Quote from: Verbatim on May 09, 2020, 04:14:17 PM

But what is the utility of putting all other races into a single category separate from whites instead of just viewing each one as their individual race? That seems very weird to me.

for those contexts in which referring to non-white races collectively would be convenient, especially when whites are a majority

"black people need more representation in government" is one statement
"asian people need more representation in government" is another
"indigenous people need more representation in government" is yet another

you could say these one at a time if you wanted, or you could save time with a catch-all term such as "people of color"

I suppose, but it definitely seems like it can be a double edged sword to me used by people who want to completely separate whites from all other races in any and all contexts.

I guess there will always just be people who will take virtually anything and try to use it in a negative or counterproductive way.

yeah, it's no more of a double-edged sword than any other descriptive terms that we could use

so let's be more concerned about what people actually do to each other rather than how we describe each other

Quote from: Aether on May 09, 2020, 05:03:54 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on May 09, 2020, 04:14:17 PM

But what is the utility of putting all other races into a single category separate from whites instead of just viewing each one as their individual race? That seems very weird to me.

for those contexts in which referring to non-white races collectively would be convenient, especially when whites are a majority

"black people need more representation in government" is one statement
"asian people need more representation in government" is another
"indigenous people need more representation in government" is yet another

you could say these one at a time if you wanted, or you could save time with a catch-all term such as "people of color"

Or you could use the established term "ethnic/racial minorities" when stating the need for greater representation.

Quote from: Verbatim on May 09, 2020, 06:16:45 PM

Quote from: Mmmmm Napalm on May 09, 2020, 06:15:09 PM

Or you could use the established term "ethnic/racial minorities" when stating the need for greater representation.

that's another option, albeit a more clinical and less personal one

Certainly a lot less political and also more all-encompassing, since as I mentioned PoC seems mostly aimed at black people and other groups seem more of an after thought. I see black and PoC used pretty interchangeably.

either we've had very different experiences, or i'm just very literal-minded, but i've personally never seen the term used only to refer to black people

even then, if PoC can be corrupted in this way, i'm not seeing why "racial minorities" couldn't be as well

According to Search and Destroy lobbies, everyone is required to say it at all times.

Especially if someone minding their own business just happens to cough into their mic

According to Search and Destroy lobbies, everyone is required to say it at all times.

I miss mw2 lobbies

I still remember when of the first few games of Halo 3 I played, I guy was screaming at us to veto Sandtrap and we didn't do it. "Veto! Veto!! VETO!!! Ah you guys are a bunch of Niggers!" before leaving as soon as the game started.

Quote from: Assassin 11D7 on May 10, 2020, 04:18:48 PM

According to Search and Destroy lobbies, everyone is required to say it at all times.

I miss mw2 lobbies

I still remember when of the first few games of Halo 3 I played, I guy was screaming at us to veto Sandtrap and we didn't do it. "Veto! Veto!! VETO!!! Ah you guys are a bunch of Niggers!" before leaving as soon as the game started.

Quote from: Ehnsanity on May 11, 2020, 10:15:06 AM

Quote from: Assassin 11D7 on May 10, 2020, 04:18:48 PM

According to Search and Destroy lobbies, everyone is required to say it at all times.

I miss mw2 lobbies

Back when the models were overpowered in MW2 some squeaker fuck was using them and going like 30-6 in domination. The obscenities screamed at him and the little prick bragging like an obnoxious retard will forever be burned into my memory as the epitome of MW2.

Also I learned in that match that everyone except the dude without a microphone had banged my mom

SHUT THE FUCK UP FAGGOT YOU'RE A 10TH PRESTIGE DAWG... 10TH PRESTIGE USING A RIOT SHIELD

I never understood people who hated a map so much that they close out the entire game.

Did you never play on Snowbound?

Quote from: Assassin 11D7 on May 13, 2020, 11:10:31 AM

Quote from: ಠ_ಠ on May 11, 2020, 12:55:51 PM

I never understood people who hated a map so much that they close out the entire game.

Did you never play on Snowbound?

Never could understand the fervent hate for that map. The Covenant building interiors made for some pretty decent CQC fights.

It's nothing special but I wouldn't go sperging out a game over it.

I've got a theory about map-quitters. I think it's both a combination of over saturation and negative reinforcement for some people. I mean, there's some maps that are great to play on, but I wouldn't want to play them like ten times in a row. The negative reinforcement aspect comes into play from bad experiences. Most ragers I ever met were always usually pissed over their shit teammates or for playing on a map were they constantly got shit on.

Personally, I groaned a little bit every time Guardian came up and you saw the other team vote for it because I automatically knew what it was going to be about. The other team was probably either as skilled as me and my buddies, or they were just plain better. The map would then devolve into a total lockdown fight and become absolutely tedious to play.

Now imagine having to do it over and over again successive times in a row with very little change in outcome. Video games psychologically play very powerfully on positive reinforcement, but the same is true on negative. For somebody who is less emotionally stable, that's were we see the emergence of rage quitters.