by CharlieGiteau » Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:00 am
It was Rendel, and I've played against him enough to see a change in his play style, and that first one loosely applies. He and I were poking back and forth at each other, in a friendly manner. Neither of us were pissed or anything. Map changed and we ended up on the same team that time, and since they had all-talk off, I said that to him on the next map. Rocket got super defensive and the whole argument of gay bashing ensued. After reading their forums, I'm lead to believe that Rendel is actually gay, hence Rockets fierce defense of him, ironic eh? All the while Rendel understood where I was coming from, laughing the whole time.
All in all, you're right, my intentions were not to obviously bash gay people, but just to joke around. What I do find hypocritical though, is their use of medical disabilities to degrade each other on their forums. It's like you've said, where do you draw the line? Clearly Rockets line was different than mine and Rendel's.
I was thinking of appealing my ban, but it would be a futile attempt on my part. I'm sure neither me, not Rocket, will back down from our viewpoints. Lesson learned, so I was simply sharing some wisdom, lol.
It was Rendel, and I've played against him enough to see a change in his play style, and that first one loosely applies. He and I were poking back and forth at each other, in a friendly manner. Neither of us were pissed or anything. Map changed and we ended up on the same team that time, and since they had all-talk off, I said that to him on the next map. Rocket got super defensive and the whole argument of gay bashing ensued. After reading their forums, I'm lead to believe that Rendel is actually gay, hence Rockets fierce defense of him, ironic eh? All the while Rendel understood where I was coming from, laughing the whole time.
All in all, you're right, my intentions were not to obviously bash gay people, but just to joke around. What I do find hypocritical though, is their use of medical disabilities to degrade each other on their forums. It's like you've said, where do you draw the line? Clearly Rockets line was different than mine and Rendel's.
I was thinking of appealing my ban, but it would be a futile attempt on my part. I'm sure neither me, not Rocket, will back down from our viewpoints. Lesson learned, so I was simply sharing some wisdom, lol.