Lynching

[yessiree]

what if people start expressing discomfort with the idea of getting murdered in their sleep? use euphemism for that term too?

imo lynching is fine under the context of forum mafia, and there is no need to change it just because it can be interpreted with negative connotations while under completely different contexts

[yessiree]

You are forcing that context upon a concept when it is perfectly fine for that concept to be interpreted in isolation.

[yessiree]

I mean, if you are really intent on being pedantic about it. Mafia originated from Italy, and the game of mafia was developed by a guy in Soviet Union. Last time I checked this forum isn’t exclusive to the US alone sooooooo

[yessiree]

You are forcing that context upon a concept when it is perfectly fine for that concept to be interpreted in isolation.

I don't know what you mean
Anyway there was only one context for the word lynching in the united states
It is illustrated in the logo at the top of the page (lynching =/= hanging in all cultures, but lynching & hanging are sorta synonymous in American culture)
We use the word on this site to refer to "the killing of a single person by a group of people who have taken the law into their own hands, ostensibly by hanging said person"
In the US you can't pretend it's some OTHER lynching-by-hanging thing we're referring to
There was only the one, and it's what comes to mind every time I look at the logo

I understand if you cannot find peace with the word “lynch” because its heavily linked to racism in the US. At the same time though, from your description of the word alone, you can clearly see it is not implied at all, in fact all its saying is the act of extra judicial execution by an angry mob.

What I dont understand is why you cannot just stop there because this is just a game you know?

[yessiree]

"this is what identity politics does to you, it turns your fucking head into blancmange. You can't see the world, how it actually is - you see racism and oppression where there is none"

Damn... fucking brilliant

[yessiree]

I understand if you cannot find peace with the word “lynch” because its heavily linked to racism in the US. At the same time though, from your description of the word alone, you can clearly see it is not implied at all, in fact all its saying is the act of extra judicial execution by an angry mob. What I dont understand is why you cannot just stop there because this is just a game you know?

I understand if you can make peace with the word "lynch" for whatever reasons you have. At the same time, though, from your understanding of my distress alone, you can clearly see that this word has a negative emotional affect on some members of this community. What I don't understand is why that isn't enough reasoning to make a simple wording change because this is just a game you know?

But as I've said in this thread, I don't think it should be an enforced rule that players cannot use the word. I simply think that anyone who feels like it is a good idea to change the word should do so in the games they play/mod

We're just trying to lynch some mafia on some online forum, what, do you really think there is some sort of oppression going on? (I swear when someone is lynched on mafiascum(dot)not they don't actually die IRL)

I think you are a victim of identity politics. seriously go watch the video.

[yessiree]

I just don't understand the sudden offense being taken out of the blue over a term that has been used for, what, a decade or so in this game?

watch the video and you will understand

[yessiree]

I just don't understand the sudden offense being taken out of the blue over a term that has been used for, what, a decade or so in this game?

watch the video and you will understand

I don't put egg in my salad, and I'm not even a vegan.

look harder, you might find racism, or oppression, or injustice, on a salad emoji with eggs in it

[yessiree]

So... why would anybody care if nobody on site has been using “lynch” in a racially charged manner?

Let me guess... the current political climate changed so we must conform to be as politically correct as possible?
To demonstrate how worthy you are? How progressive you are?

Bullshit

NEWSFLASH: this just in - the game hangman thought to be linked to racism for containing graphical imagery!!!

Why cant we go back to enjoying games - for what they actually are? but no no no no this game is ruined and ABC need to change

If you really want to be an advocate for liberal values, great, why dont you actually do something meaningful in this world instead of bitching about a fucking word thats used in a game on an online forum. What does that actually achieve ffs