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Post by Napoleon the Clown on Sept 1, 2009 21:24:15 GMT -5
If most people find it to simply be infuriating, kill it. The whole idea behind the site is to amuse people while showing just how stupid some people can be. Hell, to help people who like reading the fundie stuff but just get pissed about the racists stuff, we can mark stuff for conspiracy nutters as such, fundies as such, and racists as such. Personally, I don't see a huge need for three separate pages for things that all involve the same basic thought patterns.
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Post by RavynousHunter on Sept 1, 2009 21:27:25 GMT -5
We neither do nor don't. I simply think that a particular section attracting trolls isn't really a reason to take it down; just get rid of the trolls. Sure, its work, but isn't that what moderators are for?
The description of the quotes in FSTDT calls them "hilarious, bizarre, ignorant, bigoted, and terrifying," this is, of course, targeted at fundies. This can also be applied to CSTDT, mostly in the "bizarre, ignorant, and terrifying" veins. It also applies to RSTDT, even though its hilarity is debatable at times, it serves as an example of just how bad racists can get, and exposes them for the ignorant, bigoted cunts they are.
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Post by Lady Renae on Sept 1, 2009 21:32:35 GMT -5
We aren't talking about the trolls. We're talking about the quotes. The discussions that I've witnessed have also talked about changing the definition of "darndest" to remove "terrifying". People can be bigoted and funny at the same time, but just because they're bigoted doesn't mean they automatically should get a spot on an ENTERTAINMENT-focused website.
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Post by RavynousHunter on Sept 1, 2009 21:38:42 GMT -5
In the end, its your (and Distind's) decision. I'm just sayin what I think.
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Post by Lady Renae on Sept 1, 2009 21:41:31 GMT -5
Oh I understand that. I'm just participating in the discussion by sharing my viewpoints. Please don't let the fact that I happen to be a mod get in the way of that. I was afraid to even share my view because I thought that might happen...
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Post by RavynousHunter on Sept 1, 2009 21:47:12 GMT -5
I know. May sound a bit crass, but I'm not intimidated by your mod status, at least not in this topic.
(Unless I get outta line.)
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Post by EonBlueTriad on Sept 1, 2009 22:02:30 GMT -5
I vote yes. I rarely read RSTDT. Too infuriating.
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Post by RavynousHunter on Sept 1, 2009 22:06:24 GMT -5
(Note: This is not a dig on anyone, just me saying things.) I guess my skin is just exceptionally thick. I just don't take anything on the internet seriously enough to bother me. Sure, it could piss me off, but I just write it off and have a few yuks, and move on.
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Post by lumberjackninja on Sept 1, 2009 22:10:08 GMT -5
I vote nae.
How is a quote about lynching niggers because they lust after white women terrifying, while a quote about lynching fags because the babble says so is okay?
It has been often stated here that there are more types of fundamentalism than just the religious kind. If that's the case, then how come racism isn't its own type of fundamentalism? It's one thing to be proud in your people and their history. It's quite another to actively hate other racial groups merely due to their ethnicity or nationality.
In short, I see no difference between the two categories except that in RSTDT, the subject matter and the mindset are the same thing, whereas in FSTDT the subject matter is more diverse and the mindset which inspires it is not static.
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Post by RavynousHunter on Sept 1, 2009 22:12:29 GMT -5
What he said.
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Post by EonBlueTriad on Sept 1, 2009 22:24:33 GMT -5
I vote nae. How is a quote about lynching niggers because they lust after white women terrifying, while a quote about lynching fags because the babble says so is okay? It has been often stated here that there are more types of fundamentalism than just the religious kind. If that's the case, then how come racism isn't its own type of fundamentalism? It's one thing to be proud in your people and their history. It's quite another to actively hate other racial groups merely due to their ethnicity or nationality. In short, I see no difference between the two categories except that in RSTDT, the subject matter and the mindset are the same thing, whereas in FSTDT the subject matter is more diverse and the mindset which inspires it is not static. I agree, there's no difference, but as you said in the last paragraph, in FSTDT the subject matter is diverse, whereas in RSTDT it's nothing but hate and rage. That's not entertaining IMO.
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Post by RavynousHunter on Sept 1, 2009 22:26:42 GMT -5
Depends on who ya talk to. Personally, I find it funny in a "LOL, look at the stupid monkey trying to think" sorta way.
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Post by Lady Renae on Sept 1, 2009 22:37:34 GMT -5
I vote nae. How is a quote about lynching niggers because they lust after white women terrifying, while a quote about lynching fags because the babble says so is okay? It has been often stated here that there are more types of fundamentalism than just the religious kind. If that's the case, then how come racism isn't its own type of fundamentalism? It's one thing to be proud in your people and their history. It's quite another to actively hate other racial groups merely due to their ethnicity or nationality. In short, I see no difference between the two categories except that in RSTDT, the subject matter and the mindset are the same thing, whereas in FSTDT the subject matter is more diverse and the mindset which inspires it is not static. We're not talking about getting rid of all racist quotes. We're talking about getting rid of a special category just for them. If a racist quote is fundie, it deserves to be with the other fundie quotes. Also, as to your examples, I personally would want neither of them on the front page. I would treat them equally by equally voting "delete" on both. But to get back to my point, if you "see no difference", then why should they be housed in different categories? Why not just put them together?
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Post by Art Vandelay on Sept 1, 2009 22:43:13 GMT -5
Definately not. What's the fucking point of getting rid of it just because it attracts trolls? It's supposed to be an archive of racist quotes. The trolls are, if anything, adding to it.
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Post by Lady Renae on Sept 1, 2009 22:44:21 GMT -5
Once again, this has nothing to do with the trolls. Argh. Lemme add something to the initial post...
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