04-13-2003, 10:59 PM
Welcome, LayZD! (I thought for a moment that we had another Lav.)
Yes, there is an embarrassing amount of racism expressed on the realms, or at least on USEast. I assume it is no different on the other realms. I may be naively optimistic, but worldwide communities like battle.net provide a wonderous opportunity to break down barriers of prejudice.
The thread started a while back by AtomicKitKat
http://www.lurkerlounge.com/forums/index.p...ct=ST&f=2&t=329
demonstrated what a variety of countries are represented on the lounge. Although I don't recall seeing any contributions from Africa or the Middle East. A thread like that is probably representative, though it excludes people that don't have access to a computer, a copy of Diablo, or food.
On the realms I have also noticed instances of sexism and homophobia.
Yes, there is an embarrassing amount of racism expressed on the realms, or at least on USEast. I assume it is no different on the other realms. I may be naively optimistic, but worldwide communities like battle.net provide a wonderous opportunity to break down barriers of prejudice.
The thread started a while back by AtomicKitKat
http://www.lurkerlounge.com/forums/index.p...ct=ST&f=2&t=329
demonstrated what a variety of countries are represented on the lounge. Although I don't recall seeing any contributions from Africa or the Middle East. A thread like that is probably representative, though it excludes people that don't have access to a computer, a copy of Diablo, or food.
On the realms I have also noticed instances of sexism and homophobia.
"I may be old, but I'm not dead."