The Fast Track To Internet Infamy

[Denamic]

The joke is that there are people who says things more ludicrous than that on tumblr. Like saying that "cishet" men should be castrated or even executed. I wish I was exaggerating.

 

[Norithics]

I laughed so hard it might have hurt me.
The face on the sign
Agh

 

[LittleMikey]

Why does Erin's hair change colour between panel 2, 3 and 4? Or is it just a lighting thing?

 

[rbstewart7263]

The joke is that there are people who says things more ludicrous than that on tumblr. Like saying that "cishet" men should be castrated or even executed. I wish I was exaggerating.

Can you provide some kind of citation?

You can just go to the reddit/tumblrinaction that will show you some asshattery from those who think themselves progressive.

http://www.reddit.com/r/TumblrinAction

heres some examples that I could find though I didnt bother with anything specific.

ooh heres a good one!

http://imgur.com/p6zgaRx

I should point out: No TIA doesnt think all activists are like this they just get a kick from the ones that are.lol

 

[Piorn]

That Erin on the billboard looks so happy, you just want to high-five her!
And somehow I never noticed the earring things, nice detail.

 

[maninahat]

Is it so hard to dream of a world full of multicultural rapists

Oh my god, that comment made my day

OT: Both sides are wrong, internet people need to be less angry and journalist people need to stop calling gamers mean words. Honestly, I just don't care anymore about any of this stuff, I'm just so jaded. It seems that for the past year the most popular topic of game journalism has been game journalism. Can't we just talk about how we like games?

Maybe I'm just too much of a misogynerd or an SJW to understand this though.

Unfortunately for you, no people can't. You may think you aren't picking a side by abstaining from the discussion and wanting to just enjoy games, but not picking a side is a form of implicit support for the status quo. The status quo is currently being accused of being a hyper-agressive, poisonous, misogynistic gaming culture, so you might want to think carefully about whether you should be implicitly supporting it. Perhaps you should rethink not having an opinion on the matter? (Even if the opinion ends up being "no, gaming culture is no where near like that", that is probably better than having no opinion.)

 

[Grahav]

Erin's boss has it wrong. Erin doesn't need to say anything inflammatory. She nearly needs to continue that sentence about diversity and by the time it hits the web, it'll BE "all white men are rapists."

As someone who evidently is "infamous,"I should know!

Sadly accurate.

Acting like a dickwack grants you free advertising. EA was right all along!!!

Just sad.

OT (sort of): I wonder what happens if you change the white part of that sentence to black.

Here in Brazil? Jail.

Jail for what? For saying something mean about a black person? I'm confused. You serious? Now I have to look this up lol.

Pretty serious.

1 to 3 years of jail and a fine.

Never heard of being applied in a case of a black person using racial slurs against a white person.


http://www.jusbrasil.com.br/topicos/10622481/paragrafo-3-artigo-140-do-decreto-lei-n-2848-de-07-de-dezembro-de-1940


Good intentions, but I think people get too much thin skinned because of it. I prefer the "Boondocks" method where "******" is so overused that the word loses its power.

 

[Shadow flame master]

Oh please, that's not how you become the most hated person on the internet, just sit down and watch.

Spoiler

I like the Call of Duty series. I believe that each game delivers a good and chaotic gaming experience no matter what some "reviewer" says. And they are not just for "Bro" gamers either, everyone can enjoy them.

 

[maninahat]

Is it so hard to dream of a world full of multicultural rapists

Oh my god, that comment made my day

OT: Both sides are wrong, internet people need to be less angry and journalist people need to stop calling gamers mean words. Honestly, I just don't care anymore about any of this stuff, I'm just so jaded. It seems that for the past year the most popular topic of game journalism has been game journalism. Can't we just talk about how we like games?

Maybe I'm just too much of a misogynerd or an SJW to understand this though.

Unfortunately for you, no people can't. You may think you aren't picking a side by abstaining from the discussion and wanting to just enjoy games, but not picking a side is a form of implicit support for the status quo. The status quo is currently being accused of being a hyper-agressive, poisonous, misogynistic gaming culture, so you might want to think carefully about whether you should be implicitly supporting it. Perhaps you should rethink not having an opinion on the matter? (Even if the opinion ends up being "no, gaming culture is no where near like that", that is probably better than having no opinion.)

I disagree with your version of the status quo. The status quo is journalists and critics accusing gaming culture of being that way. It has been the status quo for a few years now.

I'm not sure you read what I wrote very carefully.

 

[Muspelheim]

Once more into the hornet's nest!

You lads are getting a kick out of this, aren't you?

A Critical Miss comic claiming all white men are horrible in some way?

Honestly, nothing is amiss here.

I couldn't even get mad if I wanted to.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/LCDprojLiesegang3.xcf/800px-LCDprojLiesegang3.xcf.png

Welp, splendid. Film night. Anyone for The Great Escape?

Bob 'PC-Gaming-is-Dead' [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/2911-PC-Gaming-Is-Dead-Long-Live-PC-Gaming] Chipman, surely?

C'mon! Let's give old controversies some love and be smug in hindsight.

why does this guy keeps giving me reasons to hate him?

Is... Is that a significant reason enough to personal hatred? What he said was effectively "PC gaming is unsubstainable because the home PC phenomenom is disappearing as phones and tablets take their place". A prediction that so far seems to be wrong, but not something to reserve hatred for.

 

[NuclearKangaroo]

Is... Is that a significant reason enough to personal hatred? What he said was effectively "PC gaming is unsubstainable because the home PC phenomenom is disappearing as phones and tablets take their place". A prediction that so far seems to be wrong, but not something to reserve hatred for.

actually no, when he insulted me for wanted more honest game journalism, repeatedly, then i started to hate him, this is just the icing of the cake

the more ive come to know about him, the less i want to see any of his videos

 

[direkiller]

I don't understand, isn't this essentially the same joke as "White Guy Defense Force"?

No, it's making fun of this.
http://imgur.com/NFGgOEU

Oh, wow. Here, I thought that was just included to emphasize the ridiculous dismissive attitude you see in these discussions, but no, that list actually exists. O_O

Yes the poe's law is strong in this.
And it is rather sad tbh.

 

[NuclearKangaroo]

heterophobic

Spoiler

Surely you jest?

You know thats not a real thing, right?

you tell me, what does this look like?

http://www.donotlink.com/hqE

if you dont like the term heterophobia, i can use the term "discrimination agaisnt straight people" both get the point accross

im tired of all this stupid shit arguing you should feel guilty for being white, for being male and for being straight is so damn idiotic

im not even white and im sick of the people who use that to dismiss the opinion of other people, because i know some white dudes that are pretty cool, their opinion is as important as everybody else's

and judging by the hashtag #notyourshield, im not the only one

 

[shirkbot]

im tired of all this stupid shit arguing you should feel guilty for being white, for being male and for being straight is so damn idiotic

im not even white and im sick of the people who use that to dismiss the opinion of other people, because i know some white dudes that are pretty cool, their opinion is as important as everybody else's

and judging by the hashtag #notyourshield, im not the only one

Who is saying anybody should feel guilty for their state of being? Or dismissing arguments from people for the aforementioned? I've seen between little and none of that kind of silliness here on The Escapist and I don't really visit other areas of the Internet, so it's entirely possible it's out there and I'm just ignorant, but I don't really understand where you're encountering such high quantities of such thinking that you can't just write it off as a vocal, and idiotic, minority.

 

[2xDouble]

Yep. That was social commentary all right; up there with Bill Mahr or Dennis Miller... only involving a female character so not misogynistic.

 

[Skatologist]

you tell me, what does this look like?

http://www.donotlink.com/hqE

if you dont like the term heterophobia, i can use the term "discrimination agaisnt straight people" both get the point accross

im tired of all this stupid shit arguing you should feel guilty for being white, for being male and for being straight is so damn idiotic

im not even white and im sick of the people who use that to dismiss the opinion of other people, because i know some white dudes that are pretty cool, their opinion is as important as everybody else's

and judging by the hashtag #notyourshield, im not the only one

I knew it...I fricking knew you guys were no better than the anti racists is code word for anti white guys and those Christians that think their persecuted by gays because of their supposed "agenda" and feel worse around the holiday season because "the War on christmas" from irreligious and secular people! The problem with the "normal" white cis, straight thing is, it appears like this:

The opinion "dismissal" and "privilege checking" is solely for people with the complex that they have an equal/greater view on what is and what is not fair and just for people. "Are people making minimum wage being treated decently? Let's ask their rich, out of touch bosses to see what the 'truth' is. They'll be totally unbiased in their favor" I may not be white or even cisgender necessarily, but I almost certainly not in a situation and society where my race, sex, gender, mental state, economic background, physical state, country of origin, language, or any other thing someone can discriminate against heavily prevents me from good housing, a good job, good friends, safety, good education, or anything else. And as far as I am concerned, I don't want this to be the "easy mode", I want it to be the default setting! Now, I know this is in all likelihood, a wasted effort, and you may easily rebut something I say or comment on something I link below or say you've seen all of this before, but i don't care. i had to get this crap of my chest and your comment was the perfect place to do it.

 

[Muspelheim]

Is... Is that a significant reason enough to personal hatred? What he said was effectively "PC gaming is unsubstainable because the home PC phenomenom is disappearing as phones and tablets take their place". A prediction that so far seems to be wrong, but not something to reserve hatred for.

actually no, when he insulted me for wanted more honest game journalism, repeatedly, then i started to hate him, this is just the icing of the cake

the more ive come to know about him, the less i want to see any of his videos

Well, that is at least a reason, although if he has personally insulted you, some idle speculation on PC gaming can't be very meaningful in the long run?

(And I must say, I think you and him might've misunderstood each other at some point. I doubt he truly means to insult everyone who wants honest game journalism. Only comic book villains would want a dishonest journalistic enviroment, and I imagine he's simply failed to express that in a good way. If he has blurted out something rather toxic, which isn't too unlikely, don't take that too personally. Hatred is rather valuable, if nothing else.)

-snip-

In regards to that image, ever heard of Poe's Law?

In fact, googling the name and checking out the profile tells me that its a troll post.

Posting that as evidence of "these psychos are everywhere!" is like if I made a post saying "queerz and da wiminz need to be thrown off cliffs!!1!" and passing it off as evidence that The Escapist is home to homocidal bigots.

There are people who exist like that, with certain ideologies, but the overwhelming amount of the time you encounter a post like that, its somebody mocking or joking rather than being genuine. Its quite obvious when you actually fact-check posts that people reblog as "evidence" of [insert group of people here] being [insert assholish behavior here].

It's the gift that keep on giving! (That is, pounded keyboards and shouting)

 

[Skatologist]

you tell me, what does this look like?


im not even white and im sick of the people who use that to dismiss the opinion of other people, because i know some white dudes that are pretty cool, their opinion is as important as everybody else's

Party A says "Its not real because I haven't seen it".

Party B responds "Of course you don't see it, its not aimed at you. The only instance when you'd see it is when you're a bystander."

Party A says "bullshit, because, reasons!"

Yeah, I'd say that being dismissive towards anybody who doesn't believe that privilege exists is a fair response, since talking to a brick wall is a waste of time.

Essentially a perfect response. Unfortunately, most people won't get it and tie it to the "emperor's clothes" story for why they won't believe it. "What, I don't see systematic racism/sexism/religious bigotry/homophobia/transphobia/anything else against people who aren't like me, but I see most of it directed at demographics i more fall in line with so we have equal bearing!"

 

[mysecondlife]

Billboard really isn't a free advertisement.

Hilarious nonetheless.

 

[Skatologist]

You know, there's a moment I remember from when I was very young, about age 8-11. My mother told me "You're a white male, nobody is ever going to give you anything." However, being forced spend a lot of my childhood around bigots, I can say with certainty that I've benefitted for being white. I've benefitted for being perceived as a cisgender guy, for being perceived as heterosexual, for being a native of my country, for not having a disability, for being perceived as a christian. Once you're equipped to see a certain type of bigotry, you'll see it with increasing frequency. Its not that it was never there, its just that you never saw it before.

I recognize the same for a person like me, and it's even just the little things too. I feel privileged I live in an upper middle class neighborhood with a happy non-abusive two parent family and I recognize most people won't ever recognize the comforts of that kind of life. I haven't felt any racial bigotry yet, unless you count a few people calling me "mulatto" and "mutt" behind my back, but i kind of like those words for some odd reason. I'm in one of the least religious states in the country where an atheist served in public office and I'm sure more irreligious people could follow soon. I speak one of the 3 most common languages in the world, meaning I can communicate any message I have to a very large audience if they are willing to listen. I have decent healthcare, meaning I'll probably live a decently long and happy life with only a few hiccups here and there. I don't have this looming threat of bombs dropping in my city or the deadly virus outbreak coming to my village and I think in of itself is a privilege many don't have.

As for what your mom said, I think what she may have meant by something like that is nobody will ever come to your defense. The "give" part is a bit bad when you kind of realize, you don't really need to ask for anymore if you're a white guy except asking "minorities" not to blame you in particular for the sh*t they go through. Also, the "give" part is totally bs, as far as I'm concerned, rights aren't given by those that have them to those that don't, it's for those that have been routinely denied them to be recognized that they have them.