This. Yes.

I actually know a few people IRL who are gay, and does that matter to me? No. They're just people, in fact quite nice ones. I can't stand when people use "gay" as an insult.

Another one is "retard" - Can't stand when people say "bluh bluh bluh this certain thing is retarded."

 

This thread is so 12-year-old-with-no-social-skills-that-doesn't-know-any-other-adjectives-other-than-gay-and-retarded

 

It's as simple as this:

Don't call people names they don't want to be called (gay and retarted)

Don't make fun of gay or autistic people for how they are.

Don't bully.

 

Don't be a jackass, have common sense, don't be a bully, and you won't need to get banned or hated by everybody.

Really, nowadays I have no idea how gay is an insult anymore. Accept it, because being gay is only going to get even more accepted in the world. Didn't Ireland just pass a law allowing gay marriage by popular vote? Don't hate on people because they don't want to be with the opposite gender. After all, it is just a game and it's not like they can actually physically do anything that a homophobic person might find "offensive", so there's no point on hating em.

Enjoy the game people, and don't be pricks. :)

 

I completely agree with you Jmichael, and I am for LGBT Rights. Using terms like this, can be very hurtful to many groups of players, and tears apart the community. It isn't right to use Sexual Orientation as an insult nor anything else then insults groups of people.

 

I'm actually very disappointed to hear that Staff aren't moderating this in-game. They used to, and it's even in the rules that you can't use words like gay as an insult or in a demeaning/degrading manner. Unless that was removed, in which case... that's even more upsetting.

It's nice to see that someone is bringing up the issue publicly. Orientation, gender, and all forms of identity should never be used negatively. People go to the internet, especially games like Minecraft, to find a safe haven and place to be happy. If people are using these words negatively, that completely makes a place unwelcoming, unfriendly, and even dangerous. :/

 

I completely agree with your point @jmichael214. I personally use Eco City Craft to escape certain issues from my family/school life and am all for gay/lesbian rights. I believe that the use of these words in a homophobic manor can be both damaging and hurting to people that may feel this way about themselves. No one has the right to make another person feel worthless and I think some people need to understand this. How would you feel?

 

Though I do not necessarily agree with your ideological and moral values, I do agree with what you say. There is no reason to demoralize someone by insulting them through the terms aforementioned. You don't need to say "blah blah blah" to them, just leave them alone.

 

:)

 

Same with me.

 

Oh god I seriously want to get into a political debate with you two. :p

 

Haha that'd be great lol knears and I probably have similar views. :p

 

i had no intention of doing it here.

 

Very true right there :p

PS. Yeah, I wouldn't want to get into a debate here. Don't want this thread to be locked by the mods, as I like this thread.

 

Well sometimes I can't help myself either. :p