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A new update addressing the recent ruling banning homophobia, racism, and misogyny in roleplay. This will be addressed in several parts.
1. The Site Owner’s conduct.
It has been brought to my attention that my conduct in relaying this ruling, and its subsequent discussion, is unacceptable by the SWRP Staff Team’s standards and in violation of our Staff Code of Conduct. That I trivialized, to some extent, the issues subjected by the ruling - and also how I portrayed the discussion with Staff. As a community leader, and some might say a Star Wars RP cultural icon, I agree my penchant for humor got the better of me. The Staff Code of Conduct, and our Staff positions, is not just something I wrote. It is something we communally agree to, so that the foundations of SWRP CHAOS can stand strong and support the entertainment we all come here for. I apologize, and will strive to be more cautious of when I employ that personality-driven humor in the future. I will also attempt to hold myself to the same level of responsibility that I ask of our writers when diving into these subjects, such as the ones described in the recent ruling and further below.
2. Homophobia
This definition is clear and the ruling stands. Homophobia remains banned in SWRP roleplay. It was always abusive, so General Rule #4 already covered it, but I personally prefer to outright clarify it so there is zero confusion. I do not want it in Chaos. We all know what homophobia is. It is a very clear definition, and even the most charitable questioning of it would be in bad faith. Therefore, it is banned.
3. Racism
While most people are in agreement racism = bad, there is some confusion on the definition. I will direct you to Wookieepedia, where many of us get our information. When you type “race”, it directs you to “subspecies”. It seems the founders and writers of Wookieepedia agree with me. Race is a subspecies, so racism is hatred or contempt of members of a subspecies towards other members of the same species. But here is where it gets convoluted, a bit.
A. Speciesism. Xenophobia. Racism. “The human race” referring to all humans as a common entymology. It can make the brain hurt, because depending on who you argue with on the internet, all of these are different, and all of these are the same, and all of these are interchangeable. This makes the definition more muddied, and easy to start twisting words and meanings.
B. Ssii-Ruuk. A few members, and Staff members, brought this up. It appears to me that yes, the Ssii-ruu employ racism, the separation of species by color, to quantify their caste system. Simply put, brown dinosaurs are lower caste and looked down upon.
So what do I do with this? Honestly, its easy for me, maybe not so much for you. But this is a “spirit of the rule” situation. Most of us Westerners know what racism is. Discrimination based on race. Wookieepedia defines this as a subspecies. Good with me. Ssii-Ruu, aka the Expanded Universe, supports exploring racism in writing - eh, I’m good with ignoring that like we banned Hypergates and lightsaber rifles. I don’t think “racism” is so confusing that we need to remove it. I think people get it, and new members too, and I personally don’t want it at Chaos. It’s just not something we need. Its not Star Wars, or in the spirit of, for me and there’s been no strong enough argument to convince me or the Staff Team otherwise.
Racism’s out, and banned per the rules update.
4. Misogyny.
This one is the troublemaker. I will keep this one brief, because the explanation is pretty brief. I personally dont want it on Chaos. I dont think “I hate women” is an important enough topic to explore in Star Wars nor at Chaos. However, it is the SWRP Staff Team and I’s determination, upon closer look, that the definition is simply too unclear and all encompassing for us as Staff to enforce and for you the writers to understand. It’s not a matter of intelligence, the fault doesn’t lie with you or us, the definition is simply too large and confusing. “Contempt, hatred, or prejudice for.”
As muddied as racism might be, misogyny is a hundred times more confusing to simply have as a one-off rule. It might have been well intended, but it was not a well thought out inclusion to the rule.
Misogyny has been removed from the ruling.
1. The Site Owner’s conduct.
It has been brought to my attention that my conduct in relaying this ruling, and its subsequent discussion, is unacceptable by the SWRP Staff Team’s standards and in violation of our Staff Code of Conduct. That I trivialized, to some extent, the issues subjected by the ruling - and also how I portrayed the discussion with Staff. As a community leader, and some might say a Star Wars RP cultural icon, I agree my penchant for humor got the better of me. The Staff Code of Conduct, and our Staff positions, is not just something I wrote. It is something we communally agree to, so that the foundations of SWRP CHAOS can stand strong and support the entertainment we all come here for. I apologize, and will strive to be more cautious of when I employ that personality-driven humor in the future. I will also attempt to hold myself to the same level of responsibility that I ask of our writers when diving into these subjects, such as the ones described in the recent ruling and further below.
2. Homophobia
This definition is clear and the ruling stands. Homophobia remains banned in SWRP roleplay. It was always abusive, so General Rule #4 already covered it, but I personally prefer to outright clarify it so there is zero confusion. I do not want it in Chaos. We all know what homophobia is. It is a very clear definition, and even the most charitable questioning of it would be in bad faith. Therefore, it is banned.
3. Racism
While most people are in agreement racism = bad, there is some confusion on the definition. I will direct you to Wookieepedia, where many of us get our information. When you type “race”, it directs you to “subspecies”. It seems the founders and writers of Wookieepedia agree with me. Race is a subspecies, so racism is hatred or contempt of members of a subspecies towards other members of the same species. But here is where it gets convoluted, a bit.
A. Speciesism. Xenophobia. Racism. “The human race” referring to all humans as a common entymology. It can make the brain hurt, because depending on who you argue with on the internet, all of these are different, and all of these are the same, and all of these are interchangeable. This makes the definition more muddied, and easy to start twisting words and meanings.
B. Ssii-Ruuk. A few members, and Staff members, brought this up. It appears to me that yes, the Ssii-ruu employ racism, the separation of species by color, to quantify their caste system. Simply put, brown dinosaurs are lower caste and looked down upon.
So what do I do with this? Honestly, its easy for me, maybe not so much for you. But this is a “spirit of the rule” situation. Most of us Westerners know what racism is. Discrimination based on race. Wookieepedia defines this as a subspecies. Good with me. Ssii-Ruu, aka the Expanded Universe, supports exploring racism in writing - eh, I’m good with ignoring that like we banned Hypergates and lightsaber rifles. I don’t think “racism” is so confusing that we need to remove it. I think people get it, and new members too, and I personally don’t want it at Chaos. It’s just not something we need. Its not Star Wars, or in the spirit of, for me and there’s been no strong enough argument to convince me or the Staff Team otherwise.
Racism’s out, and banned per the rules update.
4. Misogyny.
This one is the troublemaker. I will keep this one brief, because the explanation is pretty brief. I personally dont want it on Chaos. I dont think “I hate women” is an important enough topic to explore in Star Wars nor at Chaos. However, it is the SWRP Staff Team and I’s determination, upon closer look, that the definition is simply too unclear and all encompassing for us as Staff to enforce and for you the writers to understand. It’s not a matter of intelligence, the fault doesn’t lie with you or us, the definition is simply too large and confusing. “Contempt, hatred, or prejudice for.”
As muddied as racism might be, misogyny is a hundred times more confusing to simply have as a one-off rule. It might have been well intended, but it was not a well thought out inclusion to the rule.
Misogyny has been removed from the ruling.
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