Yes it's true. It's not racism or sexism, those are frowned upon and would not be tolerated for one second. The discrimination that is rampant is much more acceptable. I am talking about agism.
If you're 16 or under, you have probably personally experienced agism. You have probably had people not respect your ideas or not take you seriously because in their eyes, you are just a child. Even the rules have agism in them.
" In order for someone to enlist within a faction of Forerunner Conflict, he/she must be 15 years of age or older."
Look at that blatant agism. Let's change the quote a little bit.
" In order for someone to enlist within a faction of Forerunner Conflict, he/she must be a white male."
Now it's offensive.
Why is agism so acceptable? You can make the argument that people under 15 are more likely to act immature, but you're still stereotyping a whole age group because of how a few have acted.
To fix this problem I suggest getting rid of the part about age in the rules, and giving all members under 17 promotions to make up for promotions that they were probably passed over for due to their age. Also I suggest that the following derogatory terms should be against the rules.
-"Child"
-"kid"
-"lad"
-"did your mommy say it is time for bed"(when getting offline)
Thank you for taking the time to read my post.
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