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I'm most definitely not trying to tell anyone to "suck it up". Rather, I was trying to point out that, to a smaller or greater degree, most or all of us are guilty of trivializing deeply serious topics for the sake of our personal enjoyment from time to time.
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Domestic violence on the other hand is a very unequal phenomenon where the victim (More often than not women) are targetted and whose lives are actually put in the line, either taken away from them or severely screwed up. Making a reference to violence in the context of the game does not affect ideas we have irl because that violence is a medium everyone chooses to participate in (Or, at least, everyone agrees to enter the medium in which violence is a norm).
That is not the case in real life and thus you're being disrespectful and encouraging harmful ideas by joking about violence against women.
Artemis says, "You are so high maintenance, Tharvis, gosh."
Tecton says, "It's still your fault, Tharvis."
Artemis says, "You are so high maintenance, Tharvis, gosh."
Tecton says, "It's still your fault, Tharvis."
Artemis says, "You are so high maintenance, Tharvis, gosh."
Tecton says, "It's still your fault, Tharvis."
Artemis says, "You are so high maintenance, Tharvis, gosh."
Tecton says, "It's still your fault, Tharvis."
Indeed, such matters can easily hurt the sensibility of others, but I think we all are intelligent enough to understand the underlying non harmful intent the joke to begin with.
@Iocun is right all the way. I can add also a point. Achaea may get so violent and macabre that I would not be surprised if someone form Mid-West will claim that gaming leads to violence in RL. (The reference to MW is done on purpose, if you are RL from MW you may get offended or, if you are not, you may laugh). Do you see how it triggers?
DISCLAIMER: I am a lawyer and, therefore, I am not good at making jokes.
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Doesn't mean you can't joke about violence or other things that offend people though! If we removed that which may offend someone from the realm of comedy, we'd have precious little to joke about.
Of course, I also didn't mean to offend my players, and I've just donated $50 to the Domestic Violence Hotline by way of a general apology.
(Also tagging @Lisbethae, @Sybilla, and @Nikodemus to ensure they see this.)
Still, I'm not here on the Achaea forums to offend my players/customers, and that's why I apologized. In general, we should all stay away from jokes/topics on these forums that might end up referencing political/societal hot button issues simply because this just isn't the place for it.
Edit: And now you're perma-banned from the forums.
Please?
A point on which we all agree: don't beat yourself up over it
Everyone copes in different ways.
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eta: DAMN IT WASEEM