Online Gaming Racism

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R-Flex

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I suppose it is a bit of a 'recreational' racism. I would not necessarily believe that all gamers who use racist terms actively participate in racist activities in their lives, but it it the belief that in the anonymity of the online world, they are free to say such things and get away with it. As the terms are considered prohibited in society, it gives incentive for those who want to can use use them without consequences.

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The best way to avoid lame/raciest players is to join a guild/clan/group or what have you that do not tolerate such behavior. Then when you play online you won't have to worry soo much about being harassed or putting up with griefers.

I stopped playing team based games on randomly made teams a long time ago. If I wanted to play a team based game I took part as a guest member in my friends online game clan. It had a lot of players and covering many games (UT, Quakes, MOH:AA, CS, etc...). I was only guest because I had my own tiny little clan, so I wasn't a full member taking part in their official events and matches, but I was allowed to group up with them for casual matches.

I don't know how the clan/group system works these days, especially on the console as I mostly been playing MMORPGs for the past years, but if you cannot find such a clan/group, perhaps you should start one. It's one of the easiest ways to avoid moronic team members online.

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I am Not PCyr

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Have you ever experience racism in online gaming? How do you feel about it?

I was playing Call of Duty 4 with my brother and one of his friends on Xbox Live. Needless to say that the team that we joined was of course was 3 guys were friends. They dropped every racial slur possible. They seeing that my brother's gamertag was "the angry azn" and his friend's gamer tag was his name which is ethnic, they started to make fun of them as well. It was to the point where I wanted break my headset and never use one again. :angry:

All I can say is that i am fed up with these people that go day to day dropping "gook" "chink" "<< racial epithet >>" "<< racial epithet >>" "<< racial epithet >>" and so on in online gaming. Sure, we can report them and send them a bad feedback, but what does that really do? Is it really going to help?

It's an epidemic on Xbox Live, but I hear that my friends don't hear the same crap on PSN. They find it that there's actually people trying to add on to the enjoyment of the game by using the mic for its purpose and that is to help one another succeed in victory. :yes:

Share your thoughts and comments upon this subject.

EDIT: I like how they censor all the other words for the exception of gook and chink. :no:

ya i know the feeling my gamer tage is "Angry WHITE guy"

and im always shocked when i get called honky or wagon burner :(

i expect better from such a mature and respected community of Xbox live players

cause after all we all know consoles are only used by mature adults

i would advise doing what i do..

throw a temper tantrum and break your stuff

and then run to the nearest forum and complain

let me know how that works out for you

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leesmithg

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Have you ever experience racism in online gaming? How do you feel about it?

I was playing Call of Duty 4 with my brother and one of his friends on Xbox Live. Needless to say that the team that we joined was of course was 3 guys were friends. They dropped every racial slur possible. They seeing that my brother's gamertag was "the angry azn" and his friend's gamer tag was his name which is ethnic, they started to make fun of them as well. It was to the point where I wanted break my headset and never use one again. :angry:

All I can say is that i am fed up with these people that go day to day dropping "gook" "chink" "<< racial epithet >>" "<< racial epithet >>" "<< racial epithet >>" and so on in online gaming. Sure, we can report them and send them a bad feedback, but what does that really do? Is it really going to help?

It's an epidemic on Xbox Live, but I hear that my friends don't hear the same crap on PSN. They find it that there's actually people trying to add on to the enjoyment of the game by using the mic for its purpose and that is to help one another succeed in victory. :yes:

Share your thoughts and comments upon this subject.

EDIT: I like how they censor all the other words for the exception of gook and chink. :no:

I would just quit moaning about it on-line, take their tags, any screenshots and report to the webmaster of the site.

There are people that think they can hide behind their firewall and keyboard and diss & cuss to they're blue in the face and get away with it.

Get your evidence and go kick arse!

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Verdelite

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mine is "the hardco negro" Ill leave it to you to figure out the racial slurs I hear. The bad part is, im caucasian, so that makes it even funnier, and it gets funnier than that when I end up owning them in whatever im playing at the time. People just need to learn to ignore what other people say to you or about you.

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cammy

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mine is "the hardco negro" Ill leave it to you to figure out the racial slurs I hear. The bad part is, im caucasian, so that makes it even funnier, and it gets funnier than that when I end up owning them in whatever im playing at the time. People just need to learn to ignore what other people say to you or about you.

I was banned from PSN for uttering the word "negro" in no real context, some people (obviously unlike yourself)have a really big chip on their shoulder.

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cammy

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I was banned from PSN for uttering the word "negro" in no real context, some people (obviously unlike yourself)have a really big chip on their shoulder.

****, i just realised aswell....

See my xbl gamertag, the icon i have got looks like the white europe logo haha.

Its a rainbow six crosshair logo obviously, but i recall seeing it sprayed on walls in some rough parts of europe with that at the end.

Bollocks.

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Verdelite

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well, the problem is, people cant let go of something that happened over 100 years ago (and in some parts of the world, it still happens, but those people are behind a few hundred years themselves) I dont really know why everyone cant get along. Were all different, and no one, not even hitler can or will change that. I wonder how far we as a united people would come if everyone stopped hating each other and actually started getting along with and helping each other.

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grid001

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I say do not fuel the fire. Call up the online support number for the game involved and make sure Customer Service knows what is going on in their game, and if the environment isnt respectful or safely maintained then they will lose users\players. If the users cant play with courtesy or respect they shouldn't be playing on there at all, its not enough that they harass others outside the gaming environment.

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Typhon

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I think your blowing this up too much. xbox live is huge and alot of stupid teens mouth off all the time. I was a stupid teen once cause puberty gets the best of us sometimes. Now I am not calling all teens stupid but when your horny and have all these new feelings you just go crazy and locking your self in your room for days on an xbox can **** and make anyone bitchy.

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Minimoose

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You should try not to get offended by ignorant people, although I can see how offensive it can be I'm sure its better just to ignore them. I haven't been subject to any racism myself online (having a quite posh English accent ;) ) but a few of my friends have been, although it's rather annoying they cope with it by just ignoring it.

Saying that, its worse if it's a younger sibling having to cope with it, especially if it's not provoked by anything accept an accent. I think the best advise would be to remove tags saying 'azn'.

Typhon - Bitchy is not the same as being racist i would say

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spaceelf

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I'm actually tempted now to put AZN on my name even though I've never been anything but crazy white American :woot:

I can see how racial slurs would get under your skin. :no: I hope MS works on cleaning that up.

It's hard to believe racism exists in some ways, but in others it's perfectly believable. People learn from things that happen to them as well as eachother, so it's partially just absorbed and partially a product of ones environment. Myself, it just makes me want to smack people.

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leesmithg

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well, the problem is, people cant let go of something that happened over 100 years ago (and in some parts of the world, it still happens, but those people are behind a few hundred years themselves) I dont really know why everyone cant get along. Were all different, and no one, not even hitler can or will change that. I wonder how far we as a united people would come if everyone stopped hating each other and actually started getting along with and helping each other.

What happened over 100 years ago?

Is that slavery, or was it a one man crusade to rid the world of Jews, gypsies, slavs, foreigners, blacks, disabled, or was it that some parts of the United States finally allowed

blacks into public schools with whites less than 30 years ago?

Explain yourself.

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Rookas

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I wonder how far we as a united people would come if everyone stopped hating each other and actually started getting along with and helping each other.

That'll never happen. Human beings are terribly selfish, violent, greedy and sadistic creatures. Religion and laws were created to stop everyone from killing each other, and it hasn't helped much. When you add the anonymity of the internet to the mix, don't expect good behavior. Honestly, I'm surprised it's not worse than it is.

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SmacK

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Most of you folks that thinking of removing "azn" out of the gamertag is going to stop the hate. Regardless, people will have something to say and if they can't find anything, they'll just throw the infamous N-word at you.

And for those who think this is a joke, have you ever experienced actual racism outside in the public? Hate has to start somewhere, and wether it be in an online game or a thread, that could manifest into something bigger. Not saying it will, but just might. These kids that play online and use such harsh words could be the ones that start the problems outside the internet against "different" people.

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Denis W. Veteran

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Really, in my opinion there's no hate. It's just a 'look cool, be cool' thing between friends who are idiotic and immature.

Recently in one TF2 game there was this retard who, when his friend got on, started talking gangsta talk and using spelling variations of the "N-word" (in-game word filter was on). Then this retard somehow forced alltalk to be on and spammed the mikes with this kiddy show clip up until I left the game 30 minutes later. Non-freaking stop, and anyone who told him to stop and STFU he responded with the N word in the chat log. Oh and he was whoring the sniper in 2Fort. :rolleyes:

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xinary

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Have you ever experience racism in online gaming? How do you feel about it?

I was playing Call of Duty 4 with my brother and one of his friends on Xbox Live. Needless to say that the team that we joined was of course was 3 guys were friends. They dropped every racial slur possible. They seeing that my brother's gamertag was "the angry azn" and his friend's gamer tag was his name which is ethnic, they started to make fun of them as well. It was to the point where I wanted break my headset and never use one again. :angry:

All I can say is that i am fed up with these people that go day to day dropping "gook" "chink" "<< racial epithet >>" "<< racial epithet >>" "<< racial epithet >>" and so on in online gaming. Sure, we can report them and send them a bad feedback, but what does that really do? Is it really going to help?

It's an epidemic on Xbox Live, but I hear that my friends don't hear the same crap on PSN. They find it that there's actually people trying to add on to the enjoyment of the game by using the mic for its purpose and that is to help one another succeed in victory. :yes:

Share your thoughts and comments upon this subject.

EDIT: I like how they censor all the other words for the exception of gook and chink. :no:

Asking for it by naming yourself the angry asian

maybe il be the angry << racial epithet >>...same difference

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