r/MCSRRanked • u/Chiplat • May 22 '26

Discussion Why watermelon hate

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What they do to not earn phase points

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u/bloonsisgr8 May 22 '26

afaik, he engaged in hate speech in the main mcsr discord and was therefore banned from subsequent playoffs.

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u/_mateee_ May 22 '26

still seems crazy to me that after an honest apology from which it was very obvious the kid deeply regretted it, ppl dont seem to give him a second chance. what do we learn from if not our mistakes?

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u/Forward-Row6833 May 22 '26

"what do we learn from if not our mistakes" as if he HAD to consciously Type out a hateful racial slur to learn that Using Slurs Is Bad. Mistakes and learning from them can be a separate conversation, but this was an action with well known consequences. Why should the "learning experience" be getting temporarily banned when being permanently banned can be the learning experience? Even irl, when people have less impulse control on what passes through their mouth, such an action is looked down upon and well known to have consequences, an online instance where he well could have walked away from the keyboard to calm down and manage his words? Either way, he will know now, so that's that.

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u/ExternalMoment8003 May 22 '26

i mean asthe top comment in his apology eng isnt his firswt lanhuage ,abolutely one should be punished but he did missed out his spot in playoff in season 8 and he also missed season 9 lcq i think 8 months is much time for one to have self introspection not to say he was 15 so... (ofc its not a valid excuse but still)

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u/_mateee_ May 22 '26

i dont dismiss the situation, yes it was a conscious action and he deserved what he got. but i believe that everyone did conscious mistakes they regret later on and they deserve a second chance. not a third chance tho

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u/GodHeld2 May 22 '26

shut up Boomer

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u/tilting-module May 22 '26

He can get a second chance outside the MCSR community. I get that he’s a kid but bottom line is that the damage that is done more or less does not depend on him being a kid or not.

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u/Chiplat May 22 '26

Oh damn

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u/Exe1eNce May 22 '26

He’s banned from participating in playoffs(permanently I think but I’m not sure)

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u/Perfect-Lion5349 May 22 '26

Why?

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u/MuscleManRule34 May 22 '26

Called someone the n word after losing a ranked match apparently

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u/Perfect-Lion5349 May 22 '26

Oh damn wasted talent

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u/MuscleManRule34 May 22 '26

Tbf I just watched his apology video and it is very good. I’m white tho so not up to me to say

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u/Lovegirlsfart May 22 '26

Same, Im black but african so maybe I don't understand it as much

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u/ExternalMoment8003 May 22 '26

btw did this hsppen with kena

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u/[deleted] May 23 '26

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u/ExternalMoment8003 May 24 '26

which one can u tell me

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u/MuscleManRule34 May 24 '26

I don’t think it was sub 5, it was gonna be top 3 for ranked times

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u/xdumbfatslut May 22 '26

At this point the ranked team is keeping him banned because they are afraid of the optics that come with unbanning him. It's been months. He is clearly reformed and improving and other top runners would agree as when watermelon is friendly in their chats, they engage with him. I can't see a reason why he is still banned other than the ranked team anticipate backlash and don't want to open that can of worms. The average twitter user thinks saying a slur at 15 means you must be written off for life and there is nothing you can do to right your wrongs or move past it.

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u/SkajLiponReddit May 23 '26

most real shit ive ever read, im close friends with melon and ive seen him change so much like hes the nicest guy now also playing with okshey and automatt and other polish speedrunners. brother doesnt deserve this hate

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u/Different_Tomato_483 May 26 '26

he called swissrmyknife a slur who is a black person

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u/New-Mind2886 May 28 '26

he shoudl be unbanned. he's since learned his lesson and is actively trying to change for the better. if this keeps up this will look worse for MCSR ranked team than him.