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1. paul+U9[view] [source] 2014-01-25 19:09:50
>>_yfoe+(OP)
Awesome idea. Shame about the humorless nature of this community.

To me, a "bro" is a dumb, fratboy version of a man, which makes the name hilariously perfect. If you're feeling oppressed and excluded by a command name, your real problems lie elsewhere.

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2. natch+Cb[view] [source] 2014-01-25 19:37:09
>>paul+U9
I'm not feeling oppressed. The problem isn't me feeling oppressed, it's other people feeling oppressed.

Poor choice of language can set up an exclusionary environment.

To you, this may be funny.

To me, your accusation of humorlessness reminds me of people who engage in sexually harassing "jokes" in the workplace, and then try to get away with it by using "humor" as an excuse.

You aren't the one who gets to decide when other people feel uncomfortable.

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3. paul+Xb[view] [source] 2014-01-25 19:40:57
>>natch+Cb
Your attitude and remarks are creating a hostile and uncomfortable environment for me. I demand that you stop immediately.
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4. mtrimp+jd[view] [source] 2014-01-25 19:59:07
>>paul+Xb
From the Wikipedia link in your profile I see you invented Google's "Don't Be Evil' motto.

At least now I finally understand how they manage to still hold on to that.

As long as you redefine evil to exclude things you don't feel other people should be hurt by you're all clear!

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5. paul+hj[view] [source] 2014-01-25 21:14:11
>>mtrimp+jd
Evil is teaching people to view themselves as weak victims at every available opportunity.
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6. mtrimp+6k[view] [source] 2014-01-25 21:26:21
>>paul+hj
Wait; did you just define calling out a needlessly offensive name as evil?

You do realise that would sort of be making the exact point I was trying to make, right? Or am I missing some seriously self-deprecating joke here?

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7. paul+Up[view] [source] 2014-01-25 22:49:11
>>mtrimp+6k
Words are meaningless without definition.

You say that the word "bro" is needlessly offensive. Let me ask you, where is your balance point? What is the right level of offensive? The cost of censorship is real, and teaching people to be helpless victims does more harm than any word ever could.

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8. KVFinn+Rx[view] [source] 2014-01-26 01:20:52
>>paul+Up
>The cost of censorship is real

A portion of your potential audience giving you feedback that think that they the name is bad is 'censorship'?

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