too too pc

[Flubster]

Anonymity protects the closet racist

So, Judge Fred is your real name, right?

[Bernard Common]

Gays, Blacks and the Irish

Discuss...

[Dundeegeorge]

Acceptable to who

If posters of boards such as this believe that racist and homophobic comments written into cyberspace for all to see is acceptable then it isnt. Anonymity protects the closet racist, when in fact to mention the same in public would be tantamount to arrest. Racism in society and in cyberspace are the same and I believe that the moderators should clamp down on this type of behaviour otherwise they are just as complicit as the Nazis in the extermination of the jews!

You precious little numpty. You're the nazi, trying to dictate what we can and cannot say.

[Bernard Common]

If we want to demonstrate our lack of education and petty prejudices then why shouldn't we?

We used to be able to throw bottles and spit on spastics and then that became un-pc!

[Pondlife]

If we want to demonstrate our lack of education and petty prejudices then why shouldn't we?

We used to be able to throw bottles and spit on spastics and then that became un-pc!

You really are a sad fecking troll aren't you. This board has really gone down hill the last two weeks. Shame really.

[MarillionFan]

"down hill the last two weeks. Shame really."

Last two weeks!!!! Who are you kidding? Its been down hill since we hounded NedProd. Now that was a troll!!!!

[Bernard Common]

You really are a sad fecking troll aren't you. This board has really gone down hill the last two weeks. Shame really.

I thought I was joining in with the mentality. If you don't like what I say, you are obviously some tree hugging socialist ******. You should be beheaded etc.

[wobbegong]

If posters of boards such as this believe that racist and homophobic comments written into cyberspace for all to see is acceptable then it isnt. Anonymity protects the closet racist, when in fact to mention the same in public would be tantamount to arrest. Racism in society and in cyberspace are the same and I believe that the moderators should clamp down on this type of behaviour otherwise they are just as complicit as the Nazis in the extermination of the jews!

So a poster on here expressing his own personal views, (which is supposedly the cornerstone of our democratic society) is, in your opinion, equivalent to a mass murderer, simply because you don't agree with those views/opinions?

I'm afraid that's the downside of free speech and democracy, sometimes you just might hear something you don't like.

I'd also like to remind you that the concept of a "forum", (for that is where we are) is to discuss views and opinions. Not much discussion going on if we all agree, or our true opinions are gagged, is there?

So keep your playground jibes of "racist", "homophobe" and "Nazi" to yourself, there's a good lad.

[expat]

So a poster on here expressing his own personal views, (which is supposedly the cornerstone of our democratic society) is, in your opinion, equivalent to a mass murderer, simply because you don't agree with those views/opinions?

I'm afraid that's the downside of free speech and democracy, sometimes you just might hear something you don't like.

I'd also like to remind you that the concept of a "forum", (for that is where we are) is to discuss views and opinions. Not much discussion going on if we all agree, or our true opinions are gagged, is there?

So keep your playground jibes of "racist", "homophobe" and "Nazi" to yourself, there's a good lad.

Freedom of speech begins when you defend people's right to say what offends you.

Freedom only to say what is not offensive is not worth having.

[Bernard Common]

So keep your playground jibes of "racist", "homophobe" and "Nazi" to yourself, there's a good lad.

Do you think it is possible for someone to be racist or homophobic?