You are so cringe. Just stop.
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I mean I’m not saying you could say something innocently and get banned for it because they were trying to twist your meaning.
That happens… Sometimes appeals work, sometimes they don’t. I’ve personally been banned for a similar situation in another MMO.
It’s better to just not say things that could be taken a certain way. 
Why? The fact you guys want to just say whatever you want and not be held accountable?
You guys? What do you mean by “you guys”
Anyone can be offended by anything.
That’s fine, you can report me? If Amazon feels I utilized the term inappropriately they can action me. 
Why would I report you?
Why did you have to bring up my utilization of “you guys”?
You obviously have a problem with it.
Back to my original post, how would I know that’s offensive?
You don’t always, which is what I already said?
Hunty… I’m too old to care what you say or think to me or about me… Right now… I’m just killing time… but I won’t waste a second reporting someone over softblow insults like “weasel”. Context matters and clearly OP never heard of “weasel” being used as a racist term and in all of my decades on this rotting rock, nor have I.
But this was already explained to you; clearly and concisely… You have some mental blockage that won’t allow you to process this.
I personally wouldn’t have reported the person for weasel, but you apparently aren’t understanding the point I’m trying to make. What might be common usage for you and might be used in a harmless manner, could be the opposite in other locations.
It’s a grey area which is why Amazon reserves the right to make that judgement call (like every other game).
And there you go … by this ‘gray area’ and depending on what region they are playing in, these considerations need to be made before dropping a banhammer. I do wonder if non-English speakers are having to process these and make a choice with their limited understanding of the western lexicon. That would make this ban make more sense but it wouldn’t make the action of banning them correct.
For one you don’t actually know what the ban hammer was dropped for. This is pure speculation, and basing it on the OP being honest.
You also are speculating what type of review is actually taken place before moderation decisions.
We also are speculating that it’s based on a singular report, and not multiple over other instances.
I don’t know what to tell you.
Also; for all we know, OP can be English speaking but playing in a non-NA server where, yes, you should be mindful of such clashes… but if they’re in an NA server, then this ban should not have happened… though… for all we know, we could be getting only half of the story… leaving out the following rant of actual bigoted slurs when the agitator continued to egg them on, for instance.
My point is, if I don’t know something’s offensive how am I supposed to stop saying it before I said it? Getting banned for nothing is rediculous. I could say the word “wave” and because someone thinks that’s an insult it then gives them clause to ban me?
Under the op’s context using weasel is the exact correct definition that was appropriate, it could be used as an insult or even a compliment, since the tactic was sneaky and untrustworthy.
Since you brought up English speaking… We have to remember these are pretty large regions where people play with different languages. I noticed specifically on US west a lot of Spanish speaking players that I have met from Mexico.
The forums are actually more separated and bias here because of less language diversity.
well it seems we’re on the same page to the ‘speculative’ thing, yes.
I’m good. Don’t you worry about me. 
Well not every English speaker is going to go through the effort to make certain they know every perceivable racial slur from even neighboring Mexico… I’m gonna hazard a guess and say that most aren’t… so I guess we’re all doomed to feel insulted by one another because somewhere along the way the nuance of context has been thrown out the window.
Anyways. Goodnight.
I understand that which is why context is used. Based on my interpretation they were trying to imply a negative meaning towards someone because they were doing something they don’t like.
I can see how it could be seen to warrant a temp ban.
I would say it still a violation of the ToU.
1. Treat others the way they wanted to be treated
Do: be kind, build fellowship with other players, and be your best, unique self.
Do not: engage in behavior that diminish, threaten, bully, insult, abuse, or harass others.
Something that was agreed to to play the game.
No it isn’t. Not where you live and not where anybody lives. It can be used in a negative connotation and some may generalize its use towards a particular group of people. That doesn’t make it a racial term.
That line of thinking is akin to saying the word lazy is a racial term because some people use it to describe a certain group of people.
It should be obvious to anybody that has a synapse firing that the word weasel in the above context was referring not to race but to behavior. An insult of character not an insult of race.