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2,386,331: a "casual" game site I belong to has a forum where you can discuss the latest games and read others opinions and reviews of them. One of the biggest sellers are the hidden object games with slight variations. There's always someone that has to come in and insult the intelligence of the people that like those type of games over role playing games, adventure games (point and click) etc by saying the game is childish or only suited for feeble old people.
Well, the latest rude comment went along the lines of "the developer is trying to appeal to the less sophisticated gamers..." which several people found offensive. I started a thread asking members to please refrain from making comments like that and I got the most sanctimonious and patronizing reply I've ever seen. Something about members there not all having English as their primary language, members being autistic, physically disabled... and that the person who posted the 'sophisticated' comment was a non-English speaker, a wonderful person that would NEVER write something rude and that it was my problem for being offended when no offense was meant.
Really? Someone without a pretty solid grasp of English is going to use the word sophisticated? This kind of excuse making is right up there with calling someone a racist name and then accusing the offended of being a politically correct asshole. It's the victim's fault. I realize this is a really small, unimportant issue but it highlights one of my pet peeves... personal responsibility. There were many insulted posters questioning the sophisticated comment, but instead of apologizing, we've got someone there blaming everyone else for being mean to the poor little lady that don't talk good English. Well you know what? If I had limited use and understanding of another language, I'd either avoid posting on a predominately Chinese speaking (for example) forum or I'd keep it simple. I'm not going to go in there and start sneering at the topic of conversation.
Asshole. Her preachy sermon really pissed me off.
Well, the latest rude comment went along the lines of "the developer is trying to appeal to the less sophisticated gamers..." which several people found offensive. I started a thread asking members to please refrain from making comments like that and I got the most sanctimonious and patronizing reply I've ever seen. Something about members there not all having English as their primary language, members being autistic, physically disabled... and that the person who posted the 'sophisticated' comment was a non-English speaker, a wonderful person that would NEVER write something rude and that it was my problem for being offended when no offense was meant.
Really? Someone without a pretty solid grasp of English is going to use the word sophisticated? This kind of excuse making is right up there with calling someone a racist name and then accusing the offended of being a politically correct asshole. It's the victim's fault. I realize this is a really small, unimportant issue but it highlights one of my pet peeves... personal responsibility. There were many insulted posters questioning the sophisticated comment, but instead of apologizing, we've got someone there blaming everyone else for being mean to the poor little lady that don't talk good English. Well you know what? If I had limited use and understanding of another language, I'd either avoid posting on a predominately Chinese speaking (for example) forum or I'd keep it simple. I'm not going to go in there and start sneering at the topic of conversation.
Asshole. Her preachy sermon really pissed me off.
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