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ATS · Post by **ATS** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 8:52 am

Aloysius wrote:Blackies sounds a bit racist imho.

Best free reverb will be Soundtoys LittlePlate

How so?

ghettosynth · Post by **ghettosynth** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:01 am

yellowmix wrote:For the free stuff, does it have to be free to everyone, or do freebies to existing customers count too?

I would think that those kinds of distinctions would sort themselves out in the nomination and voting processes. I'm pretty sure that freebies for a limited audience would just get fewer votes. Still if too many people think that it should be a distinct category, we could add that. I think that it's too early at this point to get too pedantic, KVR gets pretty busy over the Black Friday weekend and there will be a LOT of freebies and deals coming in.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:25 am

ATS wrote:
Aloysius wrote:Blackies sounds a bit racist imho.

Best free reverb will be Soundtoys LittlePlate
How so?

It's a nice reverb.

Darkies is a negative expression that people use in my country. Blackies is not too far from it. I get that the title of this thread and the 'competition' is meant as a friendly term for Black Friday sales but sometimes words can seem a little ''off''. I guess I got ''triggered''.

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:30 am

AnX wrote:
Aloysius wrote:Well, I suppose you could call it Whitey 2017 if that makes you feel any better.
Make me feel better? You're the one who played the racist card. Totally unecessary imo.

Anyway, back to the BLACKIES 2017....

Where I grew up, blackies was definitely a racist insult so, yeah, some people will have something against the term. But, hey, don't want to piss on your (I'm guessing) white privilege, god forbid we just have a little respect for each other.

AnX · Post by **AnX** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:36 am

Clearly ghetto wasnt talking about black ppl (who are not black anyway) so maybe the pc crowd need to calm the f**k down and stop making mountains out of molehills.

Chapelle · Post by **Chapelle** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:37 am

I nominate the Crysonic Everything Bundle for category 21.

ghettosynth · Post by **ghettosynth** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 9:46 am

Chapelle wrote:I nominate the Crysonic Everything Bundle for category 21.

LOL! Awesome, is it on a Black Friday sale?

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:23 am

AnX wrote:Clearly ghetto wasnt talking about black ppl (who are not black anyway) so maybe the pc crowd need to calm the f**k down and stop making mountains out of molehills.

It's not 'PCness' just to point out a phrase has racist connotations to some people and maybe a more inclusive term would serve the (pretty cool) idea better. I guess I should know by now how easily some people are triggered when you suggest taking a word away from them. Censorship! Mountains out of molehills indeed...

do_androids_dream · Post by **do_androids_dream** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:28 am

Aloysius wrote:Blackies sounds a bit racist imho.

I never expected you to be so pc..

AnX · Post by **AnX** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:37 am

GaryG wrote:
AnX wrote:Clearly ghetto wasnt talking about black ppl (who are not black anyway) so maybe the pc crowd need to calm the f**k down and stop making mountains out of molehills.
It's not 'PCness' just to point out a phrase has racist connotations to some people and maybe a more inclusive term would serve the (pretty cool) idea better. I guess I should know by now how easily some people are triggered when you suggest taking a word away from them. Censorship! Mountains out of molehills indeed...

Perhaps if you use it in context instead of twisty its meaning to suit your nanny state outlook, there wouldnt be a problem.

GaryG · Post by **GaryG** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 11:03 am

"nanny state". LOL. Whatever, my last post outlined my position so I'm dropping this before you embarrass yourself with 'SJW' or 'Libtard'.

do_androids_dream · Post by **do_androids_dream** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 11:24 am

GaryG wrote:
AnX wrote:Clearly ghetto wasnt talking about black ppl (who are not black anyway) so maybe the pc crowd need to calm the f**k down and stop making mountains out of molehills.
It's not 'PCness' just to point out a phrase has racist connotations to some people and maybe a more inclusive term would serve the (pretty cool) idea better. I guess I should know by now how easily some people are triggered when you suggest taking a word away from them. Censorship! Mountains out of molehills indeed...

If the op had no racist intentions then it isn't racist - it's as simple as that. If you see racism where there isn't any I'm afraid that's called projection and it may well reveal more about yourself than anything else. The only person being 'triggered' in a situation such as this is the one who sees something that isn't there and calls 'it' out. You have things in reverse.

AnX · Post by **AnX** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 11:40 am

samsam · Post by **samsam** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 12:45 pm

Sure op meant no harm but I read the title and thought WTF.

There's a toothpaste where I live called Darlie with a picture of a smiling black man on the front. Used to have one different letter in the name... PC gone mad? Nope, people just realized the previous name was f**king racist.

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Wed Nov 08, 2017 12:53 pm

do_androids_dream wrote:
GaryG wrote:
AnX wrote:Clearly ghetto wasnt talking about black ppl (who are not black anyway) so maybe the pc crowd need to calm the f**k down and stop making mountains out of molehills.
It's not 'PCness' just to point out a phrase has racist connotations to some people and maybe a more inclusive term would serve the (pretty cool) idea better. I guess I should know by now how easily some people are triggered when you suggest taking a word away from them. Censorship! Mountains out of molehills indeed...
If the op had no racist intentions then it isn't racist - it's as simple as that. If you see racism where there isn't any I'm afraid that's called projection and it may well reveal more about yourself than anything else. The only person being 'triggered' in a situation such as this is the one who sees something that isn't there and calls 'it' out. You have things in reverse.

Playing the 'big girls blouse' card, are we?

Do ye have any suggestions that are actually on topic???

Another KVR Kerfuffle...