For strong womyn everywhere: "Internet Plus Equality"

[Foxi4]

Because it's impossible to simultaneously dislike the use of the word 'retard' and be concerned about more important global issues. And obviously writing a 100 character tweet takes a year of typing, leaving the person entirely unable to do anything else. Clearly spending the time to type that tweet means you're obsessed about the subject and that subject alone.

Stop raping JonTron, you obsessed bastards

He was criticizing a service, not a person - he insulted no one. A bunch of Twitterites getting offended over criticizing a service because the word used is associated with mental retardation is like a bunch of coprophiliacs getting offended when someone calls a service "shit" wheras their experiences were anything but "crap".

 

[Veho]

Foxi, you are obsessed Why don't you try focusing your obsessed energies at something that dearly needs it, like the fact that today the Israeli air force struck a school with a missile killing 10 people, most of which were children. I suppose you're all ok with that, as long as the missile didn't get offended at the word "retarded", right?


Oh wait, that paragraph is a bullshit non-argument.

Seems like a perfectly reasonable, level-headed reply.

Oh wait, it's him throwing a pissy fit.


I'm sorry, I just can't take his side here.

 

[Foxi4]

*Snip!*

Don't like the content? Stop watching. This is not creative criticism, this is "I don't like your choice of words and I feel offended over inconsequential bullshit".

 

[Lemmy Koopa]

Have to agree with Foxi, Veho.

 

[FAST6191]

This JonTron guy sounds like a thalid spacker.

 

[Veho]

Don't like the content? Stop watching.

Good point. As was the one you made before. But JonTron didn't make either of them. He had a pissy fit, and went on a pointless rant filled with non-arguments. Nothing he said can be called "clever" or "effective", it's just butthurt lashing out.

 

[Foxi4]

Good point. As was the one you made before. But JonTron didn't make either of them. He had a pissy fit, and went on a pointless rant filled with non-arguments. Nothing he said can be called "clever" or "effective", it's just butthurt lashing out.

I try to see the good side of people whenever I can and I have a weird feeling that such a reaction was caused not just by this one tweet, but probably an avalanche of e-mails and this one message was the one that tipped the scales. Keep in mind that Jontron is in the uncomfortable position of suddenly becoming a celebrity and a lot of people have a hard time dealing with that. I'm sure he didn't mean to sound like a pseudo-intellectual - what he was saying was that there's worse things to worry about than one "offensive" word that has long since entered the everyday vocabulary of profanities.

EDIT: Back on topic, ladies and gentlemen!

Gabriel, you monster!

 

[Gahars]

Related:

Because it's impossible to simultaneously dislike the use of the word 'retard' and be concerned about more important global issues. And obviously writing a 100 character tweet takes a year of typing, leaving the person entirely unable to do anything else. Clearly spending the time to type that tweet means you're obsessed about the subject and that subject alone.

If you spend even a moment being upset by the word, you're already wasting time.

 

[Foxi4]

 

[Gahars]

More projection than the local AMC.

Spoiler

 

[Veho]

I try to see the good side of people whenever I can and I have a weird feeling that such a reaction was caused not just by this one tweet, but probably an avalanche of e-mails and this one message was the one that tipped the scales. Keep in mind that Jontron is in the uncomfortable position of suddenly becoming a celebrity and a lot of people have a hard time dealing with that.

It's just that usually when a person has a meltdown after being accosted by internet trolls, we laugh at the person.

I'm sure he didn't mean to sound like a pseudo-intellectual

And he didn't sound like one. No worries there.

Back on topic, ladies and gentlemen!

Gabriel, you monster!

Reminds me of the time Joss Whedon aroused the rage of Tumblr by implying women don't have a penis.

 

[Lemmy Koopa]

Good point. As was the one you made before. But JonTron didn't make either of them. He had a pissy fit, and went on a pointless rant filled with non-arguments. Nothing he said can be called "clever" or "effective", it's just butthurt lashing out.

Butthurt was whining that someone on twitter said something was retarded.



And about Penny Arcade, saw it, went to PAX, still going next year. Who cares?

 

[Veho]

 

[Lemmy Koopa]

Both sides are guilty honestly.

 

[Veho]

Both sides are guilty honestly.

So if one side is guilty of fat-shaming, what is the other side "guilty" of, being fat? Are you saying being fat is bad? OMG fat shaming I am so triggered right now ;O;

 

[Gahars]

Projectin' 2: Neurotic Boogaloo

 

[Lemmy Koopa]

So if one side is guilty of fat-shaming, what is the other side "guilty" of, being fat? Are you saying being fat is bad? OMG fat shaming I am so triggered right now ;O;

Fat Shamers: Putting people down just because of the sake of their weight is mean. It's another story to go up to someone and say, Hey, you're pretty overweight, I'm concerned about your health.

Fat people: Going around and saying you're beautiful when it looks like your skin is melting and pouring out of your body is delusional. Just because you're not dead when this happens doesn't mean your body is built or meant to be in this condition. Going around and talking shit about skinny people is also hypocritical.
There is a time when you have to look at yourself and think, I'm way past my limit, this is very unhealthy, I should consider changing my diet and exercise.

Each side is guilty.

 

[FAST6191]

Fat Shamers: Putting people down just because of the sake of their weight is mean.

Fat people: Going around and saying you're beautiful when it looks like your skin is melting and pouring out of your body is delusional.

Because you have a different level of melanin in your skin does not really change much of anything outside of certain medical conditions/treatments.
Because you are biologically male or biologically female says a few things in general, however most differences are such that you probably will not want to defer to statistics for this and actually speak to the person.
Because you have a preference for a type of genitalia to fondle does not change much of anything.
Because you are a fat fucker then you probably will not be able to do things quite as physically demanding, incidence rates of medical conditions rise somewhat and various other things on a statistically useful basis.

As for being fat and attractive... that probably depends what century you are in. As a rule of thumb the attractive state is not that of the common person -- tans became healthy/attractive when the plebs started working in factories and not fields. Now fashion and logic have basically never aligned, and the logic of centuries past is also of very dubious merit, but it is possibly worth pondering none the less.

 

[Veho]

The only question is would you be considered genderfluid.

And on a completely different note: the world is coming to an end.

 

[pokefloote]

They would probably cry about how 4chan is trying to separate them from the rest of the site, pushing them all into a little corner of it. Even if that isn't true.