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skrum's ruling on racism #1: "basta"
skrumgaer wrote
at 5:29 PM, Saturday June 28, 2008 EDT
I was in a game wherein someone called a Jamaican a "basta", where "basta" is Jamaican for "bastard".

I think that it is not racist to be called a bastard in one's own language.

Comments on this ruling?


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Johnson213 wrote
at 5:46 PM, Saturday June 28, 2008 EDT
you're weird...how does bastard or basta have anything to do with race???
skrumgaer wrote
at 7:19 PM, Saturday June 28, 2008 EDT
An allegation was made in the game that the word was racist.

I tried copying the chat to my original post by using control-C, control-V, but it didn't work. Normally, chat is not sufficient evidence to be actionable, but here I was in the game and witnessed it.
kam|k2 wrote
at 12:44 AM, Sunday June 29, 2008 EDT
damn, i know you - you still remember me?

kam|k2: fine with 2nd?
skrumgaer: fuck you nigga!

you should be banned too... rly!
XxDiceyGirlxX wrote
at 2:08 AM, Sunday June 29, 2008 EDT
NiggA is not racist. Chris Rock said so.
XxDiceyGirlxX wrote
at 2:10 AM, Sunday June 29, 2008 EDT
Oh and how would Bastard/Basta be racist anyway?

Are you assuming that this was a person of african decent getting called a basta? Jamaican would be considered a nationality, I think.

My BF is Asian and I call him a bastard... am I racist?

skrumgaer wrote
at 3:06 AM, Sunday June 29, 2008 EDT
Dicey,

The allegation of racism was made by a person with a jamaican flag, not by me. Since the allegation was made, and I was there, it was a proper subject of investigation.
lovekdicetodeath wrote
at 3:22 AM, Sunday June 29, 2008 EDT
it should be in the eye of the beholder. if the person complainning said it's racist, then it probably is.

but i have learned that people wont get banned for just being a racist once on kdice. they only ban repeated offenders (apparently).
Hrvat wrote
at 4:09 AM, Sunday June 29, 2008 EDT
LOL, bastard - is not a racist comment
Blabbo wrote
at 5:24 AM, Sunday June 29, 2008 EDT
does it have to be racist?
so normal insults (like dick by diceygirl) are fine?
XxDiceyGirlxX wrote
at 11:24 AM, Sunday June 29, 2008 EDT
Dick is perfectly acceptable. I suffer from Richards Disease and often think everyone's name is Richard or Dick for short.
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