Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-39583595-20190530205333

''[DISLAIMER: I confess to being a rather recently admitted member to this wiki, and thus I apologize in advance for seeming rather unacquainted with the goings-on at this site. I am simply wishing to add some new dialogue from my own humble perspective, and I merely seek to clarify some general questions and instigate some minor conversation at this point in time. I appreciate all your consideration, and I hope to be able to provide some value to what this site has to offer.]''

I recognize that this may have been a conversation held some time in the past; however, it was a question that I was hoping would receive some clarification or, at the very least, some minor debate upon the issue at hand.

When considering battle suggestions for the future (that being any battle after Season Six, as they very likely have solid plans for the nearer future in that regard), I was thinking about the ethical nature of incorporating certain dubious figures in the ERB lineup. I am specifically referencing those more unsightly figures like serial killers, terrorists, and especially notorious dictators (especially those after Hitler, which I believe was mentioned by the official crew some time ago); such people have a reputation for leaving a particularly profound negative impact on society, and I wonder exactly how this may be a point of concern for those considering the rappers from a certain moral perspective.

Of course, there have been some exceptions in the past: leaving Hitler aside (a rather easy target for these sorts of things, especially with him constantly being murdered every video), Kim Jong-il has been incorporated in Season One, while Jack the Ripper was used against the fictional Hannibal Lecter in Season Four (though I suppose you could make an argument in the latter's favor, considering that he was known in a rather antiquated time and has skepticism geared towards the very reality of his existence). I have also heard that Osama Bin Laden (a choice I never really cared for myself anyway) has been outright rejected for being too sensitive a subject for a light-hearted rap battle, and times may have changed between using figures once considered acceptable subjects (i.e. Kim Jong-il) and ones that may be seen as going a bit too far.

Regardless, I suppose my simple question is this: Which people can be considered perfectly okay for a rap battle, which people can be used despite their unscrupulous behaviors and negative impact, and which people are just completely out of the question?

Just a matter of curiosity, is all.  