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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We talk about race and derogatory language. Specifically about how words had been used to attack and demean Black people throughout history and up to today. We talk about “boy” too when used to refer to a Black man.

We started having the n word conversation must have been before 4th grade, because he saw some kid had scrawled it on the playground slide and he reported it to the principal after recess. [b]Now we are getting into the reporting and banning process inside of video games. [/b]

So yeah - we think it is important to talk about language and how it is used (note, is, not was) in racist ways, and how it perpetuates racism. And what his role as a white teenager to address it. [/quote]

I mean, something like roblox or minecraft I can understand. But there’s an irony here if we’re talking about M-Rated games like Call of Duty. How would you feel if you were talking on the phone to someone, they were offended by something you said so they called up whoever you have service with and reported you and were banned from using your phone?

Even more-so than that, how would you feel about there being activism to have all phone calls recorded and constantly scanned by AI for “offensive behavior”? Because that’s essentially what’s being pushed for and implemented now because of people bothered by language in online games. [/quote]
I think reporting and fighting racism in group conversations (especially public and especially mature games) is extremely important for our society. I’m actually 100% ok with even AI for that - those are relatively open spaces.

It isn’t analogous to places I would have some expectation of privacy. [/quote]

There’s no expectation of privacy on phone calls either. Anyone could be listening in in the other side if the volume is high enough or you’re on speaker.

It’s not a public forum, it’s honestly more akin to a phonecall than it is to something like DCUM or even a post only to your friends on a facebook profile. It’s a live group chat with anywhere from 2-12 other people. And it’s rated Mature so it [i]should[/i] only be other adults or people okay with adult/offensive/mature themes.

If your kid reports people for saying a racist word, how do you/he know they’re not part of that group and have reclaimed the word? How do you know they’re not biracial? Just assuming because of vernacular stereotypes? Or do you just think it’s okay to police ALL use of the language under some sort of white savior complex? 
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