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I just received a very disturbing email sent from a member on these message boards. I will not state who the user is; however, if he wishes to let you know... so be it.
Anyways, everyone here knows that the words "Fiedler Mafia" is a fairly common group of words around here. It never crossed my mind, and it probably never crossed any of the moderators minds that this could, indeed, be a racial slur.
Here is an excerpt from the email that I received:
As some may know, I am all for making FinHeaven & Co a family board. If anything is offensive, I like to take care of it.
So, because of this... I need to get other input. After this was brought to my attention, I believe that it is... a racial slur.
What do you, the other members think? Please, before you respond... think about your background and how you would feel if someone would make a racial slur against your background.
If the majority of the board feel as though the word should be added to the filter... then I will do so.
Let me know... thanks
Anyways, everyone here knows that the words "Fiedler Mafia" is a fairly common group of words around here. It never crossed my mind, and it probably never crossed any of the moderators minds that this could, indeed, be a racial slur.
Here is an excerpt from the email that I received:
While one could over look this, it is in fact a racial slur towards Italians. This is no different then calling someone with a German background a Nazi, or a black person a n*gger or a 'coon'. Or a Hispanic person a wetback. All of these are offensive in one way or another and most likely should not exist on Finheaven.com. I respectfully request the addition of the usage of "fiedler mafia" to the word filter on this website as well as all other racial slurs. Thank you.
As some may know, I am all for making FinHeaven & Co a family board. If anything is offensive, I like to take care of it.
So, because of this... I need to get other input. After this was brought to my attention, I believe that it is... a racial slur.
What do you, the other members think? Please, before you respond... think about your background and how you would feel if someone would make a racial slur against your background.
If the majority of the board feel as though the word should be added to the filter... then I will do so.
Let me know... thanks