is based on consensus, and if you don't adhere to that consensus, you risk miscomunicating. In this case, the miscomunication you're risking is people thinking that you condone naming a guild after the heinous murderers of 6 million people.

TLDR;

So, whatever your views on language, do you really want people misunderstanding that P99 supports the celebration of 6 million people's deaths? That's the only question that matters, not what the word used to mean, or what it means to you personally.

[Azure]

I think holocost is generally considered offensive by the internet community for a name.

[mostbitter]

honestly im a big boy and i can handle holocaust and blacks being guilds on the server but don't fucking pretend like this is something it isn't

[Heyitsme]

How about <Fucking boobs> boob as in fucking mistakes, or fucking stupid persons

[Nirgon]

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My argument still stands

No, Derubael already took care of it