KYS is never an appropriate response

Inigo Montoya··3 votes·834 views

Hey Guys and Girls,

I just played a game with another player who was quite the experience. At 3 minutes in he/she died in bot lane in a 2v2 and asked for some help from my friend who was the jungler who responded "you just died in a 2v2, probably not the best idea" or something like that Generally people say something like "fuck you" or something lovely as a response, but this person decided to tell my buddy to go kill himself. After you say "KYS" or "get cancer", I am not a very nice person. I had cancer before and I'd rather not have it a second time though its sweet of you to offer. The friend I was duo queueing with has struggled with depression and has thought about killing himself. I play this game with him to escape his depression, not to encourage it.

If you would like to be a dick back after someone is a dick to you, thats fine. I support your 1st amendment right to say whatever you want. But if you tell my friend to get cancer or to kill himself, I'm not going to be very nice back. Admittedly, I could have handled the situation better, and if Riot goes through my chat history I am not a the perfect role model, but "Kill Yourself" should not be said, let alone a popular enough response to have an acronym for it. You just don't know what can trigger someone like that, so I'd recommend sticking with "Oh yeah? Well the jerk store called and they're running out of you." I spent 20 minutes talking down my best friend after that game from his fit of rage. I hope that one person who is checking to see the status of his/her ban reads this and realizes how messed up it is to tell someone playing an escapist game to kill themselves.

TL;DR: If you're going to be the all time best seller at the jerkstore, please be funny about it, there is nothing funny about suicide or cancer.

15 Comments

MinaZer04 votes

I disagree.

Inigo Montoya1 votes

What makes you think that? I'd be interested to hear your side of the argument on why telling someone to kill themselves is a fair response. It doesn't make sense in my head, so a well thought out response from you would be greatly appreciated.

MaeDoSan3 votes

Its a request not an order , if you are unable to differentiate between the two and actually give such authority over you to a person in an online game so that it forces you to kill yourself , then there is something wrong with you more than the other person.

MinaZer01 votes

requests usually have question marks at the end.

MaeDoSan2 votes

Any proposition without having been sanctioned by an authorized person is a request by default and only a failed system of operation would treat it as an order , question mark or not

MinaZer01 votes

??

re·quest rəˈkwest/ noun plural noun: requests

an act of (asking) politely or formally for something. "a request for information" synonyms: appeal, entreaty, plea, petition, application, demand, call; More a thing that is asked for. "to have our ideas taken seriously is surely a reasonable request" synonyms: requirement, wish, desire; choice "indicate your requests on the form"

Asking is contextual of a question mark ending the 'request'

Didn't even fully read that laughable post.

MaeDoSan2 votes

Can't see a single question mark in the definition you copy pasted so really stop wasting my time

MinaZer01 votes

s-same

Inigo Montoya1 votes

And if you don't understand why putting in a request for something like that is fucked up, you have lived a enviable privileged life. The word "escapism" probably doesn't mean anything to you, and I hope you never have to escape your own mind.

League is really cool because it takes a lot of focus and really helps people not focus on shitty things that are happening to them because they are focused on last hitting while not getting hit by a malzahar ult.

MinaZer03 votes

oh yea and side note

a lot**

since it was in the middle of the sentence, thanks though.

and if thats really your point of playing then /MuteAll because you can't handle simple social situations and/or interactions

talking shit is apart of all competition in some shape or form, its exciting to most, and gives people that are watching some type of drama to fuel their idiotic needs for such.

MinaZer04 votes

Well first off alot of people don't have bitch skin, so they can take alittle competitive shit talk, and honestly that is so embedded into the league culture its normal to see atleast once every 3 games or so

its so deeply embedded into the culture, Pro players (you know the guys that everyone watches on Twitch and basically set the tone for all games whether it be the meta all the way to toxicity level) someone as prominent amongst the community as C9 Sneaky getting up to 20k ~ 30k viewers a stream, him and his community just embrace and accept the league culture as it is and laugh about it.

Grow up and stop taking random idiots on the internet so seriously, report them and move on, its not rantable anymore, its a teen game, expect teens to be playing it.

Inigo Montoya1 votes

A lot*

So your argument is just because something is a certain way it shouldn't be improved, or made better? Shit, I'm glad you weren't in charge of women's voting rights, the slavery issue, or creating second Dr. Who series.

Yes I remember what it was like to be a teenager and lack empathy, but that isn't a reason for it to be an appropriate or fair response as I asked for. What you provided was a description of bullshit reasons why it happens. I didn't ask why it happens, I asked why it was an appropriate or fair response. "Get thicker skin" is also not a justification for this being an appropriate response. Its asking me to change how I feel about something you're doing. That's fine, but it doesn't make what you're doing appropriate or fair. You have failed in your efforts to tell me why its appropriate, you have only said "shit sucks; deal with it bitch skin."

Maybe nothing awful has happened to you where you could never understand why Kill Yourself is such a fucked up thing to say. I am envious and I sincerely hope that you, random person on the internet, never have to go through something like that.

Maybe reading is tough for you, and I know my writing skills need improvement, so I apologize for not being absolutely clear on what I meant by "appropriate response." Just because I can say pretty much whatever I want thanks to my first amendment right as a US citizen, that doesn't make what I say appropriate.

MinaZer01 votes

yea first amendment rights don't count for shit in online games, they are their own entity and you can say it but get prosecuted/banned for it.

Its appropriate because that is their opinion for it to be, what you are saying is opinion as well, I am simply assisting you in understanding how to get over it since you believe it is rantable, but yea basically, all that what you said, glad you understand.

Finn Teh Human2 votes

Ikr, like everyone takes everything too seriously on here. They act like a good friend said to "kys". Like I deal with shit that makes me think of doing things and people on the internet saying "kys" doesn't really bother me.

Nithez1 votes

I understand that you guys both have a more personal take on this, but just mute them after they say anything toxic so as to not further offend you. If your friend does that and still goes into a suicidal spiral after one random person on the internet says something like that, he should probably go talk to someone about it, or must /muteall and the start of the game. It sucks that you have to take measures like this, but like monster said... people can say mostly whatever they want without repercussions.

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