Denied [OfficerWade] Racism [Laini][Denied]

Discord nickname:
My discord username is OfficerWade#5492.

Full exact Ban Message:
You were banned from Skyblock. Racism, harassment, and discrimination.

Did you read the rules (DiscordRules)?
I have fully read the discord rules and know them quite well.

Was this an incorrect ban?
This was not an incorrect ban on the in-game portion of the ban, but I do feel otherwise about
the discord ban, which I will get into. I do understand how it might could be correct, but by the
rules, it was not.

Were you ever banned before on Discord? If so, what for?
I believe I have been banned once before for an issue I can not remember. I may be wrong about
this, however.

Why do you think you should be unbanned?
Politics is something that I get really into, and I get really involved in. When I join a server and see that I have been spammed with messages that say "Black lives matter" it infuriates me. It doesn't infuriate me because of the message, I actually completely appreciate the message behind it. It infuriates me because it is not only black people who are being targeted, and race shouldn't be brought into it. I actually bolster Black lives, White lives, blue lives, Chinese lives, Mexican lives, Canadian lives, all lives. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. And when I have a whole group of people making fun of me, targeting me, and making fun of what I believe in, it really upsets me, and I am sure it would upset you as well. Truly, this was a politics thing, not a race thing. I wasn't being racist, and I apologize for if you believe that I was being racist. I was simply stating that all lives matter, not just black lives, not just white lives, or not just Chinese lives. All of them matter. I genuinely felt targeted, and upset, and it caused me to retaliate. No one should be fully held accountable for their actions when people are questioning someone's character. I am not asking for an unban in-game. I am simply asking that I please be unbanned from discord, as discord was not where this went down. I completely understand how others could have been offended, but I have feelings too, and I think that it is only appropriate that you guys take into consideration how I feel.

 

fungamer333 Laini

 

As stated in my appeal, racism was not at all intended. I was not degrading, or trying to make light of the black lives matter movement. I was simply stating that all lives matter.

I do. I am in America, I live in America, and I see this happening all the time. I am well aware as of what the movement is. I wholeheartedly support the black lives matter movement, and I am really thankful that it is a thing. Police brutality, especially towards people of color is absolutely an issue and is something that needs to be fixed. I was not trying to say otherwise. I was simply saying that it is not only people of color that this happens to, so we shouldn't just focus on people of color. Whenever I have had white family members targeted by police, that becomes an issue for me.

Thanks for saying it, but I don't appreciate that you're making it seem as if I am saying otherwise?

I said, the primary reason that people are shot is that they blatantly ignore police officer's commands, and then they get shot. I am not supporting that at all, I am simply stating facts. And it is not just black people who this happens to, remember that.

I don't recall ever saying that, if you could provide proof, that would be great.

 

I'm pretty sure this is enough to show that this was racism, not you standing up for all lives. Everything you've said completely contradicts what was stated in your appeal.

Not only have you been racist before, whether or not you consider it racist, it is; you've also specifically targeted members of staff, and bullied them, as shown here.


Why should a Moderator's skin colour affect how they moderate? We're talking about a block game here.

You repeatedly accuse people of being biased, and then go and verbally abuse them, just to run to another member of staff and act like the victim. Deleting your discord messages of you calling me a "c*** face" was a smart move in playing that role. Sadly, I have screenshots of everything.

If you're going to continue denying abusing people, I have more and more proof to post, so would you like to own up, or continue making excuses?

 

I did own up and say that it was partially right. I’m sorry that that is not the answer that you would like. Also, I think it’s inappropriate for you to post screenshots that are over 3 months old, and completely had a different issue. I think I made myself pretty clear as of my stance on the Black Lives Matter movement today. 3 months is enough to change someone’s opinion. Still, you have yet to take into consideration how I felt in this situation, with your friends targeting me, making fun of my accent, and repeatedly degrading my political standpoint. Also, read my message when I was talking about shooting. “I’d shoot them, and I would shoot a white person too.” If this was race-involved, I wouldn’t have said that. I am in no way, shape, or form targeting people of color, regardless of what is believed. I feel I have truly shown my sympathy to you if you feel that I was being racist in my ban appeal, and I think that it is only appropriate for you to take into consideration my feelings. At the end of the day, it was an in the spur of the moment issue. I felt targeted, and i retaliated. As would you. You know how triggered I get over these things, and let you let it happen.

 

I think I explained very well why my account should be unbanned. I’d have to re-direct you to my previous messages, and my appeal.

 

The following is from an article: White people are uncomfortable with the word “Black”, because it reminds us that race is still an issue. It disturbs the illusion of many White people that we live in a post-racist world, and it challenges our claim to be “colorblind.” And so, when White people see or hear the words, “Black Lives Matter,” they respond with “All Lives Matter.”

My Part
I am not, I have never been, and I will not be a racist. I am not, and have not ever supported racism, or discrimination of any kind. Colored people face the same issues as LGBTQ people, why would I make colored people feel any less? My actions were not made in an attempt to degrade, or to make light of the race issues within the United States, and around the world. Racism is a huge issue, homophobic is an issue, and violence, in general, is an issue. And trust me, I live in America, I see these things happening. I do understand that this may happen as well in England, Australia, Germany, Etc. But, half of America is still stuck in the 70's and these things are not taken lightly by people. As someone who has been discriminated before, I would not dare wish that upon another human.

Final Verdict?
My actions were absolutely unacceptable, and not allowed for a variety of reasons. I understand that it is your guys' job to create a safe, clean atmosphere for players to enjoy pvping, building and chatting. To assist with this sometimes it is necessary to ask players to tone down their behavior or to follow the rules. I regret to say I have violated this policy, resulting in a suspension of my ability to play on the server. I am already very aware that being racist is not allowed on the server. Furthermore, spreading racist ideas on the server is not allowed and is an obvious tactic and not appreciated. I understand that if I wish to remain a part of the community, I will need to follow the rules and avoid a repeat of this problem. Please, consider unbanning my account.

 

Hey Wade. Laini had asked me to share my thoughts on the things you've said and my thoughts on your ban. I'm going to try to make this as detailed and understandable as possible for you and anyone else reading.

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To start, you said it yourself that you can be banned. This was said three months ago, but so were some of the things that were on the list of things that got you permanently banned.

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Now onto the actual topic of the ban. You were banned for racism, harassment, and discrimination. Unfortunately, I can't say that I haven't seen you do all three of these things.

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After looking through general chat on discord, I found you saying this out of nowhere. There was no reason for this to be said, and I don't know what you were even trying to get across, but it's completely unacceptable for anyone to say on this server. I don't think I need to explain what's wrong with this statement, but I will if you'd like me to.

Truthfully, I don't have many words about this. It's just full of hatred and it's extremely rude.

Before you had said this, many people were upset about how you referred to people by the color of their skin:

The way you phrased this was not only extremely rude and necessary, but it was racist.

Afterwards, a player, who will remain unnamed, thought that it was completely out of line for you to say that the two Americans should be shot for what their actions and thought that you purposely mentioned their race to show why you thought that they should be shot.


You then proceeded to call the player this.


And then you denied that you said anything racist.


The very next thing you said was this. Instead of saying "black people," you asked if you could call them "charcoal people." I don't think it could get any more disrespectful than this. Labeling the color of someone's skin as "charcoal" is extremely derogatory and unacceptable to say.

The next few images are just showing the key points of the conversation afterwards:

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I went ahead and copied and pasted all of the discord rules. The ones highlighted are the ones you've broken:
Swearing
Trolling
Spamming
Disrespect
Harassment
Racism/Sexism
Threats
Inappropriate Links and Photos
Inappropriate Comments
Advertising
Discipline Evading

6/11 rules broken. That's just from the proof I have in my reply and one from a reply above.

Overall, I do not believe you should be unbanned. Even though you may have changed from when you have said these things, there are other pieces of evidence [click here] that are from not too long ago.

 

Wade, I don't hate you. I'm not a fan of the things you've said/done, but I don't hate you.

 

As I explained. I am sorry for my actions.

 

We all understand you're sorry, however "sorry" doesn't excuse everything you've done.
You've broken countless rules, and someone making you angry doesn't make you being racist and harassing people okay.

Because of the many other problems you've caused recently, this is your final warning. If you're racist towards players or harass people again, you will be permanently banned.

Since the staff have made it clear how many rules you've broken, I hope you understand that you won't be unbanned at the moment. You will have to wait out your ban.

Thank you for appealing.

 

Your ban appeal has been denied.
Thread locked and moved to Ban Appeal Archives.