Debate Thread

Did the president of Guatemala really write that?
It just strikes me as odd that he's sent it to The Guardian.

Alright, well.... Uh, I didn't want to start a whole new topic for this, but...

Why can we not use smileys? I mean, I think we're all mature enough to not be stupid (with the smileys) and I think it also might help people to not misunderstand a post that is supposed to be funny.

In general, I think, people tend to overuse them.

I'm perfectly happy reading a box of text and not having flashing pink faces running around the screen distracting me.

People can still put and xP xD (^o^) =^-^= +_+ o.o ._. and o3o :3 -_- :L :O and :B and :S and that can convey the tone without being a nuisance.

Basically what Semi said. I wanted the new forum to be as free of distracting nuisances as possible (like the original one was). That's incidentally also why you can't use signatures.

What do you mean we can't use signatures? []

A signature is some quote or image that gets appended to all your posts, if that's what you meant. And it's not allowed here.

Okay then.

Peace,
JT

A POST MADE BY JT THAT DOESN'T END WITH BRACKETS?!

Ah, but remember that the brackets are my shorthand way of stating my sign-off. Having both would be redundant.

Peace,
JT

NO!

I DON'T LIKE! IT!

MAKE THE BRACKETS COME BACK!

That type of reaction is what started the brackets over on the original forum.

You were typing those brackets manually every time?

That just seems like a lot of work for brackets. I would copy/paste the brackets.

Forever?

I copy/paste a lot of things, and I would end up accediently pasting a prono or something.


Also, holy fucks I didn't know you were typing those things the whole time!

....you copy pornographic material?

...... No.

No, see, he copies PRONO not porn.
Gotta read carefully, guys...

Gorgro wrote:That type of reaction is what started the brackets over on the original forum.

It's true. I would put "Peace, JT" at the bottom of every post, no matter how short...which for some reason irritated people, so I instituted the shorthand notation of the brackets.

Every time you see the brackets, anywhere, it means "Peace, JT"

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Gee, that's dedication.

Or OCD. []

Potato
Potato

Chips. []

I LIKE TURTLES wrote:Potato
Potato

That doesn't work as well when it's typed.

Oh
Let me try again

Tomato
Tomato

So while we were in the car, my parents ended up discussing discrimination, and eventually my dad went on a rant regarding how much it pisses him off to hear white people say there is no more racism. And all the while, he kept referring to just white people in general, rather than specific individuals.
And the hypocrisy of that was pretty funny to me, but he does have a point, in that racism certainly isn't dead, as proven by his statements, and certain current events, most notably the Treyvon Martin case*. So basically, what I wanted to discuss/debate, is the level of discrimination still in modern society, who it's against, and similar topics.

I personally, do not see much racism in my immediate area, but I do see quite a few kids who playfully throw slurs around because they think they're funny, and while that doesn't bother me, I know that if they ever end up doing that around someone who does get offended, they'll be in deep shit. We can't just let slurs lose their original meanings, because that would pretty much mean disregarding the ugly history around them, and while we can't dwell on the past, that doesn't mean we can't look back on it.

*If you haven't heard about it, in Florida there was a 17 ear old black kid named Treyvon Martin who was being followed by a Hispanic self-appointed neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman. Zimmerman thought Martin looked suspicious, and eventually got into a scuffle with Martin, who at that point, knew that Zimmerman was following him. Zimmerman shot Martin in the scuffle, and when the police got involved, Zimmerman claimed he shot Martin because he felt threatened, and he was let go, but then the media got ahold of the story, and now he's being charged with second-degree murder.

Uhm.

Im not really certain if this is even suitable to be a debate. Hahaha.

It's obvious racism is still alive.

Where I come from, we all say "Nigger" BUT, contrary to what some people may think, Nigger does NOT mean "Black"

There can be white niggers, Latino niggers, Asain niggers, etc.

A nigger is just a shitty person. It just so happens that, where I come from, the largest percent of shitty people are black.

* Not to be confused with "Niggah" which is like "Bro".