It's also not what I meant at all.
By us I meant us, you and me and the other /talk regulars.
If a skinhead spraypaints "kill the poofs and niggers" on a bus stop, that's shitty.
If one of us lot posts it on b3ta/talk because we think it's funny, that is, if anything, more shitty, because we should be intelligent enough to know better.

At least the skinhead actually believes what he's saying.
( Newington, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 12:09, archived)

Hypocritically,
agreed.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 12:12, archived)

I wrote this before I saw your answer to my question and it
only stands if you had meant what baldmonkey had said. I'm glad you meant b3tans but I'm not sure it is any more or less shitty than the bus stop example. It's all shit as far as I'm concerned.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 12:13, archived)

I have no idea what Mykey's actual feelings are about homosexuals, ethnic minorites
or religious groups. Chances are, his use of abusive terms is ironic, with humorous intent. That's fine by me, and no skin of my nose if he wants to carry on. Nonetheless, for the reasons you've outlined above, it makes me slightly uncomfortable.

Now, everyone kiss and make up, and we'll pretend that this never happened.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 12:16, archived)

*Kisses everything in surrounding area*

( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 12:18, archived)

The problem with that is,
it's not actually funny, is it?
( Newington, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 12:19, archived)

No,
I didn't find it particularly amusing either, but it's probably best that we just move on. Any attempts to address the issue will quickly degenerate into name calling and generally troll-like behaviour.

The trouble with arguing on internet message boards is that, no matter who wins, you're both losers. Or something.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 12:27, archived)

I keep going to write things and continuously re-wording and then
deleting because I'm either going to look like a twat, sound overly apologetic, hypocritical, patronising or all of the above. The bottom line is, I posted something that I possibly shouldn't have done although I don't see it as being offensive and I'm regretting it now.

*kisses you all*
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 12:19, archived)

Careful there, you might accidentally think something.
I'd kiss you, but Mykey might call us queers
( Newington, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 12:25, archived)

I'm being a bit vague.
I am coming at this from a slightly different viewpoint (although you would be quite correct in pointing out that it is no excuse) and I hadn't particularly wished to disclose it. Half my family and technically myself also, are Jewish. In fact there is no trace of any of my ancestors on my mother's side of the family beyond my great grandparents as they were all from Czechoslovakia & Poland and killed in the holocaust. In spite of this, I have never been particularly offended by Mykey and also deemed my offhand comment to be tame enough to warrant posting, at least in the name of low-brow humour. It has become clear that this is a little offensive to a few people so I shall refrain in future.
( Nimble Colin camera-wrangling, globe-trotting whisky enthusiast, Mon 4 Jul 2005, 12:34, archived)