"Frumpy Mom" Responds To Attacks

[Rensenhito]

Dear Frumpy,

I've played video games almost religiously since I was 6 years old, and guess what? Not only can I spell better than almost all the people I grew up with (who didn't play video games nearly as much, preferring more wholesome pastimes like drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and kicking the shit out of anyone with even slightly more developed brain cells), I have also miraculously retained my ability to think! "How could this be?!" you may ask. Well...

When you get right down to it, Frumps, it's not the video games that are making kids stupid. Children learn from their parents. If your kids are lazy, maybe you could fix that by spending less time on the computer yourself. If your kids don't spend time "pondering the universe," as you say, maybe you should take a good long look at your own pondering time.

Video games grow creativity and teach kids to look at situations from various angles by putting them in the shoes of someone unlike themselves. Maybe you should take advantage of that little aspect so you can gain a bit of clarity and empathy.

 

[nYuknYuknYuk]

SHE IS THE BEST TROLL EVAR!!

 

[wsmieszek]

I think the whole thing has become a more or less intentional provocation.

Just read her post from December: http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/12/15/fighting-with-my-conscience-over-a-tv/41237/#more-41237


This lady is a serious hypocrite...

 

[IanBrazen]

Wow some people can be so damn ignorant, and rude while their at it.
lady please leave us alone so we can play our games in peace.

 

[Vergial]

Honestly, I was simply amused by her stupidity. She's got nothing to back her claims up, so I say to let her fall.

We'll just supply the spikes.

 

[internetzealot1]

Die. And die now.

 

[Emilie Diabolica]

my god...
she's like an evil(-er) version of my mum!

my mum just complains every now and then how she wants to throw all computers out the window every now and then, and tells me i'm doing nothing with my life when i go on a midnight rpg binge. nothing too extreme..

 

[bob-2000]

Young, stupid men with no self esteem, huh? I am a young woman who is both an avid gamer and within the 99th percentile on her tests. Suck it you stupid, ignorant plebeian.

 

[Juven Ignus]

*also raises hand*

I'd like to personally volunteer to fly to California and club this woman in the head with a +6 mace.
And then after the club-fest, I'd quote the greatest of all video game quotes, everyone say it with me:

"I'm here to kick ass and chew gum. And I'm all out of gum."

Better make it a +10 mace of stupid bashing.

Don't worry. Mail me the mace and I'll go after her. I live in the OC. And I know where she lives.

 

[Juven Ignus]

*also raises hand*

I'd like to personally volunteer to fly to California and club this woman in the head with a +6 mace.
And then after the club-fest, I'd quote the greatest of all video game quotes, everyone say it with me:

"I'm here to kick ass and chew gum. And I'm all out of gum."

Better make it a +10 mace of stupid bashing.

Don't worry. Mail me the mace and I'll go after her. I live in the OC. And I know where she lives.

EDIT: Sorry about the double post!

 

[TsunamiWombat]

I was willing to believe she had just been joking about the whole devil thing, but now that she's outright insulted the industry itself..meh, writeoff.

 

[monster215]

this makes me laugh. all of the smartest kids in high school all played games. all the stupid ones didn't. the stupid ones smoke pot and cigs. Go to any engineering school and you will see mostly gamers. its a good time. the smart ones game.

Pretty sure its not just engineering these days, my school didn't have an engineering department and more than half my freshmen dorm (one of the largest freshmen dorms in the country) were playing guitar hero and smash brothers.

and the koreans kids were playing DotA... not a racist thing, but a real observation.

Man they played a lot of DotA. and online poker.

edit:

Young, stupid men with no self esteem, huh? I am a young woman who is both an avid gamer and within the 99th percentile on her tests. Suck it you stupid, ignorant plebeian.

I laughed my ass off and showed this to a friend who in turn laughed. The use of the word "plebeian" is spot on.

 

[Toaster Hunter]

No self esteem? Is she stupid? I have a college degree and graduated Magna Cum Laude. I am currently working towards my master's degree and am very happy with my life the way it is. I am also a black belt in a difficult martial art and am extremely physically fit. Most of all, I am a gamer and proud of it. She, not us, has self esteem issues.

Do games hurt children? What about an Air Force study that found that training pilots is easier than ever before because of video games? What about teaching creativity and expanding minds? For example, Mass Effect is one of the most complex and well written pieces of media I have ever seen. This and other games have story lines and character development that rival any novel, with the bonus of allowing a person to interact directly rather than being an outside observer.

She should look elsewhere for a scapegoat for societies ills rather than jump on the "bash video games" bandwagon.

 

[Slick Samurai]

It seems the middle-aged troll is successful this round. Seems to have gotten people's attention.

 

[nicholaxxx]

We were trolled on that actually, if you take a gander at the tags, it's listed under 'humor'

 

[mambodog]

This ***** be TROLLINNNNN y'all!

 

[Zedzero]

Man the rifles boys, it's troll hunting season. The ***** is out for blood and we need 4chan to burn this muda.

 

[Panda Mania]

"...where Fisher shows off how rich she is by all of the international vacations she is apparently able to afford."


Hey, hey, hey...let's not degrade ourselves to the point of her level. She takes the petty potshot insults, not us. Someone's gotta be the reasonable party here.

 

[samsonguy920]

I actually can agree on the TV part...too much TV can rot your brains, especially with the reality crap that still gets pushed out of every network's sphincter. But she is talking out of her sphincter as to her assertions about video games. True a small minority can take it too far and could use some help, but a small minority of people who drink soda pop could use some help, or even coffee, or who read Harry Potter, or those who dress frumpily. The list goes on.
But I think this follow up has established one thing. This lady is a total attention whore, and it don't matter how people respond, she is getting her crack cocaine. So those who are still responding, feel free to feed her addiction. I'm not going to bother.
Next stop on the bus route Greg, I'm sure there's something better down the road.