Name Change is in Order

[Diggles]

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

I don't get to tell you what I mean when I call you a ******.

comparing an insulting adjective to a noun is not the same thing. Stop it, fatty.

[Diggles]

I realize now that adjective probably isn't the correct term. god damn you edit.

[Haul]

this thread is gay

[pickled_heretic]

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

comparing an insulting adjective to a noun is not the same thing. Stop it, fatty.

I'm not a retarded failed abortion of a grammar nazi like Uthgaard is, you don't have to worry about being judged on grammatical correctness. There's a lot wrong with this statement, but you can be forgiven.

What you're saying is something like this: ****** is pejorative while holocaust isn't and therefore the comparison is invalid. Like I said before, if the name were explicitly "Jewish Genocide" it would still be inappropriate, even though "Jewish Genocide" is not explicitly pejorative. Therefore, whether or not a term is pejorative is irrelevant to the criteria. If a significant portion of the population considers the two to be synonyms, the name "Holocaust" is not appropriate either for the same reason. That's why the comparison was used.

[Humerox]

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

Wikipedia:

Holocaust

Now, the word holocaust means "the intentional killing of a large number of people."


For the murders of millions of Jews and other people at the hands of the Nazis in World War II, see The Holocaust.

At least Wikipedia agrees with me.

Better tell this museum to change it's name while you're at it.

Chinese Holocaust Museum

[Knuckle]

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

If there's one person who in all honesty was offended by this name to the point of quitting the server, that's one person too much. Guild names are not artistic expression and are not protected by first amendment rights.

I'm not going to quit playing here because of the name. My skin is far too thick for something like that. I also would have never made a thread like this without someone else posting it. But I am going to jump to their defense if they honestly do feel offended because I expect the same of other civilized compassionate human beings. Frankly I was a little shocked by the name when I first saw it, and how people could be so insensitive.

Oh wait, it's the TZVZjects that we're talking about in Holocaust, of course I'm not surprised. We all should know damn well that they picked the name because it was controversial. Do you seriously think that the fact that the Holocaust has such powerful emotional overtones never factor into their selection of the name? Get real.

I take guild names very seriously on everquest

[pickled_heretic]

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

Better tell this museum to change it's name while you're at it.

Chinese Holocaust Museum

http://www.sfweekly.com/bestof/2007/award/best-unusual-museum-563208/

You may leave now, the door is that way --->

[pickled_heretic]

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

I take guild names very seriously on everquest

Don't oppress my right to make the guild <******cide> bro

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

I'm not a retarded failed abortion of a grammar nazi like Uthgaard is, you don't have to worry about being judged on grammatical correctness. There's a lot wrong with this statement, but you can be forgiven.

What you're saying is something like this: ****** is pejorative while holocaust isn't and therefore the comparison is invalid. Like I said before, if the name were explicitly "Jewish Genocide" it would still be inappropriate, even though "Jewish Genocide" is not explicitly pejorative. Therefore, whether or not a term is pejorative is irrelevant to the criteria. If a significant portion of the population considers the two to be synonyms, the name "Holocaust" is not appropriate either for the same reason. That's why the comparison was used.

holy shit this kid's mad lmao

[Humerox]

What about Wiki bro?

You basically lost the argument a long time ago...and it may be an unusual museum, but many massacres are owed a holocaust tag.

The Black Holocaust
The Greek Holocaust
The Chinese Holocaust

What about the million Indians that were massacred over 100 years by the US government? That not important enough to be termed a holocaust either?


The more I think about it, the more pissed I get because people haven't educated themselves well enough to recognize any of these holocausts. The word isn't reduced to a single event, and by rights the term shouldn't be either. That's definitely offensive.