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Originally posted by foxaylove
Civil? On ATRL? Child please! 
It's truly a shame that a site with as much diversity as ATRL has, we can't all learn from one another in becoming more socially conscious of things such as race, socioeconomic status, and so on. I can accept people not knowing the history behind blackface and the racial implications behind it, but I can't accept the complete disregard to reason with some on why it's viewed so negatively.
For me, it's hard not to contribute and give my two cents because most times, these types of conversations never end well [as well all know and learned]. Also, it can be hurtful to discuss and convey my feelings when I feel so blatantly offended by the action. I mean, the primate jokes affiliated with a person of color is always another touchy topic with me as well. With that said, I also feel the need to contribute towards the education portion of it all as already mentioned; even if one person learns something from it all, it's a job well done all-around.
If you as an adult or as a decent human being can't maturely discuss the topic, perhaps it's best if you don't participate in such discussions in the near future. |
From my experience, there was a very brief period, 2010 through to about late spring 2011, where ATRL was actually pretty civil when it came to important or provocative topics like racism or other issues. I'm not blaming any particular fanbase, but I will say, based purely on observation, once registration opened and a whole slew of brand new monsters flooded ATRL back then, there was indeed an
immediate change to ATRL's atmosphere. That's when reporting started to go haywire.
...Vin
How many times do I have to tell people, in the other thread Colton Haynes one, I was adamant about my opinion, but was in no way racist, I did not attack black people
At the person talking about "civil discussions" of serious subject matter on ATRL. Because of the stubbornness of some of the people here and unwillingness to accept differing opinions, unless the discussions have constant monitoring, they almost always escalate into a mess.
