Doing What is Right
Mr Immanuel Kant
This is an article I never wanted to write. This article is not party political, it is not even about the game. This is an article about a moral crisis. Do you want a community in which people are sent abuse? Is the above now acceptable conduct? Will you do something about it?
Whatever your political party, whoever your friends are, if you are not willing to actively challenge homophobia and abuse then you are the problem. That includes the Country President.
My involvement in this is simple - the first example of blatant homophobic language was used against me in a private message with SHA.
I reported this to Huey who spoke to SHA. My intention was for this matter to remain private and be dealt with quietly. After Huey spoke with him, he got worse. There are now over three examples (that I am aware of) of this individual being deliberately negative towards the LGBTQ+ community.
SHA has been granted over three chances by our CP and still nothing has been done. This is unacceptable.
However people dress it up this example was the start of a tirade of abuse directed at minorities. This copy and pasted info from a wikipedia page is not big, it is not clever, and it isn’t funny - it’s transparent bigotry. The two further anti-gay insults were not directed at me and demonstrate a pattern of homophobic behaviour. This would have been the last word many LGBTQ+ people heard before they were murdered. A word which has driven many many people to suicide. There are people in eRep and the eUK who will have family and friends who have died as a result of it. It is unacceptable to direct it as an insult - especially on a game..
This is on top of weeks of abuse, condescending, gas lighting, bullying and insults he hurls. What he says in private is worse than what he has said in public.
Why should people have to have this abuse hurled at them when they play a game? The truth is equally sad. SHA is allowed to behave like this because the community lets him.
Well not me, no more. There's no point being silent or quiet about it now he is a vile bully and anyone defending him and protecting him is complicit in this homophobic, abusive attacks on players.
The Country President: Huey is a pleasant person who has thanklessly held down the fort in a time when parties and candidates were waning. We now have a more active political module and community - this has demanded more shows of leadership and more decision making from the Government who have struggled to meet that challenge. This however was not a difficult decision to make.
His Party President: I also call on Certacito to consider whether someone who holds such views is fit to be Vice Party President of UKRP. Would it also be acceptable to run as a representative and Congress candidate especially given SHA behaviour in the congress chat.
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
I urge the whole community this will continue if we let it. I for one will always stand on the side of the oppressed and bullied. Will you?
In Despair,
MIK
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just block, grow up and move on
Well put
I understand the sentiment.
But you are saying to all those people being abused you need to do something about it.
The right response is to tell the abuser to stop abusing people.
Very disappointed in the number of comments putting the onus on myself and others who have been abused - while letting the abuser continue his behaviour.
Morally wrong.
did you send a ticket to support about it?
your screen shots do not support the claims imo. if people in a 'game' are being 'abused' there are buttons they can press and let the game devs deal with it
Just play the game, stop bragging about behaviours. Stop bringing RL ideas into it.. I don't see SHA being banned ?
Stop being snowflakes, never in my life I have seen a game where everybody behaves exemplary .. we all have moments, we swear, we laugh, it goes away - that is the whole point of a game. There are loads of methods in the game mechanics were you can do something if you really want (from block, mute, etc. or vote for someone else)
Lately this feels more like Twitter rather than eRepublik..
p.s. calling some homofobic in game, makes me laugh so hard.. dear me
You seem pleasant
'Stop bringing RL ideas into it'
Are you suggesting homophobic abuse is acceptable in this game because it's not 'real life'? May I remind you of the Malicious Communications Act 1988.
"Malicious Communications Act 1988."
Sorry but eRepublik is now based in Dublin which I believe has been outside of UK jurisdiction for nearly 100 years
Yeah, that's irrelevant. The messages were posted on a device in the UK. I mean people have been convicted of stuff they're posted on social media sites like facebook and twitter and they are both US based. I mean this isn't a criminal issue anyway so my point is irrelevant but I'm just trying to highlight that while this might be a game with a fake UK that real-life stuff is very much a part of it.
If you let a game or a player to affect your personal life/feelings I think there are other issues you need to address first. Personally I care how this will affect eUK overall, the TWs we currently have and the goals I want to achieve for my character (max7upp - that is not my real name)
Unfortunately the current situation might bring changes on the next CP elections - just curious how all these will work out in the end. Not sure why I get the hate from TRS right now, because I am not on their side?
o7 see you on the battles, maybe
- Laughs at the victim of homophobic abuse
- Wonders why people aren't being nice to him
hmmm
Yes well put - obviously easy for some in the comments to say move on and don't talk about RL but if your inbox looks like that RL has come to you.
If people don't like the eUK's players having a moral backbone they can always emove
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if it bothers you that much send a ticket to support let them deal with it?
Who says he hasn't?
how would i know if he has?
Man appleby has really changed huh
https://prnt.sc/wiUqiH3stzXg
How does that go anyway into excusing your language?
I've known MIK for years; didn't think he'd take it seriously
So your defence is “it was just a joke”?
I'll concede in hindsight not a particularly good one
If anything that makes your response even more uncalled for
Well put! It's much easier to accept this kind of behaviour than it is to address it. There's no point in hiding this kind of abuse. We all sign in to play a game, not to be harassed past in game discrepancies. The "If it bothers you so much then X" or "Ignore it, it's an ugly part of the game." statements wane in the light of the in-situ truth.
Bully's should never get a free pass and rl slurs aimed against other players should never be tolerated o7
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if MIK thought I was serious I can see why it'd be insulting
So your defence equates to “lol I was joking bro”
i'm a former dentist
Gosh - I wish I had a pound for every time I have heard that one in here.....
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You know you mention the Wikipedia information is out of context, so don’t pretend to be ignorant of it otherwise you wouldn’t know it was used out of context in the first place.
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We all saw what you posted certacito- it reflects very, very badly on you
Big eye opener today for me about people I once thought were decent
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have to admit even I'm alarmed at this comment
I was defending you but if you think so...
well if they thought I was being graphic bro XD
Congratulations SPAM!
You managed to show the very best citizens in UK in the worst light possible with your habit of gang-harrassing every article and comment that is not to your liking.
I find it quite amazing that any member of Spam can write: "I for one will always stand on the side of the oppressed and bullied"
I have been on this site since closed BETA and have rarely seen such oppressive and Bulling tactics as the ones used by SPAM.
I have seen members of Foreign Take over attempts that have shown more tact than SPAM.
You’ve written all of that without once referencing the content of the article you’re commenting in. What’s your opinion on the use of slurs exactly?
citation needed
With the way SHA has acted in the last few day's it was not hard to paint him in the "Worst possible light" His behaviour has been nothing but unacceptable.
If you have evidence that members of SPAM have been bullying people why has this not been reported to congress so it could be dealt with?
This would have been the last word many LGBTQ+ people heard before they were murdered.
Really?
This is all getting a little ridiculous methinks
Yes really. Get your party in line.
I don't get your point.
Are you guys little teenage girls?