PLEASE HELP! Which groups are safe to make fun of?
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PLEASE HELP! Which groups are safe to make fun of?
This is getting confusing so I'm hoping you all can help me out. I don't want to make a joke about the wrong group and wind up being suspended and having my character attacked* on this public forum. Obviously it's acceptable to joke about French people and Arabs. Jews are out. Blacks are probably out. What other groups are in? Thanks in advance for your help.
*The user who originally made the post below did not do the editing. Is it DVD Talk policy to libel its members?
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...50#post4042150
*The user who originally made the post below did not do the editing. Is it DVD Talk policy to libel its members?
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...50#post4042150
Last edited by LilacWine; 09-12-03 at 06:50 PM.
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Re: PLEASE HELP! Which groups are safe to make fun of?
Originally posted by LilacWine
This is getting confusing so I'm hoping you all can help me out. I don't want to make a joke about the wrong group and wind up being suspended and having my character attacked* on this public forum. Obviously it's acceptable to joke about French people and Arabs. Jews are out. Blacks are probably out. What other groups are in? Thanks in advance for your help.
*The user who originally made the post below did not do the editing. Is it DVD Talk policy to libel its members?
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...50#post4042150
This is getting confusing so I'm hoping you all can help me out. I don't want to make a joke about the wrong group and wind up being suspended and having my character attacked* on this public forum. Obviously it's acceptable to joke about French people and Arabs. Jews are out. Blacks are probably out. What other groups are in? Thanks in advance for your help.
*The user who originally made the post below did not do the editing. Is it DVD Talk policy to libel its members?
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...50#post4042150
How is it acceptable to joke about Arabs in kind to the "joke" you quoted above?
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Re: PLEASE HELP! Which groups are safe to make fun of?
Originally posted by LilacWine
This is getting confusing so I'm hoping you all can help me out. I don't want to make a joke about the wrong group and wind up being suspended and having my character attacked* on this public forum. Obviously it's acceptable to joke about French people and Arabs. Jews are out. Blacks are probably out. What other groups are in? Thanks in advance for your help.
*The user who originally made the post below did not do the editing. Is it DVD Talk policy to libel its members?
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...50#post4042150
This is getting confusing so I'm hoping you all can help me out. I don't want to make a joke about the wrong group and wind up being suspended and having my character attacked* on this public forum. Obviously it's acceptable to joke about French people and Arabs. Jews are out. Blacks are probably out. What other groups are in? Thanks in advance for your help.
*The user who originally made the post below did not do the editing. Is it DVD Talk policy to libel its members?
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...50#post4042150
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Re: Re: PLEASE HELP! Which groups are safe to make fun of?
Originally posted by Bushdog
Why isn't this in the Feedback forum? Also, why didn't you try emailing a mod first?
Why isn't this in the Feedback forum? Also, why didn't you try emailing a mod first?
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How is it acceptable to joke about Arabs in kind to the "joke" you quoted above?
How is it acceptable to joke about Arabs in kind to the "joke" you quoted above?
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Re: Re: PLEASE HELP! Which groups are safe to make fun of?
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Are you just a concerned member or were you asked by somebody to make this inquiry?
Are you just a concerned member or were you asked by somebody to make this inquiry?
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Re: Re: Re: PLEASE HELP! Which groups are safe to make fun of?
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I'm just a concerned member. I know that gareth enjoys posting here and he was banned for a bogus reason.
I'm just a concerned member. I know that gareth enjoys posting here and he was banned for a bogus reason.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: PLEASE HELP! Which groups are safe to make fun of?
Originally posted by AndyCapps
I don't think being banned for having multiple usernames is a bogus reason. But thanks for your concern.
I don't think being banned for having multiple usernames is a bogus reason. But thanks for your concern.
I was one of the ones most vocal against his little "joke". However, I don't think he deserved to be banned for it. If, however, the banning was for another reason, it's another thing entirely.
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Originally posted by AndyCapps
I don't think being banned for having multiple usernames is a bogus reason. But thanks for your concern.
I don't think being banned for having multiple usernames is a bogus reason. But thanks for your concern.
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I think the best targets are people who get "offended" without significant cause and people without a sense of humor.
Also, Whitey, the WNBA fan, and the aforementioned damn dirty apes. Damn dirty humans too, come to think of it.
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Also, Whitey, the WNBA fan, and the aforementioned damn dirty apes. Damn dirty humans too, come to think of it.
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: PLEASE HELP! Which groups are safe to make fun of?
Originally posted by LilacWine
Are you implying that I'm "gareth"? I assure you that I'm not. Besides, I thought he was "Banned for anti-semetic remarks -" as indicated in the thread I posted above.
Are you implying that I'm "gareth"? I assure you that I'm not. Besides, I thought he was "Banned for anti-semetic remarks -" as indicated in the thread I posted above.
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Originally posted by bfrank
Its not cool against anyone or group.
What really comes from it but friction in a place that is here to be fun?
Its not cool against anyone or group.
What really comes from it but friction in a place that is here to be fun?
" A Republican will say you should make fun of someone but a Democrat will say you can't; which everyone that has heard a Helen Keller joke knows is not true!"