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So long as you append the "PC" part to the name, no one will associate it to the Nazi thing. "PC Master Race" is pretty casual and more importantly unserious in

by war321 5y ago

So long as you append the "PC" part to the name, no one will associate it to the Nazi thing. "PC Master Race" is pretty casual and more importantly unserious internet term that's just become a self-deprecting name for PC gamers.

rosndo 5y ago
> So long as you append the "PC" part to the name, no one will associate it to the Nazi thing Except for the more than 99% of non-gamers who don’t hang out on boards like /v/? I’m not accusing anyone of being a Nazi, just pointing out that outside of a very specific subculture this is a very risky joke (and not a particularly funny one in any context). You probably wouldn’t call people -fags (newfag, macfag, eurofag, etc…) either, even though “master race” carries far worse connotations than “fag”.
- numpad0 5y ago
  > outside of a very specific subculture this is a very risky joke Welcome to the Internet?
  - rosndo 5y ago
    I’m very familiar :) I’m not trying to criticize anyone, just offering a friendly reminder that letting these injokes leak outside of 4chan or reddit can have unfortunate consequences since most people won’t be as understanding as you or me.
    - numpad0 5y ago
      Perhaps one direction I can spin that along is that those forums support free, open, and (albeit to a limited degree)civil discussions on highly politicized or sensitive matters, moreso than parts of the web that operate tied closely or even firmly grounded to real world identities. I only have had experiences in other *chans, though.
- not_really 5y ago
  There's also the subreddit. I checked, and it's been a community for 10 years. 5.5MM users subscribed. I think the term is a bit more normalized than you make it out to be.
tpush 5y ago
I have never seen that term be used in a self-deprecating way. Also, I'd want any mature community to introspect on whether it really needs to co-opt Nazi terminology.

by war321 5y ago

rosndo 5y ago

> So long as you append the "PC" part to the name, no one will associate it to the Nazi thing Except for the more than 99% of non-gamers who don’t hang out on boards like /v/? I’m not accusing anyone of being a Nazi, just pointing out that outside of a very specific subculture this is a very risky joke (and not a particularly funny one in any context). You probably wouldn’t call people -fags (newfag, macfag, eurofag, etc…) either, even though “master race” carries far worse connotations than “fag”.

numpad0 5y ago
> outside of a very specific subculture this is a very risky joke Welcome to the Internet?
- rosndo 5y ago
  I’m very familiar :) I’m not trying to criticize anyone, just offering a friendly reminder that letting these injokes leak outside of 4chan or reddit can have unfortunate consequences since most people won’t be as understanding as you or me.
  - numpad0 5y ago
    Perhaps one direction I can spin that along is that those forums support free, open, and (albeit to a limited degree)civil discussions on highly politicized or sensitive matters, moreso than parts of the web that operate tied closely or even firmly grounded to real world identities. I only have had experiences in other *chans, though.
not_really 5y ago
There's also the subreddit. I checked, and it's been a community for 10 years. 5.5MM users subscribed. I think the term is a bit more normalized than you make it out to be.

tpush 5y ago

I have never seen that term be used in a self-deprecating way. Also, I'd want any mature community to introspect on whether it really needs to co-opt Nazi terminology.