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by debildevil
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Hooray for good old fashioned war propaganda.
Victory for us.
Death and dishonour for them.
Reported for racism.
I don't think it was your intention but this article was incredibly racist. I think it is worth it to note that "Jap" is an ethnic slur ,and despite the acrimony between the two countries in this game, cannot be tolerated on eRepublik. Please refrain from using ethnic slurs in the future.
Wapanese get very very upset for RL Japanese and want defending them from common language abbreviation called 'Jap'.
I'm afraid I'll have to disagree. I'm ethnically Japanese and so am sensitive to this issue. The phrase "Jap" is very clearly an ethnic slur in this context. All those posters are clearly racist.
I can understand being upset about the events in this game but do not try and condone racism. I do not think you would respond this way if someone in a Japanese newspaper was using a similar term to refer to your ethnicity.
If you need an abbreviation I'm sure something else can be created. JP or JPN, I don't know how many letters you need to trim off but I believe in our collective creativity. I am beginning to doubt the sincerity of claims that it is unintentional.
Stalin-chan's are nothing like this, where all the racial terms are deleted and instead an inserted "East Korean".
Well, I did use Jap on one. But I refute any argument that Jap is offensive. It is an antiquated term from the second world war, it is about as offensive as Yank.
Fellows, countrymen! There's no need to bicker amongst ourselves. The voices in my head argue all day long and it makes Torgo crazy.
As a matter of fact we now have fewer territories in which to bicker. Everyone who thinks this is Serious Business is free to drive off the invader with earnest press releases. Or just maybe let off a little steam and suggest something productive.
Also stop bringing real life into this. If this game is so serious to you that you are seriously (not jokingly) offended by terms other players use in our fake play war then you really need to step outside for a second. This isn't real life.
Also all my propaganda is stored at
http://stalin.c0balt.com/images/propaganda/" target="_blank">http://stalin.c0balt.com/images/propagan[..]nda/
Anyone is free to use it.
I find the argument that we shouldn't take offense at slurs pretty funny coming from a Goon, who are known for getting quite passionate over "discrimination" of their "race" or even just being called Goons. If antiquated terms from past wars are also OK, I guess we're free to use terms like zipperhead, gook, and slope.
Do you kiss your mother with that mouth?
The master says you can't stay here!
But the Master said I could have as many wives as I wanted.
When have Goons ever been upset at being called Goons? That is our damn name. And Jap is yours.
Those are not made by me, so please sue the internet if you find them offensive...
Or even better, sue the people that made them 70 years ago
debildevil, you're an inspiration. I'm going to start posting porn all over eRepublik, because after all I don't produce any pornography myself, I just find it on the internet. If I get in trouble I'll just protest that I can't be held responsible for the content of the images.
Chris sounds reasonable this time...
The Japs need to get over themselves.
Yes we are allowed to use those terms.