The few conversations I’ve had there have been unproductive and inflammatory. While even in other instances when I’ve said something someone disagreed with they would at least support their statement. Also no one would tell me why the “Confused Unga Bunga” meme is racist but they keep accusing me of it. I’m all for open discussions but even the comments there are so angry and toxic.

Edit: I’m reading every comment and taking everything people said and considering all sides. My stance on the phrase has changed but I am still hesitant about giving hexbear a chance. I’ll sleep on it though.

  • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    143·
    1 year ago

    It has more lasting relevance than your “my wholesome freeze-gamer buddies totally were just talking about a caveman video game from the 90s that never actually says Unga Bunga in it” claims.

    EDIT: Seems a 90s video game may have had a racist dogwhistle in it. Which absolves all uses of a racist utterance forever and ever!

        • DrPop@lemmy.oneOP
          31·
          1 year ago

          I can’t with my app on mobile(unless it’s a recent)☠️ I’ve just been manually blocking each community as I see them. Being wrong is not the same as lying.

            • DrPop@lemmy.oneOP
              4·
              1 year ago

              I showed you where in the game he said it, and didn’t change anything I said though, not counting editing my original comment. I’m willing to no longer use the phrase I just couldn’t stand you jumping on me with buzzwords and accusations. I do try to be a decent human, but I’m just some internet stranger to you. I was genuinely confused wanted help understanding it and you just dogpiled me.

              • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
                52·
                1 year ago

                It was a racist utterance from way before that and your pretenses of innocent wholesome smol bean gamerness run awfully thin if that’s what the entirety of your case to keep uttering it comes from.

                Again, you haven’t blocked this instance yet. And you should.

                • DrPop@lemmy.oneOP
                  7·
                  1 year ago

                  Uhh, I’m trying to apologize and grow from this, I’m explaining my position and where the statement came from, not justifying it. I needed you to know where I came and I wanted to know where you came from so we could reach an understanding. I can’t block instances in voyager. At least I tried.

                  • AOCapitulator [they/them, she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
                    9·
                    1 year ago

                    if you’re legit and you want to grow and reflect, from now on in this thread, only ask questions and do not argue, digest what you read and learn for a while, and then you can argue like, tomorrow or whenever, if you still want to. anything else would be reactive and unhelpful for your growth, and likely result in you digging in and growing stubborn on the issue

                    For real, this is not going to be healthy if you keep posting at this rate, if you’re being genuine

                    I was replying to your reply in another thread and thought Id check your post history only to see youre in like 5 interactions at once, thats now how you self crit or reflect chief