09-20-2012, 10:06 PM | #1 |
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Is "Grand Wizard" an appropriate user title?
I'm not easily offended by any means, but I just noticed that many users had the title of "Grand Wizard" bestowed upon them by the forum, which immediately made me think of this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Wizard Just something to think about. I'm sure that no harm was meant when creating this title and I know that this community is a diverse one. |
09-20-2012, 10:14 PM | #2 | |
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09-20-2012, 10:23 PM | #3 |
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Use the moniker Grand Poobah.
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09-20-2012, 10:24 PM | #4 |
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Seriously?
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09-20-2012, 10:31 PM | #5 |
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Society is rapidly deteriorating around us, starvation, famine. diseases and genocide abound, and you want us to think about a phrase? Really? |
09-20-2012, 10:31 PM | #6 |
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Wait, what's mine say now?
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09-20-2012, 10:38 PM | #7 |
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Um, you do realize that the KKK advocates genocide, right? Anyways, like I said earlier, I'm not offended. However, I'm still sensitive to how others might feel who might be offended, which is why I brought this up.
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09-20-2012, 10:41 PM | #8 | |
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If you choose to focus on one particular aspect of that phrase, thats your problem. There is always someone who will be offended at something........ Don't roll your eyes at me, you haven't lived long enough! |
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09-20-2012, 11:02 PM | #9 | |
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Anyways, if nobody else cares, then I won't either. Like I said, this was for the benefit of those who might be offended, and apparently nobody is. |
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Someone might also get offended by the connotations of "addict". |
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09-29-2012, 08:22 PM | #13 |
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09-29-2012, 08:45 PM | #14 |
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I had no idea that the term had an association with the KKK.
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09-29-2012, 09:33 PM | #15 |
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I am the only one who saw it and thought of Dorothy, the Tin Man, and all?
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