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Recent "Dust Bunny" Slur

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Rain6639
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#21 - 2013-01-11 03:28:50 UTC
El 1974 wrote:
Adding some censorship and calling them D*** Bunnies really doesn't do any good.


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Braxus Deninard
Hard Knocks Inc.
Hard Knocks Citizens
#22 - 2013-01-11 03:32:38 UTC
Ginger Barbarella wrote:
Awesome. A problem doesn't exist, so someone on the forums creates one.

Good job, genius.

Edit: nothing's more disgusting than someone raising the race card when race isn't an issue. You belong in US politics.


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Sorlac
Cosmos Industrial
Cosmos Origins
#23 - 2013-01-11 03:41:59 UTC
Thomas Hurt wrote:
Does anyone else find the "Dust Bunny" term a bit... 'problematic'? Whenever I see it, I can't help but feel that it is akin to the n-word, or the g-word, the s-word n-word, etc.


Actually it would be more akin to referring to Marines as Jar Heads, Navy sailors as Squids (submariners are Bubble Heads), and the Coast Guard as Puddle Pirates.

Just because your a closet racist that come to terms with your own close mindedness doesn't mean you should attribute your racist thoughts to everyone else.
Mildew Wolf
#24 - 2013-01-11 03:52:54 UTC
pod woman and pod man ...pod babies

dust woman and dust man...dust babies

dust woman and pod man...dust babies

pod woman and dust man ...dust babies

fear of a dust universe. very simple see?
Olleybear
Pandemic Horde Inc.
Pandemic Horde
#25 - 2013-01-11 04:00:35 UTC
To be honest, even though Dust Bunny is meant to be condescending, it is far nicer that what Eve pilots are fearing the Dust bunnies really are.

Most pilots in Eve currently picture PS3 FPS fairies as ADHD teenagers, spazzing on their controllers, downing cans of energy drinks, whom are incapable of much thought beyond well trained carnival animals let alone tactical thought. From what I have heard, what was just described isnt that far from the truth.

So yea, Dust Bunny may be a little condescending, but it is far from what Eve pilots really think at the moment.

When it comes to PvP, I am like a chiwawa hanging from a grizzley bears pair of wrinklies for dear life.
Veronica Kerrigan
Surgically Constructed L Feminist
#26 - 2013-01-11 04:11:52 UTC
Why shouldn't we be condescending? We are the immortal capsuleer, with all of space to exploit and explore. We traverse the stars at 150x the speed of light, jumping from system to system. We control guns that shoot shells the size of an RV, and use railguns that require several gigajoules to fire, as compared to a few megajoules for our current ground based weapons. We feel superior to the dust bunnies because we are.
Rain6639
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#27 - 2013-01-11 04:17:22 UTC  |  Edited by: Rain6639
Olleybear wrote:
To be honest, even though Dust Bunny is meant to be condescending, it is far nicer that what Eve pilots are fearing the Dust bunnies really are.

Most pilots in Eve currently picture PS3 FPS fairies as ADHD teenagers, spazzing on their controllers, downing cans of energy drinks, whom are incapable of much thought beyond well trained carnival animals let alone tactical thought. From what I have heard, what was just described isnt that far from the truth.

So yea, Dust Bunny may be a little condescending, but it is far from what Eve pilots really think at the moment.


but at this point, it's stil just us.

Veronica Kerrigan wrote:
Why shouldn't we be condescending? We are the immortal capsuleer, with all of space to exploit and explore. We traverse the stars at 150x the speed of light, jumping from system to system. We control guns that shoot shells the size of an RV, and use railguns that require several gigajoules to fire, as compared to a few megajoules for our current ground based weapons. We feel superior to the dust bunnies because we are.


bunny: how much does your ship cost?
dr evil: one beellion ISK
Rain6639
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#28 - 2013-01-11 04:18:25 UTC  |  Edited by: Rain6639
holy mildew, your avatar
Nexus Day
Lustrevik Trade and Travel Bureau
#29 - 2013-01-11 04:20:55 UTC
Some of my best friends are Dust Bunnies.
Veronica Kerrigan
Surgically Constructed L Feminist
#30 - 2013-01-11 04:23:41 UTC
Nexus Day wrote:
Some of my best friends are Dust Bunnies.

I am very sorry for you. Though they say that admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery.
Remiel Pollard
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#31 - 2013-01-11 04:24:36 UTC
Thomas Hurt wrote:
Does anyone else find the "Dust Bunny" term a bit... 'problematic'? Whenever I see it, I can't help but feel that it is akin to the n-word, or the g-word, the s-word n-word, etc.


What did I just read?

Are you really going to relate an affectionate term for our groundside counterparts to racism, or discrimination?

This is the most ridiculous sentiment I have ever seen posted on these forums. Considering the absolute hell that people are put through because of real discrimination, to belittle that by paralleling it with the term 'dust bunny' for dust players... it's nothing like it. It's like calling a destroyer a "dessie"... is that racist against destroyers? Or calling an Australian an Aussie. Is that racist against Australians?

“Some capsuleers claim that ECM is 'dishonorable' and 'unfair'. Jam those ones first, and kill them last.” - Jirai 'Fatal' Laitanen, Pithum Nullifier Training Manual c. YC104
Remiel Pollard
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#32 - 2013-01-11 04:25:01 UTC
Nexus Day wrote:
Some of my best friends are Dust Bunnies.


That's okay.

Nobody's perfect

“Some capsuleers claim that ECM is 'dishonorable' and 'unfair'. Jam those ones first, and kill them last.” - Jirai 'Fatal' Laitanen, Pithum Nullifier Training Manual c. YC104
Hedion's oracle
Naari LLC
#33 - 2013-01-11 04:33:30 UTC
Nothing like injecting " Racial Controversy" where the term clearly wasn't intended as such. Drama Queen much OP? P

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Remiel Pollard
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#34 - 2013-01-11 04:45:53 UTC
Thomas Hurt wrote:
Dazram Two wrote:
Ur just a raciss


Actually, I believe that making this thread and bringing this issue to everyone's attention has placed me beyond reproach in that area.


Wrong. Actually, I'll bet ya nobody was even thinking that way until you brought it up.

“Some capsuleers claim that ECM is 'dishonorable' and 'unfair'. Jam those ones first, and kill them last.” - Jirai 'Fatal' Laitanen, Pithum Nullifier Training Manual c. YC104
Remiel Pollard
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#35 - 2013-01-11 04:48:49 UTC
Thomas Hurt wrote:
It is pretty amazing the kind of reactions you get when you question the morality of someone's behavior. It doesn't look like I'll be changing anyone's mind here, but just keep in mind how unfashionable racism became in the span of ~50 years. I'd venture a guess that participation in this "Bunny-Bashing" won't be something you'll be eager to tell your grandkids about.


I really hope this is a troll. I really do, for your sake, because if you actually believe this "bunny bashing" crap, then you really need help. I'm not trying to offend you, even after this really offensive thing you just wrote, I'm still not trying to offend you. That's why I say I really hope this is a troll.

Because what comes next? "No orbital bombardments because it's racist against Dust Bunn players!"

“Some capsuleers claim that ECM is 'dishonorable' and 'unfair'. Jam those ones first, and kill them last.” - Jirai 'Fatal' Laitanen, Pithum Nullifier Training Manual c. YC104
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
#36 - 2013-01-11 04:52:18 UTC
You are thinking way too hard about this.

"He has mounted his hind-legs, and blown crass vapidities through the bowel of his neck."  - Ambrose Bierce on Oscar Wilde's Lecture in San Francisco 1882
Kory DarkHeart
CareBear Cowboys.
#37 - 2013-01-11 04:56:19 UTC
Thomas you know that the game is not real right..?

Any reference to a player base is entity used to bind that player base to a common name for game referral.
Similar in-game names have been used for many years in all computer game types not just MMO's.

For a word to be raciest it has to refer to a race of people not an action. Geek is not raciest. Dust Bunny is not.

                      "Find something fun to do and do it" - Darius Johnson_ : Goonswarm_
Beta Miner
COBRA Logistics
#38 - 2013-01-11 05:05:20 UTC
I suggest we call them Terrestrial Happy Clones and hope they don't demand CCP ban us.

AFK Cloaking? An afk cloaker has never ganked me. In fact a cloaker at his keybourd has never ganked me either.
Sentamon
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#39 - 2013-01-11 05:09:29 UTC
Thomas Hurt wrote:
Does anyone else find the "Dust Bunny" term a bit... 'problematic'? Whenever I see it, I can't help but feel that it is akin to the n-word, or the g-word, the s-word n-word, etc.


No, but I find you and your racist undertones problematic.

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baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#40 - 2013-01-11 05:34:16 UTC
Wheres the OP been for the past year to tell off all of the goon haters?
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