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After Maybe insulted a fan on weibo, LGD has issued a fine of 50,000 RMB (approx 7,000 USD)
Official statement from LGD Gaming regarding penalty for Maybe:
Yesterday, Yao “Maybe” Lu, a player of our Dota2 division,was involved in a quarrel with a follower on Weibo and subsequently made some extremely inappropriate remarks. After this matter was brought to our attention, we immediately spoke with him seriousness of his behavior and he is now fully aware of his mistake.
On behalf of Yao “Maybe” Lu, we would like to extend our deepest apology to the DOTA2 community and everyone who is concerned about this matter. Moreover, we would like to sincerely apologize for the negligence exposed in our management.
We have imposed a 50,000 RMB fine on Maybe per regulations of our organization. We know Yao “Maybe” Lu will take this as a lesson, act more cautiously and courteously, and establish himself as a positive example for the DOTA2 community.
In addition, we will also strengthen our management and enhance the education of our players on what it means and what it takes to be a professional athlete such that this type of act does not happen again in the future.
关于对Dota2分部选手的处罚决定
昨日我俱乐部Dota2分部选手Maybe（路垚）在微博与人发生言语冲突并发表不当言论。俱乐部发现后，立刻对路垚选手进行了严厉的批评教育，他也已经完全深刻认识到自己的错误。
在这里，我们代表路垚跟所有粉丝和关注此事的人道歉，也为我俱乐部管理对选手的管教失职深表歉意。
按照俱乐部的相关规定，我们会对路垚选手进行五万人民币的处罚。希望路垚可以以此为戒，日后严于律己、谨言慎行。
我们也会加强对选手的职业素养教育，严格管理，杜绝这类的事情再发生。
https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1squng3
Maybe has issued an apology for the statement :
大家好，我是Maybe。
今天我一时上头在微博评论里与人发生言语冲突，说了一些公众人物不该说的话，造成了非常恶劣的影响。
对此我想向大家表示道歉，非常对不起。之后我也会好好管理自己的一言一行，把精力完全投入在训练和练习中，希望能得到大家的原谅。
同时我也将接受俱乐部的所有处罚，再次跟所有人真诚地道歉，对不起。
Dear DOTA2 fans, this is Maybe.
Earlier today I was involved in a quarrel with a follower on Weibo. My emotion then got the best of me and I wrote something extremely inappropriate for a public figure and a professional athlete. My behavior has caused severe negative impact, and I would like to sincerely apologize for what I have said: I am sorry.
Moving forward, I will exercise better judgement for my words and my behavior. I will focus on my training and practice. Hopefully this can help me earn your forgiveness.
I will respect and accept any punishment my clubhouse will later decide. Again I would like to extend my sincerest apology to the entire DOTA2 community and fans everywhere. I am sorry.
media.weibo.cn
Original Comments :
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Reddit thread with a couple different translations :
https://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/cbbs8z/racist_words_from_psglgdmaybe_on_chinese_weibo/
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7.000$ fine, for a comment on social media.
Ok then, I feel old.
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On July 11 2019 10:25 Murlox wrote:
7.000$ fine, for a comment on social media.
Ok then, I feel old.
Eh, it's less than half of one percent of his total lifetime earnings (number from Liquipedia).
That's not really a substantial fine.
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The heckler was being a jackass, but those comments would be over the line for a random fan, let alone someone of the stature of Somnus. Seven grand and a public apology, well-handled by LGD, and hopefully he's at least considered why that was a stupid thing to say.
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Years ago, a 7k USD overall prizepool for a tournament would be considered the best tournament ever.
Now? Meh its not even 1% of his lifetime earnings 
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ridiculous, u cant be mad on social media sometimes, what a sad times
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On July 11 2019 14:30 SimoN999 wrote:
ridiculous, u cant be mad on social media sometimes, what a sad times
of course you can be as mad as you want on social media, doesn't matter who you are. It does however matter if the organizaiton, job, or whatever that pays your salary has rules that says you can't say whatever you want without being fined
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This is actually pretty interesting. Word-for-word, it may seem like Maybe's being extremely racist, but if you can appreciate the nuances of the language, he is actually trying to tell the OP that Chinese should borrow a page from foreigners (of sorts). Reddit's translation and understanding of this nuance is terrible.
The context here is that Maybe is promoting AP mode for high level pubs in China, as opposed to the more popular RD mode. OP's remarks are:
"If AP is played in China, then it'll result in only 20 or so heroes in pubs. Think about the result you got in 2016 (9th-12th) with 2 TI champions (xiao8, Banana) and 2 TI runner-ups (Agressif, MMY) by picking from such a shallow hero pool. Do you think we can win TI by playing 5-6 heroes a year?"
There was no mention of Wings whatsoever so I have no idea what the Reddit translations are talking about. Maybe they saw OP mention the year 2016 and thought he meant Wings
Now comes the interesting part. Here are two versions of Maybe's reply.
Direction translation (i.e. if you plug it into Google Translate):
"Your foreign daddy also plays AP mode. But they can play 200 heroes. And you say Chinese can only play 20 heroes in AP?? Is your Mom a big white horse or is your dad a white pig?"
But what he's really trying to say was:
"Oh so foreigners can play 200 heroes with AP mode, but we Chinese can't? Come on. Are your parents foreigners?" (edit: yes, he did specifically use the words "white horse" and "white pig", but he's trying to be sarcastic more than anything)
Yes, he's certainly wrong to replace "foreigners" with racist slurs, but really, he's actually trying to tell the OP "if foreigners can have a diverse hero pool by playing AP pubs, why can't we Chinese do it?". He obviously got a little flustered by OP's remarks about his TI6 result so he began sarcastically asking the OP if he's a foreigner (and hence he somehow has a deep hero pool)
Then he gets fined $7K USD.
It's a little harsh if you understand the context IMO. But obviously context does not justify the use of racist slurs.
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I dont see how 'are your parents foreigners?' is a racial slur. If anything, it sounds more like a compliment ...
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There's a lot of historical and cultural context there, but it was certainly used as a slur. However Maybe meant it, it didn't come out that way, why invoke family and animals in his response?
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On July 11 2019 15:42 calippo wrote:Show nested quote +On July 11 2019 14:30 SimoN999 wrote:
ridiculous, u cant be mad on social media sometimes, what a sad times of course you can be as mad as you want on social media, doesn't matter who you are. It does however matter if the organizaiton, job, or whatever that pays your salary has rules that says you can't say whatever you want without being fined
To be honest, i suspect it had less to do with actual rules and more with outrage. We never saw his contract after all, did we?
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On July 11 2019 19:58 FreakyDroid wrote:
I dont see how 'are your parents foreigners?' is a racial slur. If anything, it sounds more like a compliment ...
On the surface, he did use precisely the terms "white horse" for OP's mom and "white pig" for OP's dad though.
It's just that he meant it to be a crude, sarcastic remark... like... "oh so you think only foreigners can play 200 heroes on AP but us Chinese can't. Good for you I guess your parents must be foreigner pigs then". Something like that. It's quite a complicated linguistic here because on one hand he did use "pig", but on another hand he's a big supporter of AP himself and feels that Chinese can do it too. He's certainly not racist if he feels that Chinese should learn from foreigners. But he did use "pig".
It's a HUGELY different story if he used such a slur directly on an opponent foreign player obviously. But in this case, if you understand the context, he's really trying to say that the Chinese can learn to play more heroes by playing AP, just like "foreigner pigs" do. It's not nearly as directly offensive.
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On July 11 2019 20:40 Judicator wrote:
There's a lot of historical and cultural context there, but it was certainly used as a slur. However Maybe meant it, it didn't come out that way, why invoke family and animals in his response?
Yeah agreed. While I sympathize with Maybe because he really didn't meant it as offensively as it may seem, he certainly did include animals and family in his response for some reason (I guess because he got mad, at a twitter troll lol).
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On July 11 2019 23:42 cassurai wrote:Show nested quote +On July 11 2019 19:58 FreakyDroid wrote:
I dont see how 'are your parents foreigners?' is a racial slur. If anything, it sounds more like a compliment ... On the surface, he did use precisely the terms "white horse" for OP's mom and "white pig" for OP's dad though. It's just that he meant it to be a crude, sarcastic remark... like... "oh so you think only foreigners can play 200 heroes on AP but us Chinese can't. Good for you I guess your parents must be foreigner pigs then". Something like that. It's quite a complicated linguistic here because on one hand he did use "pig", but on another hand he's a big supporter of AP himself and feels that Chinese can do it too. He's certainly not racist if he feels that Chinese should learn from foreigners. But he did use "pig". It's a HUGELY different story if he used such a slur directly on an opponent foreign player obviously. But in this case, if you understand the context, he's really trying to say that the Chinese can learn to play more heroes by playing AP, just like "foreigner pigs" do. It's not nearly as directly offensive.
Well, now Im confused. I thought that the proper translation is the first bolded part of your previous post and that the second one with pigs, horse etc is not correct and that he didnt say those things at all. My bad if that's not the case, I guess I misunderstood you.
In that case I can see how it can be offensive or misinterpreted. However like you say, the underlying message is that he actually compliments foreigners for having larger hero pools, albeit using derogatory words to describe them. Whatever really, I dont think too much of these things anyways and I dont think pro players should be the center of so much policing and controversy over silly pub games, or whatever they talk between them in private conversations. Just let people be. And I certainly don't think any foreigners should start calling their state or local governments and start petitioning to ban him. This is the exact same reason they asked Kuku to be banned, it was wrong then and it would be wrong now. 7k fine seems appropriate.
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As a white guy I want to start a fundraiser for Maybe, to pay his fine. People need to get thicker skin.
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it's not in private. it's out there in basically his or his team's fan site and i imagine one of the main ways that fans can communicate with them. it's just bad practice and worth a punishment.
everyone's cracking down on racial or offensive slurs--more honest to do this rather than letting any double standards slide.
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On July 11 2019 14:30 SimoN999 wrote:
ridiculous, u cant be mad on social media sometimes, what a sad times
Forbidding racist statements by prominent community figures in a public forum!? The horror! Better dig up Orwell so we can see his grinning skull.
Good, prompt move by LGD on this.
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It sounds bad when taken literally but if you understand Mandarin, this is not racist at all.
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Stop trying to reach and make it a racial issue. The only people who truly understand the context are those who can read and understand Mandarin. Interpreting from google translate and saying it's racial is ridiculous.
Need I remind you what actually was racist was Kuku's statement and no one seemed offended by that. The majority even sided with him and tried to press Valve. Stop reaching.
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Well, in my book, it is more than okay to fine 7k for spining up "foreigners vs Chinese" sarcastics.
As a LGD maybe you can run with that. As PSG.LGD you should not.
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