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Silly_Topic
03/27/18 9:37:39 AM
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Even when outside of gamefaqs, I can call people the B word or use traditional insults and they don't freak out too much

but when I refer to them as a "pedophile"(even when they clearly don't fit the description) they freak out or rage.
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SageHarpuia
03/27/18 9:38:13 AM
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It depends on if they are or not
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Irony
03/27/18 9:40:31 AM
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This is a weird gimmick
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Chicken
03/27/18 9:42:31 AM
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SageHarpuia posted...
It depends on if they are or not

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uwnim
03/27/18 9:43:28 AM
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It is only okay if they are arguing for things like being allowed to marry 7 year olds and other pedo stuff.
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A_Good_Boy
03/27/18 9:43:32 AM
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We already have complete idiot for this, get your own gimmick TC.
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C_Pain
03/27/18 9:43:51 AM
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I mean I don't think it's morally wrong, it's just weird.
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eston
03/27/18 9:44:39 AM
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C7D
03/27/18 9:52:15 AM
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SageHarpuia posted...
It depends on if they are or not


This. Most of the other insults have lost all meaning at this point as they have been so overused that no one cares. Calling someone who does not fit the description of a pedophile as a pedophile is actually offensive unlike many other phrases. If they advocate real or cartoon sexual displays or actions with children, go nuts. Otherwise, just stop.
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chill02
03/31/18 3:01:00 AM
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Chicken posted...
SageHarpuia posted...
It depends on if they are or not

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DocileOrangeCup
03/31/18 3:05:59 AM
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02fran
04/01/18 9:42:23 PM
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DocileOrangeCup posted...
Wherethisfeom posted...
eston posted...
It says more about you than it does about them tbqh
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pikachupwnage
04/02/18 10:16:35 AM
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02fran posted...
DocileOrangeCup posted...
Wherethisfeom posted...
eston posted...
It says more about you than it does about them tbqh

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SubtletyRefuge
04/04/18 5:03:26 AM
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They are morally obligated to do so everyone can realize they argue via ad hominem and have low iq.
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Mango Sauce
04/08/18 6:00:55 AM
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i think like people feel like it's huge bonus points to suggest your opponent in an internet argument is a pedophile. its the one ad hominem that most people can't look past. if you place facts and reality really loosely, like many people on the internet do, it isn't hard to associate someone with pedophilia
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nicklebro
04/08/18 6:06:03 AM
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Yes. Most things in an internet debate are morally wrong.
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omega cookie
04/12/18 6:08:18 AM
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If you have to resort to slandering someone in a debate, it means they've won the argument and you're too much of a child to concede.
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SubtletyRefuge
04/14/18 5:44:08 AM
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omega cookie posted...
If you have to resort to slandering someone in a debate, it means they've won the argument and you're too much of a child to concede.

yup. they are morally obligated to do so everyone can realize they argue via ad hominem and have low iq.
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Dash_Harber
04/16/18 5:48:47 AM
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Are you serious?

Bitch, asshole, etc are all vague insults that just imply someone is unlikable. Pedophile implies someone is a very specific sort of criminal degenerate. The former has no impact on the person's life, whereas the latter has a huge impact on someone's life.
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catboy0_0
04/16/18 5:49:43 AM
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why would that be wrong
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Flintgrandad
04/18/18 6:19:36 AM
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catboy0_0 posted...
why would that be wrong

Sounds like something a pedo would say
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Volkswagen_Bros
04/19/18 12:45:46 PM
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3 weeks and this topic hasn't even reached 30 posts.
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catboy0_0
04/19/18 12:48:04 PM
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I mean like, if you are doing it in bad faith and the person definitely isn't, then yeah it's a scummy maneuver
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Flintgrandad
04/20/18 8:13:51 PM
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catboy0_0 posted...
why would that be wrong

Sounds like something a pedo would say
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YOUHAVENOHOPE
04/23/18 5:13:05 AM
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Silly_Topic
04/24/18 7:46:14 PM
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Volkswagen_Bros posted...
3 weeks and this topic hasn't even reached 30 posts.

true
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Flintgrandad
04/26/18 5:21:05 AM
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...
Sounds like something you'd get offended by if you were a pedo

Sounds like something a pedo would say
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UncleBourbon33
04/26/18 5:21:35 AM
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I was in purg for two months for calling someone a pedo.
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Volkswagen_Bros
04/26/18 10:33:14 AM
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UncleBourbon33 posted...
I was in purg for two months for calling someone a pedo.

I reckon' you must've had a pretty horrible moderation history.
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Cal12
04/26/18 10:37:06 AM
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Calling someone a pedo is low. Im all for insults but there are lines I wont even cross. Calling someone a pedo for no reason is one of them.
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Caution999
04/26/18 10:39:49 AM
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Yes, unless you can literally prove it. Like, they have a sex offender page confirming this.

It's not right to call someone a name like racist, or pedo and have zero proof to suggest it's true. It's slander. It's not right.

Even then, on GFAQs, even if you had proof, it's probably still against the TOU.
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SubtletyRefuge
04/28/18 5:09:18 AM
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They are morally obligated to do so everyone can realize they argue via ad hominem and have low iq.
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Volkswagen_Bros
04/29/18 7:38:17 PM
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You know you're a weak debater if you resort to attacking your opponent's character rather than their stance.

It's like "You're a pedo, why am I even arguing with you! Guards, arrest this man!".
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Flintgrandad
04/30/18 8:18:58 PM
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...
Sounds like something you'd get offended by if you were a pedo

Sounds like something a pedo would say
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SubtletyRefuge
05/05/18 6:30:59 AM
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They are morally obligated to do so everyone can realize they argue via ad hominem and have low iq.
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WhySoMean
05/05/18 1:37:24 PM
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SubtletyRefuge posted...
They are morally obligated to do so everyone can realize they argue via ad hominem and have low iq.

wait a minute, didnt i see this same comment pages ago?
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Sad_Face
05/05/18 1:51:33 PM
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eston posted...
It says more about you than it does about them tbqh

omega cookie posted...
If you have to resort to slandering someone in a debate, it means they've won the argument and you're too much of a child to concede.

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TheCyborgNinja
05/05/18 1:53:28 PM
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You concede some of your high ground by name-calling, but if they literally are...
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