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Post by Alysha Zabini on Jun 4, 2012 20:47:27 GMT -5
Hi, I'm Sophie and I have Alysha Zabini, daughter of Blaise Zabini and Parvati Patil. Alysha isn't a very sociable girl, even if she's a bit of a slut. She is very prideful, and definitely has an attitude problem. Alysha doesn't like most people, actually, lol. If she likes you tho, she'll definitely put her neck on the line. See, my baby is a closeted lesbian too, so she keeps her friends few and far between. She doesn't want anyone finding out about her sexuality, which is the reason she's a huge slut too, lol.
But when it comes to Ari, Alysha probably has no respect for her, if I'm being honest. Ari seems like she's an outdoor, let's have fun and play dress up, kind of girl - the type of girls that Alysha sees as air heads. Yes their parents were friends back in the day, but that loyalty wouldn't travel down to Ari/Lysha. She's not a croonie, she's an HBIC who'd rather just be left the hell alone, lol.
I have such an unsociable character, sorry!
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Post by avaisey on Jun 5, 2012 12:16:37 GMT -5
this will be edited.
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Maria Munroe
Third Year Played by Riss
Sorry Professor Hewer, but your argument is invalid; I'd rather be playing football. [RS:2=Lachlan]
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Post by Maria Munroe on Jun 5, 2012 15:50:36 GMT -5
roxanne & ari: frienimies i like it! lol ari's supposed to hate the weasley family from what her mother told her. so she'll give her a chance, though she might not like her very much. if she's african american and looks completely opposite then her mother & father she'll be like 'are you a mutt?' lol! oooo dun dun dun... eli & ari: of course they can bitches together! woo lol ari is a true slytherin, she does have house pride. but she is a little hypocritical with house unity. she could black mail ari for seeing aidan. lol! roland & ari: roland would remind her of the zabini's. they're dark skinned and she might find him sexy. but if he's gryffindor maybe not. they could be secret friends too! <3 hehe.
I've gone back and forth with myself all day about whether or not I should say something here, or to just pm you, but frankly I think if I post here, I'll hopefully choose my words with more precision.
I pride myself on being a fairly peaceful person and respecting the fact that some weren't given as an open minded upbringing as others, but some things cannot be ignored. I promised my best-friend that I would not unleash the wretched from my own mouth because a response reciprocated with the same amount of ignorance as what it was dealt is a response that falls flat indeed. Actually, it is not a response indeed, but rather an argument, or an incitement for violence.
But under no circumstances will I be able to excuse your use of terminology that is so blatantly offensive.
First off, Roxanne is ENGLISH. She was born in England. If you were born in England, you cannot be African American. You would be Black English/African English - depending on what kind of black you are. There is Latino Black, African Black, and I do believe Indian Black. Personally, I am African American, and Jewish-American, which brings me to my second point. No where in your app do you say that Ari is racist, but using a term such as mutt is blatantly racists and offensive, had you specified that in Ari's app - even though I would not have approved, I could understand her terminology usage. However, because you did not specify that, I can only take those words as your own, and not your characters.
I consider these terms even more so offensive considering she [Roxanne] is of mixed decent. Her mother is African-English (Canon fact that Angelina Johnson is a black woman), and her father is White. To call someone a mutt because of a mixed heritage is just ignorant and demeaning. Even though she is a fictional character, Roxanne is not a dog, especially one of low pedigree and unknown connotations. I'm not a specists, either - I don't eat meat, and I don't support the killing of animals for meat, but because of historical roots that term carries a painful past. Plain and simple.
If you checked the images on the movie sidebars, under the name Riss you will find a link to Roland's profile. Nate Gill, who is Roland's pb, is not dark skinned - he's light. The implication of this statement is that you find all black people to look alike. Which is not the case. I'm pretty certain Whoopi Goldberg and Beyonce Knowles could not pass as doubles. Also, Roland is not some piece of shiny black metal to admire. Yes he is a fictional character, but his skin colour does not make him a sexual pawn to be objectified.
I'm sorry, but at this time I will not be roleplaying any of my characters with someone who decides to so blatantly throw terms like mutt around in regards to another race. I withdraw any and all offers of my characters. If anything I said comes across as purposefully vindictive, that was not what I was attempting to do. I wanted you to see the error and ignorance in the speech you decided to use. I am well aware that this is a fictional game, and that these people do not exist, but some things I cannot ignore.
If anyone feels like anything I said here was uncalled for, or harmful/mean, please pm me on Nellie to let me know.
Thanks for your time, Riss
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Post by avaisey on Jun 5, 2012 16:26:52 GMT -5
I sent you a pm to explain everything. :/
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