Racism in League of Legends

Ambresia·1/20/2018, 1:33:49 AM·9 votes·3,965 views

Racism is probably not a new topic in League (nor in any other online video games), but it is totally getting out of hands. I'm just here to tell you guys my experience as a League foreign player.

I've lived in California for over 3 years now so my English is pretty fluent. However, my duo is a friend from my country. She does not really speak English much. So every time we duo, we want to communicate with each other in Vietnamese. We climb together to Plat through this communication method. (We know our language can be irritating, so we don't chit chat. We only talk about movements and strategies)

The problem is, every time we start speaking Vietnamese to each other in the game, at least one of our teammate will be bothered. He will have to say things like "can you guys speak English please?", "Wth is that language?", "Stop with the weird symbols", "%%%%%%%%%%% bing bong", etc.

But those aren't the worst, there are a few things our teammates have said that we still remember to this day:

"I guess your kind isn't best at League." "Don't you hate when your teammate start ruining the game by speaking in animal language" "Go back to your F-ing server." "[All chat] Can't play well with a bunch of savages." "You are playing on our server, there are certain rules, follow or get the F out." "I understand why Whites want people deported." "F-ing skin." (he was being racist earlier, so this is not as referred to the champion skin) "Our server doesn't want you." "[All chat] Was having a great day until a bunch of bing bong ruined it." "Stfu N*." (but I'm Asian) (there are a lot more, I just wish I wrote them down, oh well probably for the best)

Often time after a teammate starts being racist, I and my friend will mute the player immediately. Unfortunately, we still can see his chat after the game is over. (If we didn't mute them right away, there probably would be a lot more quote Lol)

Many times when the games start, I would give my teammate a heads-up by letting them know we eventually will communicate to each other in Vietnamese, if they think they are going to be bothered, please mute us. Very often a teammate will say he is cool about it, but later in the game, because he wants to flame, will start being extremely racist. In many games, all of the 3 other players will team up and be racist towards us.

I know joining in an online community means I am going to meet all kinds of people, but the players we have met have totally crossed the line. My friend is thinking to leave the game because she can't stand the hate towards her (she is very sensitive and emotional, great Jgler tho). I just wish there was a more effective way to punish these players other than a report.

15 Comments

ShaolinToilet1/20/2018, 11:11:03 AM3 votes

Did i miss the reason for not chatting privately in game using the /r function?

Mordepool1/20/2018, 1:38:22 AM2 votes

Report move on. Nothing more to talk about.

PoopinShrooms1/20/2018, 2:19:36 AM2 votes

I'm sorry, I know this is serious but I lost it at Bing Bong

Telephone Booth1/20/2018, 5:23:23 AM2 votes

Please don't take any of those insults personally, or even seriously. I know they're terrible things to say. Most people say those things just because they're online and feel invincible. A lot of people are very insecure, and so they love that feeling of insulting people online, because they can feel better than others, without having to actually be confronted. They're pussies. Also, some of them just want to piss you off. I don't get it to be honest. People fucking suck. Please though, try your best to brush off the insults and ignorance. It's just baseless words, being spoken by an anonymous person who is purposely trying to offend. I know it's probably easier said than done though.

87870959DEL11/20/2018, 5:34:08 AM2 votes

{quoted}

"I guess your kind isn't best at League." "Don't you hate when your teammate start ruining the game by speaking in animal language" "Go back to your F-ing server." "[All chat] Can't play well with a bunch of savages." "You are playing on our server, there are certain rules, follow or get the F out." "I understand why Whites want people deported." "F-ing skin." (he was being racist earlier, so this is not as referred to the champion skin) "Our server doesn't want you." "[All chat] Was having a great day until a bunch of bing bong ruined it." "Stfu N*." (but I'm Asian)

I want more. These are hilarious.

Anastaecia1/20/2018, 1:37:57 AM2 votes

It's not just racism. People will hate others for anything different about them...doesn't have to be skin color or political affiliation. It can be the type of music you like. People need to learn tolerance. Maybe schools should be teaching some basic "how to not be a douchebag human" skills along with the 3 Rs.

All you can do in LoL is use the mute button....which is actually quite powerful. I refused to use it for my first year of LoL (playing for just over 2 now). When I finally did (and when they added ping and emote mutes)...SO MUCH BETTER.

Koiyaki1/20/2018, 1:24:19 PM2 votes

This unfortunately isnt nee, the best u can do is mute and report those who have done this. It is rather sad, i know but the ignorant will remain ignorant. Also maybe usung voice chat would help lessen the amount of toxic you guys see, its also much faster and more efficient to communixate, at least in my eyes. :3

dnsup6/24/2018, 3:08:20 AM2 votes

Sorry.

Everyone should know, to some extent, what it is like to be misunderstood. Unfortunately, though most people are misunderstood most of the time throughout their lives (if only because people are as bad at listening as they are at speaking), most people will still not recognize that other people are going through just the same thing. Thus, you get people saying offensive things like "bing bong" when you're just trying to speak to your friend.

Please never stop communicating what you're doing and why. The future of humanity depends upon you to weather the negative effects and to teach other people to weather them, too. The communication is what prevents it from happening so much in the future. You will not be alone.

Telephone Booth1/19/2019, 12:41:17 AM1 votes

People just try being offensive for the sake of being offensive. Theyre probably children. Like teenagers. I hope you guys dont take it to heart or reflect on yourselves as if anything theyre saying has any validity. Oh shit I hope i didnt just necro this thread... and i see i commented on it already a long time ago lol.

BestJhinUniverse1/20/2018, 1:43:12 AM1 votes

Use a voice program and that would cut out majority of using chat, ez?

rtbf249316011/14/2019, 4:19:55 AM

I just got a play ban for refusing to play with a rasict team.

I wont go into it.. but there are limits.. I dont know you.. I dont want to know you..

have respect for other players.