Interesting rumor about Venom from Bnet

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If that offends anybody, then those anybodies must spend a lot of their time offended.

Personally, I'm not offended.

However, please read the Forum FAQ in regards to offensive material. Also, please read the line about common sense and decency. The use of the N-word, in any form, can be potentially offensive considering that this is text so when the word is used in anything but an educational context on history or etymology, it can be read as offensive.

There is a large amount of history to the word, let me refer you to N*gger: The Strange Case of a Troublesome Word by Randall Kennedy. The N-word has more of a societal impact than any other word associated with hate speech has ever had in American history, so if the N-word offends anyone it isn't because they spend a lot of time being offended. It is presumptious of you to state such.

Which is funny — since I find them offensive. And I hold my tongue.

You hold your tongue at the wrong time, methinks. Let me get this straight...You don't hold your tongue when it comes to things that can offend people, but you hold your tongue when you personally are offended? I think that perhaps it should be the other way around. I'm also quite interested that you find people that have standards of behavior, once again read the Realm FAQ, as offensive. I, on the other hand, get offended by people who don't respect expected standards of behavior.

I suppose you hold your tongue when you get disrespected? Since by posting the N-word, which is against the standards of this forum, you are...in essence...disrespecting the standards that this community exists by, and as a member of that community I find you offensive, and I will not hold my tongue to say that such behavior is not welcome. If you cannot understand why, then you are not welcome either.

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