Mods at their finesy

Garen is adopted·9/1/2019, 1:28:42 AM·2 votes·2,289 views

Apparently you can get banned for things like that?! (which is literally a meme phrase I guarantee you 90% of people know)

But hey I said the G word, I think it was very offensive right for one of mods reading such a naughty and shameless word on their boards Y_Y (btw on thread contex the ban is even more stupid, but remember, if you say anything that was ever said by a famous youtuber in a funny contex you may get instant punished, next you will see they will also get you punished for saying things like "oof" because it some weird context may be offensive against people that identifies themselves as oofs)

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GatekeeperTDS9/1/2019, 1:30:32 AM12 votes

You can say gay. You can say gay all you want, it's not a bad word.

You, however, were using it in the middle-schooler sense to insult someone instead of saying "stupid."

ModUlanopo9/1/2019, 2:27:57 AM10 votes

From the Player Behavior Rules Update:

To be explicit, no, we don’t care if a word used to have a different meaning, if it has a different meaning in other countries, or if it’s acceptable in other communities or cultures. We do not care if certain people believe a word or phrase can be reclaimed. Similarly, we don’t care if you personally consider a word or phrase to be inoffensive. While it’s an opinion you can have, it’s not especially relevant or helpful in the context of Riot's policies.

As this conversation has strayed into areas that are not allowed, the thread has been locked.

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~ Ulanopo

rujitra9/1/2019, 1:32:19 AM7 votes

The use of "gay" to be insulting is the literal definition of hate speech.

It is not a meme. It is not funny. It does not matter what situation. The use of "gay" to describe something as bad, insulting, undesirable, etc is absolutely not appropriate.