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[effortpost] The endless racism-apologizing of /r/Starcraft
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So over in an exploding /r/Starcraft thread, /u/DarthCaeser links to a screencap of fabled SC2 player IdrA's playing being labelled a "dumb n* risk". Madness ensues.

Before we hit the racism though, some bonus sexism! Courtesy of /u/mainsworth, et al.

/u/Sabu133 attempts to bring in some much needed level-headedness, but DarthCaeser makes sure to note that any previous controversies weren't because of the racism (OH NO!) but because stupid people like feeling powerful. Yes, of course.

JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT WASN'T ABOUT THE RACISM, amirite? Also, excellent special snowflake.

/u/m4rk3d reminds us, as I know I need frequent reminders, that it wasn't about the racism.

Out of the blue, some smart folks step in to set a misled redditor back on the right path. (Good for you, all!)

We have /u/TheCoolDoggie and /u/tetrahydrofuran here to tell us that Orb's original saying of the n-word is totally fine, cuz people just say that stuff, right?

Quarter-props to /u/fjafjan for aaaaalllllllmost getting it. Not quite, though. tsk tsk. Ne seems to get it plenty of times later on, though. (I've not linked to those, cuz ::circlejerk::)

Classic joke telling by /u/czyk! Just fantasticly fresh!

"Can't we just leave Orb alone? He's not the only one who says these terrible things! And also, it's funny!" And that makes all the difference!

"It's not about racism, peeps. People just don't like Orb!" Duh! Why didn't I think of that?

And the proud, e-famous redditor who sparked this entire debacle, /u/zoohairz!

Turns out, repeating the joke from the linked picture nets you lots and lots of karma! Who knew? /u/twelvefortyAM knew.

"Life is like a box of poop. Sometimes it's poopy, and sometimes it's a terrible joke." Thanks, /u/LTOne!

"Over the internet to a white person who took no offence." - /u/HelloAnnyong, reminding us that racism isn't racism if there are no black people around.

"ARG! Why don't you listen?! It wasn't because of racism! People just had it out for Orb, duh!" - /u/supaFlyHigh

"I just call 'em like I see 'em. Cuz fuck being PC!" - /u/worthwhilethrowaway, being so smart.

"THEREFORE, RACISM DOESN'T EXIST!" - /u/chasdabigone. Alternately titled: "I TRY TO BE EDGY, BUT NO ONE LIKES ME ANYWAY."

"People, if you make yourself offended by just words, racism won't end! You gotta use these words to rid them of their meaning!" - /u/poopypants tells the God's honest truth.

"You dun goofed, reddit, so now it's your fault that racism continues!" Wow, /u/iwastheop, my mind is blown.

Everytime I see the initialism "DNR", I'm reminded of Weird Al's song CNR. Let me tell you what, it's much better than what /u/r4pture's selling. Much much better.

/u/rindindin's mistake was thinking ne could make a point on /r/Starcraft without being told slurs don't exist unless you let them hurt you. (Oh god, it's /u/worthwhilethrowaway again. Eff!)

/u/nrBluemoon lets us know that while ne sees players like Destiny say it, it doesn't keep nem from liking him.

Thanks to /u/Herculix, I'm reminded that any previous swearing in my life forever nulls my anti-racism. Good to know!

Ooooh, a play on words! How interesting, SeanDougherty86!


Holy shit, compiling these is absolutely exhausting. I don't know how you folks can handle doing it every day. I'm wiped out.

EDIT: Sorry for the lack of smilies and scores. I was not prepared for the amount of ::effort:: this'd take me, so I kind of skimped on the fun. :-(

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