poopyfarts Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) The first time I ever played a game online using my voice, it was 2001 and I was only 11 years old. I downloaded Teamspeak to play with my Starseige: Tribes clan. Upon speaking into the mic for the first time, the response I got was "are you a n****r?... we got fuckin a n****r kid here" and then the whole channel started calling me a n****r, other racial slurs and racist comments, and just being really fucked up to me until I disconnected. It was my first time experiencing racism and it was really heartbreaking. I grew up in a very violent gang-ridden ghetto, so video games were my escape from that. I always wanted to be able to play with other people because I was an only child. But not being able to play games with people without getting harassed all the time really was really disappointing as a kid. Eventually I learned to use my "white voice" to avoid harassment, but racism was always rampant in online gaming communities. As I got older, the racism became more personal, as I had dealt with it more and more in real life, especially when I became an adult. After awhile, it was no longer just pixels on the screen, or just a sound in my speaker. It reflected real experiences the I had with racist people in the real world. I know I I shouldn't take it personal, but I do. So why am I telling you this story? Because I want to thank HG and the admins for enforcing a no-racism policy on your jailbreak servers. While I may have gotten myself banned a few times trolling and clowning around since I first connected in 2009, I always highly appreciated that you enforced this rule. I know a lot of people like to talk down on people for wanting a "safe space", but it's really relieving to be able to connect to the game and just have fun playing with friends without having to deal with people's racist bullshit every single time. I play games to get away from the troubles of the world, not to deal with more of them. This rule has made my years of playing on your servers a lot more enjoyable, and I've made quite a few friends of many different cultures thanks to the community you guys created. Thank you, HellsGamers. Sincerely, Chief Smoking Tree aka Gordon Freeman aka President Barack Obama aka many other names Edited April 13, 2016 by poopyfarts 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaOfPain Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Hey you are welcome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Karma you have never played jailbreak in your life. You're welcome 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarmaOfPain Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Karma you have never played jailbreak in your life. You're welcome I swear you about to catch these hands, I played yesterday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnt Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I swear you about to catch these hands, I played yesterday. Delete this before you take more L's than tf2 division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nielsfalko Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Np fam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Sincerely, President Barack Obama THANKS OBAMA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Glad to see feedback from the community. Glad you are having a good time around our servers! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomasjosif Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Thanks for recognizing us. We have always enforced anti-discrimination, and we always will. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huejay Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 When I first got Staff, one of my long-term goals was to create a safe environment for everyone regardless of their race, sexual orientation, etc. I'm glad that you're able to bring this up, and it's something we've always supported in the first place. Thank you for the kind feedback, and me personally, we can make this community more fun and safer for everyone. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crucible Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Hey Gman, Glad we could help make the gaming experience better, or at the least more enjoyable for you and others. Posts like this make doing the work in the servers rewarding, Peace 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchman Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Sup man. I'm also black but the trick to dealing with racism online is to be witty as fuck and be able to destroy the racist trolls with anti-troll repellent. I have a very "white" voice but I grew up in Jacksonville, Florida in a predominantly white area. But I still talk like a n***a with a mix of "white". But anyway that's beside the point. I agree that this staff really works hard to keep the community clean and serene and away from volatile discrimination like that. I've been playing here since I was about 12 in the CSS days and would get pretty upset when I saw someone being a dickhead and saying unnecessary things and remember always getting the last laugh when they were kicked from server. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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