Study: Racism Exists in Virtual Worlds

by Blake Ellison, Sep 11, 2008 3:00pm PDT

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By: mysteryperfecta x Show Full Post

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I'm gonna get a lot of heat for this, but truth is, orcs ARE an inferior species. That ain't racism, that's a fact.

Sep 11, 2008 3:24pm PDT

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I'm gonna get a lot of heat for this, but truth is, orcs ARE an inferior species. That ain't racism, tha... : mysteryperfecta
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- gnomes and trolls are treated like shit : Iwannaacura
- Stay in your clean white castle human, better for us to know where all of you are at when we destroy it. : DM7
- the blademaster begs to differ : boomstickah
- It's those drunk Dwarven vagabonds that are bringing this society down... : CoreContingency
- "Orc smash!" : jabuck
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  THEY WOULD BE EQUAL IF YOU JUST GAVE THEM A CHANCE : SpaecKow
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    Something that ugly cannot be equal. : themaestro2657
    - Hahaha, holy shit. : Arceihn
- dude, you are obviously just trollin' : portwineboy
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  I can't believe you just called Sarah Palin an orc. : yourGarbageMan
  - You can put lipstick on an orc but you can't make 'em drink. : jayacheess
- Thats what Hitler said you Nazi! : iambinksy
- We should send them back to Draenor. : SockMonkeh
- No, Orcs are the uber-mensch dammit! The UBER-MENSCH!!! : Vorlonesque
- So is it racism to call Orcs and Goblins "Greenskins" ? : Lukiopimp
- High Overlord Saurfang. : ArcKnight
- WAAAAAAGGHHH!!! YA HUMIES GONNA GET SMASHED ON DA 'EAD! : cptn.peachfuzz
- Orcs maybe, but not Orks. : Sideways Bob
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  "Get a lot of heat" from who? The Orc Anti-Defamation League? : Gwyndion
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    NAAGS - National Association for the Advancement of Green Skins. : CoreContingency
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      I'm totally starting that guild. : ]aratex[
      
      I'd join. (cept there aren't no choppas) : hawke
- "That ain't racism..." Are you sure you're not an Orc yourself? : Snake&Crane
- Orcs. They are built like trucks, but they are stupid. They have enormous nostrils, big fat lips, and p... : JonnyBGoode

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By: mr.sleepy x Show Full Post

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One time I played a game of Halo 3 and I was called a Nigger at LEAST 20 times. Needless to say I gave that individual a negative review on MIcrosofts' Xbox Live. Justice done. Maybe that's what they mean when they say "Online Content Not Rated by the ESRB." They mean: "Not our fault if someone calls you a STONE COLD SUPER-NIGGER."

Sep 11, 2008 3:11pm PDT

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One time I played a game of Halo 3 and I was called a Nigger at LEAST 20 times. Needless to say I gave th... : mr.sleepy
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  I thought you were banned from Live. : noxv1
  - For being a STONE COLD SUPER-NIGGER? : heartsauce
- Sleepy, perhaps you are not aware that everyone is called that (along with 'fag', and all the variants yo... : Fayk

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According to this same rationale and using the same procedures, we would also conclude that sexism against women is unheard of but pandemic against men!

Sep 13, 2008 3:39pm PDT

According to this same rationale and using the same procedures, we would also conclude that sexism agains... : ninjase

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I just saw a trailer for saints row 2.. they started listing all of the different TYPES of characters in the game.. and REDNECKS were one of them.. redneck is a pretty derogatory name associated with whites and it happens to be perfectly fine to call people that apparently, but did you see the video mention "ghetto blacks" or "black thugs" or any other derogatory term referring to African americans? of course fucking not, because that would be racist... so while the people whine about racism against blacks, hispanics, and whoever, there is still plenty of reverse racism against whites.. not saying it is at the same level or quantity that some minorities are subjected to, but it's out there...

Sep 11, 2008 7:19pm PDT

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I just saw a trailer for saints row 2.. they started listing all of the different TYPES of characters in ... : techx4
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  Next time someone uses the word, explain to them how you feel. I had someone tell me "whitey" was a nick... : spyrext
  - Whitey, go home. : Mentor
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  That is because blacks got pwned during slavery and whites didn't. Now you have to shut up and respect b... : qwplayer
  - Yes. And every single black alive is still totally pissed that their grandparents...er...great grand pare... : VictoriouSecret

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By: kalki x Show Full Post

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So if somebody from Switzerland wanted your help to move a large sum of money, they'd be more successful than if they were somebody from Nigeria?

Sep 12, 2008 12:43am PDT

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So if somebody from Switzerland wanted your help to move a large sum of money, they'd be more successful ... : kalki
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- good to know. : SlingBlaze

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By: moogle x Show Full Post

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I wouldn't even going to touch these comments with a 10 foot pole.

Sep 11, 2008 3:03pm PDT

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I wouldn't even going to touch these comments with a 10 foot pole. : moogle
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  - ohhhhh my ding dang dong! : RogerDandy

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By: Freon x Show Full Post

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Yeah I can't play COD4 for an hour without finding the next generation of white supremacists blaming black people for every one of their deaths as they play a video game online with a whole bunch of white people. =\

Sep 12, 2008 5:14am PDT

Yeah I can't play COD4 for an hour without finding the next generation of white supremacists blaming blac... : Freon

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I get called jew a lot. I take it as a compliment, money buffs for the win.

Sep 12, 2008 12:39am PDT

I get called jew a lot. I take it as a compliment, money buffs for the win. : zooolander

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I don't understand what this is saying...

"But when asking very large favors afterwards, Eastwick found that white avatars were more likely to be obliged than black avatars. "

more likely to be obliged?

Can anyone enlighten me?

Sep 11, 2008 6:29pm PDT

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I don't understand what this is saying... "But when asking very large favors afterwards, Eastwick fou... : menar003
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- • [ trans. ] do as (someone) asks or desires in order to help or please them : oblige me by not being s... : danielbrauer

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By: Vangoghs Ear x Show Full Post

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He didn't even look into the rampant gnome-hating that goes on.

Sep 11, 2008 7:09pm PDT

He didn't even look into the rampant gnome-hating that goes on. : Vangoghs Ear

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By: shredomatic x Show Full Post

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Try telling that to Leroy Jenkins and his chicken.

Sep 11, 2008 6:51pm PDT

Try telling that to Leroy Jenkins and his chicken. : shredomatic

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By: chazums x Show Full Post

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More research from the institute of the fucking obvious

Sep 11, 2008 3:09pm PDT

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  So basically, a bunch of wasters spent an ass-load of money and time playing computer games to conclude t... : mwhr1986
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    It's not as much as people using slurs or calling each other "niggers" but about people casually refusing... : zehh
    - i know i don't group up with trolls, I like grouping with Blood Elf women : Sixcos
  - did you even read the aricle? it's not about racial slurs at all : jackalope

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By: Aadi x Show Full Post

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"This study suggests that interactions among strangers within the virtual world are very similar to interactions between strangers in the real world." Maybe, but in the real world I generally don't shoot strangers to death and teabag their corpses. I've lost too many friends with that kind of behaviour.

Sep 11, 2008 3:53pm PDT

"This study suggests that interactions among strangers within the virtual world are very similar to inter... : Aadi

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By: Dynotaku x Show Full Post

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Also in the news, the internet is online!

Sep 11, 2008 3:22pm PDT

Also in the news, the internet is online! : Dynotaku

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By: TheMongbat x Show Full Post

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Yup. Racism also exists everywhere else, too.

Sep 11, 2008 3:20pm PDT

Yup. Racism also exists everywhere else, too. : TheMongbat

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By: monchipeters x Show Full Post

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What people forget is that even in a virtual world there is still a human component.
So why people are surprised by this is ridiculous. Human emotions lead to human interactions. Simple.

Sep 11, 2008 3:08pm PDT

What people forget is that even in a virtual world there is still a human component. So why people are... : monchipeters

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