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coachprbb wrote:Not defending it in the least. I AM saying it was their nickname, and it really doesn't make any difference.
The second sentence contradicts the first. You are defending the use of the nicknames - in this game- by saying both "it was their nickname" and that it does not make a difference. These are bad arguments but they are arguments in favor of the status quo. If you were not defending the use of the nicknames, you would not say these things.
coachprbb wrote:
By the way both did have darker complexions, but Nig Cuppy was from Bavaria, Germany and the other guy was of Indian descent for lack of a better term from Canada.
Not sure what point you think you are making, but you are arguing that Cuppy did not get his nickname from his skin color, well the sources are not particularly strong, but do ascribe it to that. On the other hand the fact his parents were from Bavaria is not particularly significant. He was not some sort of blonde haired faired skinned guy based on his pictures:
https://baseball.fandom.com/wiki/Nig_Cuppy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cuppy
coachprbb wrote:
You are right, it is low hanging fruit, why bother with it? Find something of true importance to change.
Uh I don't think you really understand the meaning f the phrase "low hanging fruit" It means:
Definition of low-hanging fruit
: the obvious or easy things that can be most readily done or dealt with in achieving success or making progress toward an objective
In other words an easy thing to do to help reaching a goal, not a thing you ignore because you don't think it is significant. Here it would be trivial for Strat to make the world just a little less racist, there is no reason not to do it. It will not solve the problems of the world but it would make the world just a little less bad.
coachprbb wrote:Go on be offended, it's what people do these days.
It is not about my offense, it is about taking racist language out of a game.