14 Day Ban for Saying the N-Word (No chat restriction)

What is so bad about calling a white kid the n-word?

Because it's a racial slur that derives the negative connotations it has in any context from the fact that it is used to insult and denigrate people solely based on the color of their skin, and implies that that skin color makes them worth of being insulted. There is no context in League where this is acceptable.

They let you say the word because if they censor it, people start finding other ways around that censor that are more difficult to detect but still have the same effect and the same meaning, but just aren't censored.

And why is calling a white person a racial slur worse than flaming your team for 45 minutes?

Both are bad. The first is just zero-tolerance because racist behavior is something that is commonly known to be unacceptable in most social situations, and isn't just something that can be attributed to being very angry. That said, severe flaming can also earn an immediate 14-day ban.

I'm gonna have to stop you right here. This discussion is going to inevitably be loaded with semantic quibbling from you where you try to re-contextualize what you did, and it's not going to fool anybody. You're not going to be given any leniency, you're not going to change the system, you're not going to have a productive conversation. All that'll happen is you'll make a few over-used under-considered points, folks will downvote you, and then everybody will get bored with the thread and you'll finish your two-week vacation. Or maybe you'll get pushy with it and get the thread locked. Either way, no good comes from these sorts of threads.

If you really and honestly feel the need to learn what is going on here, you'll gain that knowledge through introspection. Is what you said and how you said it appropriate at your job or school? Would your parents think it was appropriate? If you witnessed a public figure speaking that way, how would that be received by you? If you don't think these are relevant to your behavior in a video game, you need to examine why YOU think there's a difference. Does another player being on the opposite side of a screen change how you should treat them?

You didn't have an n word pass.

I finally figured it out everyone, OP is making this troll post to spew his conservative propaganda videos where the majority of viewers are 60 year old racist conservatives.

Any reasonable person would know that the use of an obvious racist word in ANY context is never appropriate and most certainly not in a video game.

I guarantee you offending people by using this word in League of Legends will get you banned quick, use it to offend people in public will get you in an unpleasant confrontation where you could be hurt.

Upvote to delete this shit post off your feed.

[zombie-brand-clap]

I got a 14 day ban for saying "Lucian was being a %%%%%%"

Yes, you said a racial slur which is a zero-tolerance word, meaning absolutely no tolerance for it.

To put this into context, this guy was flaming our team the whole game.

That doesn't justify what you said.

I say one word, and I get a 14-day ban. Not even a chat restriction.

Yes, cause you used harsh and racist language. Homophobic, racial slurs and hate speech all jump the punishment to a 14-day ban on first offence to let you know these words are not okey to use.

And why is calling a white person a racial slur worse than flaming your team for 45 minutes?

2 wrongs don't make it right. Counterflaming is a really bad way to handle this kind of situation, just mute the flamer, and report them afterwards. Don't give the flamer the satisfaction of getting under your skin.

call him a different word, like a nerd and you won't get a ban at all

It doesn't matter what color they are, you don't use racial slurs and expect riot to ignore it. Punishment deserved.

Good grief.

You're a racist and racism isn't tolerable and is against ToS. That's why you got banned. Using racial slurs doesn't make you cool.

Ok. Where's the problem?

I am going to leave you all with some wisdom. Perhaps Riot games may educate itself with this video. I am not too optimistic but as long as one person learns I will be happy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JTcd_8Kym8

I mean how do you know they are white, and why do you think using words classified as racist hate speech on a game filled with children is appropriate. [sg-lux-2]

Can you just not? Will you learn from this please? Just mute flamers and report later.

Basically I want an argument as to why no-no words are more harmful than actual "toxic" behavior.

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OP this should be a no-brainer yet somehow you screwed it up. Racial slurs bypass the normal punishments and immediately put you on thin ice.

theres no n-word pass in league

People are getting offended by everything on the internet nowdays, that's the problem. Fucking snowflakes ruining the internet...