Why is casual racism/sexism more accepted in video games than other forms of media (these days)?

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matt binder tweeted out the vid of the 'street racer' dude, he just sounds legit medically delusional. though idk what kind of traction that guy really has within the community

the endless energy, though, that the the major figures have for harassment of really minor internet people is just fucked up

https://storify.com/StephenAtWar/can-we-talk-about-this-1

who can read these things w/o wincing, let alone following along? truly will never get it.

goole, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 18:39 (nine years ago) link

matt binder tweeted out the vid of the 'street racer' dude, he just sounds legit medically delusional. though idk what kind of traction that guy really has within the community

i mean, given what we've seen delusional ppl do in america in the last 10 years, shootings wise, does it matter what kind of cred he has in #gg? this stuff sets ppl in motion and there's no way of controlling the consequences, they sure as hell won't do anything but encourage him

kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 18:45 (nine years ago) link

yeah true, i was just saying. my (weak) understanding (from gawker comments lol) is that the guy is kind of an established internet crazy person?

you are right about the danger, absolutely.

goole, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 18:47 (nine years ago) link

The car crash video is insane.

how's life, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 18:54 (nine years ago) link

It's especially weird since there's this entire "humor" these guys claim to have, like counter-troll trolling, and all these weird references, and it's completely inscrutable. It makes it nearly impossible to figure out what claims are from the mentally ill, which ones are from teens who have no concept of reality, or a bizarre combination.

There are plenty of comments acting as if this guy rolling a car is hilarious, mocking him but at the same time nodding to the fact he's saying all the right memes.

jesus

mh, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 19:47 (nine years ago) link

Can't understand why that guy hasn't been arrested yet?

I am using your worlds, Tuesday, 3 February 2015 19:57 (nine years ago) link

good lord that guy is genuinely fucking crazy

the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 3 February 2015 20:36 (nine years ago) link

There are plenty of comments acting as if this guy rolling a car is hilarious, mocking him but at the same time nodding to the fact he's saying all the right memes.

it's a weird mixture of things... watching that video i get the sense that he's 90% joking/putting on a character for the entertainment and approval of the faceless mass of 8channers he doesn't know but desperately wants that approval/infamy/personal encyclopediadramatica page or w/e -- that's the impression i get from tons of chan/reddit nerds that i've witnessed, not uncommon in internet communities but a lot worse in internet communities built around totally lonely angry boys

but then there's that extra 10% driving him above and beyond and it's combination terrifying/sad as fuck

qualx, Wednesday, 4 February 2015 00:08 (nine years ago) link

damned if i'm going to link it, but did you watch that video where he has a "duel of honor" where he and a friend slapfight and nunchuk beat some rando? i made it to the part where he puts a gun to his head and starts screaming about a citizens arrest
genuinely fucking crazy.

the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 4 February 2015 00:10 (nine years ago) link

hell no, I barely watched the linked video, this dude doesn't need any more of my time

mh, Wednesday, 4 February 2015 01:01 (nine years ago) link

Oops, sorry, yeah, I should have given more background to my complaint upthread

Delbert Gravy (kingfish), Wednesday, 4 February 2015 22:42 (nine years ago) link

"GG supporters are the majority on twitter, on reddit, on comments sections in gaming news sites, on youtube, on comments sections of MSM news sites. (self.KotakuInAction)"

hmm.

― max, Thursday, January 15, 2015 5:57 PM (3 weeks ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

everyone saw this last fall right, it rules

https://medium.com/message/72-hours-of-gamergate-e00513f7cf5d

The median Gamergate supporter has 67 followers, follows 134 accounts, has posted 1,194 tweets, and joined Twitter a little over two years ago.

The median Gamergate critic has 144 followers, follows 234 accounts, has posted 3,765 tweets, and joined Twitter four years and three months ago.

BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 6 February 2015 19:57 (nine years ago) link

i guess GG has their own data scientist who says there's like 150k of them and they're all really positive people.

goole, Friday, 6 February 2015 20:00 (nine years ago) link

HA, of course this is on SVU

Delbert Gravy (kingfish), Friday, 6 February 2015 22:28 (nine years ago) link

tsk liberal media

No Orchids for Ms. Blonde-ish (Noodle Vague), Friday, 6 February 2015 22:45 (nine years ago) link

The earrings are a nice touch.

jmm, Friday, 6 February 2015 22:46 (nine years ago) link

ACTING!

Three Word Username, Saturday, 7 February 2015 09:17 (nine years ago) link

Fan reaction to this should be interesting: Future Call of Duty Game May Have a Female Lead, Says Sledgehammer COO

Brodozer Coke Buffet (Old Lunch), Monday, 9 February 2015 18:37 (nine years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXGJGuH59qw

how's life, Monday, 9 February 2015 18:50 (nine years ago) link

comments on that article already almost unilaterally terrible xpost

I am using your worlds, Monday, 9 February 2015 20:10 (nine years ago) link

like that amy schumer clip, also bummed at the likelihood of that tribunal having already happened

Nhex, Monday, 9 February 2015 20:51 (nine years ago) link


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Clay, Monday, 9 February 2015 20:56 (nine years ago) link

can't tell if [tweet is] serious. can't decide which is worse.

resulting post (rogermexico.), Monday, 9 February 2015 20:57 (nine years ago) link

schumer clip was aired well before gamergate started

the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Monday, 9 February 2015 21:55 (nine years ago) link

is anyone watching this svu? i have it on mute cos i'm on the phone with family

earlier tho someone did use the phrase "subthread on redchan"

goole, Thursday, 12 February 2015 02:52 (nine years ago) link

it's staged pretty badly and one of the badguy kids looks like wes anderson

ice-t is talking a lot about being a gamer

goole, Thursday, 12 February 2015 02:58 (nine years ago) link

dick wolf

goole, Thursday, 12 February 2015 02:59 (nine years ago) link

I forgot this was going to be on! Can't wait.

mh, Thursday, 12 February 2015 14:43 (nine years ago) link

Heh, will have to catch that on demand...

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-02-10-towerfall-is-adding-an-anita-sarkeesian-skin

Nhex, Thursday, 12 February 2015 16:17 (nine years ago) link

dick wolf

― goole, Thursday, February 12, 2015

LOL

I checked Snoops , and it is for real (Trayce), Thursday, 12 February 2015 23:16 (nine years ago) link

Dick Wolf has a boat at the Santa Barbara harbor named "Guilty", and he apparently has another boat named "Innocent". Rich people joeks.

It's strange to me too. But we're talking about praxis, man. (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 12 February 2015 23:24 (nine years ago) link

i'll give him a pass. his name is Dick Wolf!

Nhex, Friday, 13 February 2015 00:47 (nine years ago) link

this is only tangentially related to gaming but it was a choice between this thread and the "serious discussion about MRA issues" thread and I have absolutely no desire to have a serious discussion about this

http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2w6f1a/i_just_sat_through_a_night_of_indoctrination_and/

shortly after this thread was opened and dude started generating a small groundswell of support, people discovered the actual film:

http://www.campusmoviefest.com/movies/37522-loot

oh delusion, you bring such sweet, sweet roffles

"Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:10 (nine years ago) link

omg this is amazing

bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:15 (nine years ago) link

the guy rolling awkwardly under his garage door in the opening seconds is all-time

bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:15 (nine years ago) link

"This website is under heavy load" :-(

Keith Moom (Neil S), Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:16 (nine years ago) link

traffic brought down the festival server but the video bears a watch.
just read the reddit OP first
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpY7FxErwRI

the plight of y0landa (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:17 (nine years ago) link

No you could take an afternoon, not know how to use a camera, no need for proper ISO, aperture, shutter, or even a fucking color balance, hell your footage could be completely over exposed or crushed in black to the point where the image can't be made out

the white balance changes from shot to shot in this ffs

bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:19 (nine years ago) link

also, jorts

bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:19 (nine years ago) link

haha even kotaku in action is like dude your movie sucks

kurt kobaïan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:39 (nine years ago) link

further proof kia has been infiltrated by sjw shills

bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:41 (nine years ago) link

the joy expressed and dance he does following his acquisition of the sword are surely some sort of anime pastiche, the purpose of which is to, uh, act like he's an anime character

mh, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:42 (nine years ago) link

worst heel-click ever

Keith Moom (Neil S), Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:43 (nine years ago) link

he almost has some decent editing in the chase scene! unfortunately his split-screen stuff has the worst aspect ratio errors I've seen

mh, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:44 (nine years ago) link

yeah, it's amazing that he's gone to the effort of creating comic-book style panels and then completely failed to notice that he's painfully squishing and stretching the images within them

bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:46 (nine years ago) link

or, even worse, he thinks that looks cool

bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:47 (nine years ago) link

Are film was beautiful

a cake of three ingredients (stevie), Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:54 (nine years ago) link

numanesque

bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 16:54 (nine years ago) link

the background music was a nice touch

"Go pet your dog" is the name of my dog (DJP), Tuesday, 17 February 2015 17:00 (nine years ago) link


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