Idiots on Social Media Thread

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DJ Fuckboy Supreme: Feb 10, 2011; And when you stare long into the abyss, you become aggressively, terminally chill

Manfrompoot posted:

I never thought I'd see 'fucktard' written in katakana, but I guess I can cross that one off my list (though it probably should be more like "フャックタード")

Gonna go full retard on this and wonder if the emphasis would be on the '''faa'ku ta ru do'' or ''fa ku 'taa' ru do?''

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landy.: Jan 20, 2014; Lipstick Apathy

B.B. Rodriguez posted:

I'm curious, could you get around the whole appropriation thing by saying you're trans-[ethnic group] and would SJWs destroy you for it, or let it slide? Because it seems like either answer would condemn half of the SJW community at once. Like you could be a skinny white boy, but by claiming you're trans-gender, trans-fat, trans-african, would tumblr support you or not?

From what I've seen on tumblr, you'd get a few supporters, but most SJWs will tear you to shreds if you claim you're trans ethnic.

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AdorableStar: Jul 13, 2013

CrowsNestMutineer posted:

この女の子はバカ外人だよ。これを読むことができると思いますか？

全然日本語が読めないアメリカ人のオタクおもしろすぎるんだ。

I dug this out of the catacombs that are my knowledge.

Bull Runner posted:

From what I've seen on tumblr, you'd get a few supporters, but most SJWs will tear you to shreds if you claim you're trans ethnic.

Can I be trans-SJW?

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Lottery of Babylon: Apr 25, 2012; STRAIGHT TROPIN'

I wonder what this page they're sharing it from is?

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Ms Adequate: Oct 30, 2011; Baby even when I'm dead and gone
You will always be my only one, my only one
When the night is calling
No matter who I become
You will always be my only one, my only one, my only one
When the night is calling

Hmmm yes cutting foreign aid would definitely have an effect on how many non-English-speakers there are in America

They're so close, too. Caring about poo poo that actually matters for the most part then they veer off into fascistland for the proposed solution.

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karl fungus: May 6, 2011; Baeume sind auch Freunde

He never actually did the last one, but likes to appear edgy. Ah, the people I used to go to high school with.

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AngryRobotsInc: Aug 2, 2011

Another person I keep around for stupidity. They actually work for PETA (I live in the same metropolitan area as their headquarters). They post a lot of things like this that show they have little understanding of the feasability of a worldwide vegan diet, charity, poverty, animal rights as anything but the hardline PETA model, etc.

I don't bother calling them out, even being frequently vegan and an animal rights activist myself, because you swiftly learn in this area that getting into slap fights with PETA members is just not worth it.

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Count Uvula: Dec 20, 2011; ---

Could red have a point!?

e: Haha I accidentally censored their reply.

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FrozenVent: May 1, 2009; The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

Yeah that only really works in latitudes between the tropics and at certain times of the year. The maximum height of the sun on any given day (at local apparent noon) is dependent on your latitude and the Sun's declination. It's been a while since I did celestial navigation so I might be messing up the terms here.

A hand with your hand outstretched is about 10 degrees of altitude, for what it's worth. So if each hand is 10 degrees, if you're somewhere where the Sun is directly overhead, by that method it would have to be in the sky for 18 hours (9 hours up, 9 down).

I think that only happens in polar latitudes, and the Sun doesn't go that high there.

FrozenVent has a new favorite as of 05:16 on May 20, 2014

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emptyspace: Oct 21, 2008

Yeah, the whole "hand is an hour" thing is just a ballpark estimate. Good for figuring out about how much daylight you have left, but I wouldn't schedule appointments by it or anything.

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LaughMyselfTo: Nov 15, 2012; by XyloJW

Bull Runner posted:

From what I've seen on tumblr, you'd get a few supporters, but most SJWs will tear you to shreds if you claim you're trans ethnic.

Yeah, however silly the idea of trans-racialism is, Tumblr seems to be going in the opposite direction, which is arguably scarier: racial essentialism. :smith:

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Gen. Ripper: Jan 12, 2013

LaughMyselfTo posted:

Yeah, however silly the idea of trans-racialism is, Tumblr seems to be going in the opposite direction, which is arguably scarier: racial essentialism.

I am an ignorant white American man, please explain what this term (would theoretically) mean(s) and why it would be scary. :confused:

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bulletsponge13: Apr 28, 2010

Count Uvula posted:

Could red have a point!?

e: Haha I accidentally censored their reply.

This is general guideline, mostly used towards the end of the day. Not a perfect system, but it has worked everywhere I have been (all in the Northern Hemisphere, but everywhere from America, Europe, and the Middle East)
Its a legit good tip.

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Postal Parcel: Aug 2, 2013

CrowsNestMutineer posted:

この女の子はバカ外人だよ。これを読むことができると思いますか？

The answer is no. Also a response to that:

quote:

this is not what transethnic means

this is never what transethnic meant

dont you ever insult non-binary individuals and their struggles with this trash you self-congratulatory weaboo

Profile:16/GQ Hey! It's Droog/Satan. Talk to me about Valtiel and Squid Fist.

Teenagers.

Gen. Ripper posted:

I am an ignorant white American man, please explain what this term (would theoretically) mean(s) and why it would be scary.

I think it means race being determined by actions. I.e., if you like mayonnaise, you're white, if you like fried chicken, you're black, if you pee in cokes for jokes, you're Chinese, etc.

# ? May 20, 2014 06:20

AngryRobotsInc: Aug 2, 2011

Racial essentialism is a 'nonracist/sexist/whatever' way of essentially saying all white people are this, all black people are that, all Chinese people are this thing. Or all women are this, all men are that, etc. It ignores the fact that people are made up of several labels, and that just because you're the same race, doesn't mean say, a black woman in the US has the same experiences as an African woman from Nigeria.

# ? May 20, 2014 06:29

Triskelli: Sep 27, 2011; I AM A SKELETON
WITH VERY HIGH
STANDARDS

What's more, it's a way of saying "Only African Americans should be allowed to enjoy jazz" etc etc in response to a broadening definition of cultural appropriation.

It doesn't matter how many trans-whatever boxes you make Tumblr, you're still trying to put people into them.

# ? May 20, 2014 06:46

Strudel Man: May 19, 2003; ROME DID NOT HAVE ROBOTS, FUCKWIT

LaughMyselfTo posted:

Yeah, however silly the idea of trans-racialism is, Tumblr seems to be going in the opposite direction, which is arguably scarier: racial essentialism.

Tumblr always goes both ways.

# ? May 20, 2014 08:34

Fashionable Jorts: Jan 18, 2010; Maybe if I'm busy it could keep me from you

Strudel Man posted:

Tumblr always goes both ways.

It's almost like there are multiple people on it with different opinions!

# ? May 20, 2014 09:31

Strudel Man: May 19, 2003; ROME DID NOT HAVE ROBOTS, FUCKWIT

kannonfodder posted:

It's almost like there are multiple people on it with different opinions!

A lot of people on it are 'multiples,' that's true.

# ? May 20, 2014 09:48

U.T. Raptor: May 11, 2010; Are you a pack of imbeciles!?

When it comes to race, Tumblr has literally gone so far left it wrapped back around and became Stormfront (often right down to being anti-semitic).

# ? May 20, 2014 10:30

Konec Hry: Jul 13, 2005; too much love will kill you; Grimey Drawer

karl fungus posted:

I love reading sex books.

# ? May 20, 2014 10:35

54 40 or fuck: Jan 4, 2012; No Yanda's allowed

U.T. Raptor posted:

When it comes to race, Tumblr has literally gone so far left it wrapped back around and became Stormfront (often right down to being anti-semitic).

Yeah, I've seen a concerning amount of advocacy against race mixing, and accusations of men dating Asians or Black women having an 'exotic' fetish, but only if the man is white. The overuse of words like "problematic" and now "this irks me" pisses me off to no end. Christ, I hate social justice slacktivists who think signal boosting a post on tumblr or sharing something from upworthy is making meaningful impact other than maybe showing solidarity for a cause.

# ? May 20, 2014 12:15

Guilty Spork: Feb 26, 2011; Thunder rolled. It rolled a six.

Hard to top the Japanesekin weeaboo, but here's some crazy from Tumblr about Sailor Moon, from someone who can't stand the fact that they're releasing a new version that keeps the original Japanese names and doesn't censor the poo poo out of stuff like two of the characters being lesbians. It sounds like a troll, but if so she's apparently been trolling on this subject for a good three years now.

quote:

SAILOR MOON BOYCOTT

As many of you have heard, Viz Media has licensed all forms of the Sailor Moon anime for North America. They have also announced that they will create a new English dub of the old anime as well as the new Sailor Moon Crystal.

I promised that I would leave the fandom if this happened and I will. As much as I would like to make it an immediate exit, please note that I have spent a significant chunk of my life loving Serena as Sailor Moon, Alan, Ann, Lita, Game Machine Man, Bertie, and Malachite (just like the sword in Ogre Battle). Forgive the dramatic death throes.

For those of you who think I�m overreacting, let me make this clear. Viz has essentially announced that the Sailor Moon loved by millions, the girl named Serena whose opening theme proclaims she fights evil by moonlight and wins love by daylight. is no more. She has been erased from continuity Sonja Belmont-style.

This isn�t merely akin to George Lucas or Star Trek remastering the episodes to include newer footage that wasn�t present in the original versions. While fans have been justifiably upset at those edits and editions, those changes are relatively minor.

Now imagine if George Lucas has in addition to making those changes, stated Chewbacca was actually canonically a lesbian and changed the scenes to make that very obvious, as well as claimed the Jedi�s goal was to oversee the development of humanity according to the Force and lead them into the light through taking over the Empire. Or what if Star Trek in the remastered footage, changed Kirk�s name and removed the iconic music and replaced it with the soundtrack from the 60�s Batman? What if, on top of this, all of the actors were magically replaced by duplicates with near identical motions and camera-angles in a shot-for-shot remake of each series, but with their own inflections?

Combine all those scenarios together and your get New Moon, the Sailor Moon sequel that replaces the original North American dub. The heroine who fought evil by moonlight and won love by daylight is no more. We will never hear that theme song in association with Sailor Moon officially. Serena will never be Sailor Moon again officially. All of the things we loved about the Moon Kingdom, Zoycite, the lady general who both plotted and kicked butt when it came time to do so, the music, the transitions, the acting, the funny dialog � everything is now gone, officially. It�s not like a mere retcon where one can at least look at the previous issues that were published as the physical media of these episodes are not preserved. It�s a retroactive erasure of even a connection to the series we used to know.

As a normal person, I have no powers against this blatant disenfranchisement and marginalization except that of my limited wallet, and I will say this. From this day forward I will not pay for an official piece of Sailor Moon material released from this date forward. I am boycotting Sailor Moon for the actions of Naoko Takeuchi � make no mistake Viz and Toei Animation are culpable as well, but in their defense, they are transparent in that they make the real culprit clear � the woman who authored the manga that inspired the anime and now has taken over the inspired creation. Except for the projects I have previously pledged my support (such as Moon Animate Make Up, David Parisky�s Sailor Moon the Movie, Sailor Moon Solar SailorS, Dead Moon Circus, and such), any mention of Sailor Moon will have the staunch declaration of this boycott.

However, while Viz may not have much say in how to adapt Sailor Moon, they still have the license and will still profit from this censorship. Consequently, I will buy no more manga collections or anime licensed by Viz either. There are numerous collections of mine that will remain incomplete as of this moment. If Viz supports Naoko Takeuchi�s prejudice, discrimination, and bullying of fans who supported her work, then I cannot in good conscience give such a company money.

I know my action alone is meaningless, but I encourage others to not pay and not give anything official any more time. It�s not enough to complain. We have to take the power away from them that we gave them to redress this wrong.

Sailor Moon CX will no longer update. As much as I would love to finish the story in a �Take That� no one reads it and no one cares, so I am abandoning it. I won�t burden people with my presence much longer.

We Will Serena will have one final update in light of what has happened. I don�t know when it will be, but it will be soon.

On behalf of the Moon, Farewell.

# ? May 20, 2014 15:27

Segmentation Fault: Jun 7, 2012

That's just ridiculous. Comparing it to the George Lucas "Han shot first" poo poo is bizarre. It'd be more like if a foreign syndication of Star Wars edited the scene to show Greedo shooting first, and years later released a new version with the original scene.

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Neurion: Jun 3, 2013; The musical fruit
The more you eat
The more you hoot

Wait, what the gently caress does Ogre Battle have to do with this?

# ? May 20, 2014 16:28

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
Dancing Godzilla

So basically Viz are censoring Sailor Moon by removing the original censorship of same-sex couples from the American dub?

# ? May 20, 2014 16:30

uranium grass: Jan 15, 2005

Yeah, this person seems crazy enough to think that removing prior censorship is itself a form of censorship, because her ~precious dub~.

Seriously the dub was awful. Serena's voice was grating and Molly had a random NJ accent that was also annoying.

# ? May 20, 2014 16:47

Blade_of_tyshalle: Jul 12, 2009; If you think that, along the way, you're not going to fail... you're blind.

There's no one I've ever met, no matter how successful they are, who hasn't said they had their failures along the way.

Finally, the ridiculous English name of Tuxedo Mask will be gone, and only the purity of the original Japanese name will remain.

Tuxedo Kamen

# ? May 20, 2014 16:52

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
Dancing Godzilla

Grrl Anachronism posted:

Seriously the dub was awful. Serena's voice was grating and Molly had a random NJ accent that was also annoying.

Molly's voice was loving great.

# ? May 20, 2014 17:04

Alien Arcana: Feb 14, 2012; You're related to soup, Admiral.

Just to be clear here: the "new" release is going to be exactly the same show, just better translated and without the censorship and name changes, right?

Like, does she really think that the Japanese-voiced and English-voiced cast are different characters somehow? That changing Ami to Amy is somehow a fundamental shift in characterization?

EDIT Also WTF "the physical media is not preserved" I'm pretty sure there's people out there who have copies of the originals. You cannot possibly expect me to believe that nobody in an entire anime fandom ever bothered to burn the show to a bunch of CDs or something.

Alien Arcana has a new favorite as of 17:12 on May 20, 2014

# ? May 20, 2014 17:09

hallo spacedog: Apr 3, 2007; this chaos is killing me
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Question Mark Mound posted:

Molly's voice was loving great.

Oh, Maxfield...

# ? May 20, 2014 17:24

Segmentation Fault: Jun 7, 2012

I absolutely cannot believe that there aren't DVDs of the original Sailor Moon dub. I'm not talking about AVIs burned to a DVD+R, I mean actual official stuff.

# ? May 20, 2014 17:27

Blade_of_tyshalle: Jul 12, 2009; If you think that, along the way, you're not going to fail... you're blind.

There's no one I've ever met, no matter how successful they are, who hasn't said they had their failures along the way.

There are. There are several, by my cursory research.

# ? May 20, 2014 17:31

Violet_Sky: Dec 5, 2011; Fun Shoe

A mild one for this thread. My Grandpa usually posts annoying, but harmless stuff, but today:

My Grandpa is a Baha'i.

# ? May 20, 2014 17:47

Krampus Grewcock: Aug 26, 2010; Gruss vom Krampus!

Violet_Sky posted:

A mild one for this thread. My Grandpa usually posts annoying, but harmless stuff, but today:

My Grandpa is a Baha'i.

Darn kids and their graven macaroni pictures!!!

# ? May 20, 2014 18:57

Henchman of Santa: Aug 21, 2010

So Macklemore dressed as a ridiculous Jewish caricature the other night and people got justifiably mad about it. The AV Club poked fun at his lame apology for it, and these are some of the comments (it's a public page):

If you understand stereotyping, you're the real anti-Semite!

If my friends don't care, why should anybody?! Dressing as a Nazi cartoon and ribbing my friends about their backgrounds are the same thing!

I don't know any Jews!

# ? May 20, 2014 19:17

MisterBibs: Jul 17, 2010; dolla dolla
bill y'all; Fun Shoe

I left the Facebook page talking about how Vince McMahon lost a whole bunch of money because, it turns out, their projections on the number of WWE fans was insanely overestimated a few days, refreshed, and found this gem:

I'm sick of the media treating wrestling fans as rubes! Wrestling is awesome! I can't wait for Wrestling Founded By Toby Keith, Lucha Libre, and Japan Wrestling!

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