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Zipperelli.: Apr 3, 2011; Nap Ghost

glowing-fish posted:

I shared this to the SA Facebook group.

There's a SA Facebook Group?!

# ? Aug 26, 2014 02:12

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# ? May 24, 2024 22:54

Excels: Mar 7, 2012; Your plastic pal who's fun to be with!

i remember there was a 4chan community on livejournal... back in the day

# ? Aug 26, 2014 02:13

Segmentation Fault: Jun 7, 2012

EZipperelli posted:

There's a SA Facebook Group?!

Yes and it's awful.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 02:18

Zipperelli.: Apr 3, 2011; Nap Ghost

Excels posted:

i remember there was a 4chan community on livejournal... back in the day

Holy poo poo I remember that too... Now THAT was awful...

# ? Aug 26, 2014 02:20

Regalingualius: Jan 7, 2012; We gazed into the eyes of madness... And all we found was horny.

EZipperelli posted:

There's a SA Facebook Group?!

There is, but it's currently set as a Secret Group (so you can't find it from searching FB).

# ? Aug 26, 2014 02:22

Zipperelli.: Apr 3, 2011; Nap Ghost

Regalingualius posted:

There is, but it's currently set as a Secret Group (so you can't find it from searching FB).

What would one have to do to get an invite to it?

# ? Aug 26, 2014 02:30

ambushsabre: Sep 1, 2009; It's...it's not shutting down!

EZipperelli posted:

What would one have to do to get an invite to it?

be an idiot on social media for starters

# ? Aug 26, 2014 02:30

13Pandora13: Nov 5, 2008; I've got tiiits that swingle dangle dingle

EZipperelli posted:

What would one have to do to get an invite to it?

Be FB friends with someone in it.

It's terrible but awesome and we try to weed out the worst.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 02:39

Rudager: Apr 29, 2008

mng posted:

Some people are difficult to argue with and I didn't bother. Here's the single response, I'm Anna

I'll give them the shower, but I will bet :10bux:

that they don't have 3 bricks in their toilet cistern.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 02:48

Marley Wants More: Oct 22, 2005; woof

If only there was a way to treat wastewater and return it to the water supply.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 03:15

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

What is the point of using fresh water in toilets, anyway? Can't they use gray water for that, if you're just going to use it for bathroom purposes and never drink it?

# ? Aug 26, 2014 03:38

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

karl fungus posted:

What is the point of using fresh water in toilets, anyway? Can't they use gray water for that, if you're just going to use it for bathroom purposes and never drink it?

Grey water stinks to high heavens.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 03:40

SulfurMonoxideCute: Feb 9, 2008; I was under direct orders not to die
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Facebook's facial recognition recognizes Money Face, further legitimizing it. Beautiful.

I posted it to experiment with; I imagine I'm more likely to get comments about how I got stupid all of a sudden, or that I must be drunk posting.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 03:43

Inco: Apr 3, 2009; I have been working out! My modem is broken and my phone eats half the posts I try to make, including all the posts I've tried to make here. I'll try this one more time.

Tim Schafer tweets that Anita Sarkeesian's new video is something that everyone who makes games should watch from start to finish.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 03:55

Excels: Mar 7, 2012; Your plastic pal who's fun to be with!

Inco posted:

Tim Schafer tweets that Anita Sarkeesian's new video is something that everyone who makes games should watch from start to finish.

It's kind of funny that people like Anita who probably had good intentions, have actually turned "feminism" into a cringe word that immediately makes everyone nervous and frightened, like it's a disease they might catch.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 04:00

Palisader: Mar 14, 2012; DESPAIR MORTALS, FOR I WISH TO PLAY PATTY-CAKE

I just have a little dose of some good old fashioned vaguebooking. I was going to go through and grab some highlights, but I found something to change my mind.

So here's this

Just an example of the kind of thing he posts pretty frequently. And no, he doesn't have a twitter, this is not a twitter crosspost.

Then there's this. I highlighted the original date.

Okay, right? I mean, it was 2010. Who knows what was going on.

Then this happened

Yeah, he liked this about a month ago so it popped up in my feed. Also I like the cut of green's jib.

Edit: I hosed up the colors, but the two different shades of yellow are the same person, as well as being the person who posted the rant.

Palisader has a new favorite as of 04:03 on Aug 26, 2014

# ? Aug 26, 2014 04:01

CharlestheHammer: Jun 26, 2011; YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

Excels posted:

It's kind of funny that people like Anita who probably had good intentions, have actually turned "feminism" into a cringe word that immediately makes everyone nervous and frightened, like it's a disease they might catch.

These people were freaking out when it was just announced, so I don't think Anita had much to do with it.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 04:04

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

Excels posted:

It's kind of funny that people like Anita who probably had good intentions, have actually turned "feminism" into a cringe word that immediately makes everyone nervous and frightened, like it's a disease they might catch.

Shitheads have been trying their best to make feminism a dirty word before video games existed.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 04:05

Macaluso: Sep 23, 2005; I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG, BROTHER!

kannonfodder posted:

Shitheads have been trying their best to make feminism a dirty word before video games existed.

Luckily we have Beyonce to make things right

# ? Aug 26, 2014 04:09

Movac: Oct 31, 2012

Macaluso posted:

Luckily we have Beyonce to make things right

Not sure she's entirely on-message though.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 04:18

apatheticman: May 13, 2003; Wedge Regret

Macaluso posted:

Luckily we have Beyonce to make things right

via chris remo on twitter

# ? Aug 26, 2014 04:18

Excels: Mar 7, 2012; Your plastic pal who's fun to be with!

CharlestheHammer posted:

These people were freaking out when it was just announced, so I don't think Anita had much to do with it.

Well mainly within the gaming community, there appears to be an upsetting number of people who think all talks of gender equality or being more respectful toward women and trans folk are the fault of Anita Sarkeesian spreading The Feminism everywhere, like an influenza.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 04:22

beepsandboops: Jan 28, 2014

Excels posted:

It's kind of funny that people like Anita who probably had good intentions, have actually turned "feminism" into a cringe word that immediately makes everyone nervous and frightened, like it's a disease they might catch.

I don't think that people being afraid of feminism is a new phenomenon.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 04:28

Gimnbo: Feb 13, 2012; e m b r a c e t r a n q u i l i t y

beepsandboops posted:

I don't think that people being afraid of feminism is a new phenomenon.

Anita really galvanized the shitlords in the gaming community though. Penny Arcade and the Dickwolves didn't really garner that much attention but for some reason there are people who can't see "women" and "game" in the same sentence without going "AUGH ANITA SARKEESIAN."

# ? Aug 26, 2014 04:30

The Shame Boy: Jan 27, 2014; Dead weight, just like this post.

why do some people have this insistence that having more women in gaming is a bad thing? It's not like overnight games will suddenly become nothing but pink and fluffy and non-violent.

Besides, if those pink,fluffy, and non-violent games are any good i will still play them :v:

# ? Aug 26, 2014 04:32

Excels: Mar 7, 2012; Your plastic pal who's fun to be with!

HOOLY BOOLY posted:

why do some people have this insistence that having more women in gaming is a bad thing? It's not like overnight games will suddenly become nothing but pink and fluffy and non-violent.

Mainly because women are different, and therefore scary. People are often pretty afraid of poo poo they don't understand, and to most men, girls are the biggest mystery of all.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 04:36

Movac: Oct 31, 2012

HOOLY BOOLY posted:

why do some people have this insistence that having more women in gaming is a bad thing? It's not like overnight games will suddenly become nothing but pink and fluffy and non-violent.

Besides, if those pink,fluffy, and non-violent games are any good i will still play them

This is a good blog post about that.

Owen Grieve posted:

Over the years, I've seen a lot of people roll their eyes at 'political correctness' and pose this kind of exaggerated rhetorical question about how it's impossible to please everyone; this idea that if you took everything that could possibly 'offend' someone out of your creative work, you'd end up with an insubstantial beige soup of nothingness.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 04:40

Gnarly Bae Jepsen: Jul 12, 2007; Manic Pixie Dick Girl

Movac posted:

This is a good blog post about that.

I sometimes skim past long articles like this, but don't scroll past this one. It's phenomenal.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 05:19

Islam is the Lite Rock FM: Jul 27, 2007; by exmarx

Marley Wants More posted:

If only there was a way to treat wastewater and return it to the water supply.

Skip the middle man and just ice bucket yourself with freezy raw sewage.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 05:43

Excels: Mar 7, 2012; Your plastic pal who's fun to be with!

DemeaninDemon posted:

Skip the middle man and just ice bucket yourself with freezy raw sewage.

just the thought alone makes me want to vomit a little bit

# ? Aug 26, 2014 05:46

Sandweed: Sep 7, 2006; All your friends are me.

Inco posted:

Tim Schafer tweets that Anita Sarkeesian's new video is something that everyone who makes games should watch from start to finish.

This rules.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 08:42

Karasu Tengu: Feb 16, 2011; Humble Tengu Newspaper Reporter

karl fungus posted:

What is the point of using fresh water in toilets, anyway? Can't they use gray water for that, if you're just going to use it for bathroom purposes and never drink it?

Technically greywater violates plumbing code in basically every state in the US, though there are people pushing for it and it's entered a sorta grey area where water conservation is a big deal.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 10:06

GOTTA STAY FAI: Mar 24, 2005; ~no glitter in the gutter~
~no twilight galaxy~; College Slice

I posted Money Moon yesterday and people are already sharing it unironically. A guy I used to work with just sent me a message asking what time tomorrow night was best to look for the Money Moon. Quote this post or you will never have money again!

# ? Aug 26, 2014 13:39

Zipperelli.: Apr 3, 2011; Nap Ghost

GOTTA STAY FAI posted:

I posted Money Moon yesterday and people are already sharing it unironically. A guy I used to work with just sent me a message asking what time tomorrow night was best to look for the Money Moon. Quote this post or you will never have money again!

Quoting so I can have money again.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 13:43

Murphys Law: Nov 1, 2005

Has this showed up in anybody else's newsfeed yet?

I don't really feel like going through the whole list but I'd be willing to bet every single one of these cases resulted in the perpetrator being arrested, charged with the crime and sent to prison.

This same guy posted a lot of the "Where's the Difference" crap when Trayvon Martin was big news.

Most of his posts tend to be anger inducing. Even on poo poo I agree with him on, the way he expresses himself just feels like a personal attack on whoever is reading his post.

rear end in a top hat on facebook posted:

You want to talk media racial bias?

7/18- Jimmie Norman, white male murdered by black male. No national news.
7/18- Terry Taylor, white male murdered by black male. No national news.
7/17- Cindy Raygoza, white female murdered by black male. No national news.
7/11- Luis Aguilar, 91 year old hispanic male murdered by black male. No national news.
7/10- Brittany Simpson, white female murdered by black male. No national news.
7/6- Sarah Goode, white female murdered by black male. No national news.
7/6- Jeffrey Westerfield, white male murdered by black male. No national news.
7/5- Perry Renn, white male murdered by black male. No national news.
7/3- Laurey Kennedy, white female still in coma from beating by black male. No national news
7/3 Eric Mollet, white male murdered by black male. No national news.
7/2 Rupert Anderson, white male murdered by black male. No national news.
7/2 Jennifer Kingeter, white female murdered by black male. No national news.
6/30 Jim Brennan, white male, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/29 Paul Shephard, white male, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/27 Shirley Barone, white female, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/27 Penelope Spencer, white female, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/27 Inga Evans, white female, murdered by black male. No national news
6/26 Jake Rameau, white male, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/25 Gina Burger, white female, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/24 Nathan Dasher, white male, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/22 Jonathan Price, white male, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/20 John Whitmore, white male, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/18 John Yingling,white male, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/17 Allyn Reeves, white male, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/15 Michael Beaver, white male, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/11 Angela Cook, white female, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/11 Nathan Hall, white male, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/7 Harry Briggs, white male, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/5 Laura Bachman, white female, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/2 Robert Mohler, white male, murdered by black male. No national news.
6/1 William Headley, white male, murdered by black male. No national news

# ? Aug 26, 2014 13:58

Excels: Mar 7, 2012; Your plastic pal who's fun to be with!

"Instead of focusing on the tragedies happening right now, please focus on these other tragedies that missed the front page news."

# ? Aug 26, 2014 14:01

Zesty: Jan 17, 2012; The Great Twist

Rudager posted:

I'll give them the shower, but I will bet that they don't have 3 bricks in their toilet cistern.

Wouldn't 3 bricks in your cistern make the toilet a lot crappier at flushing. :rimshot:

aside, seriously.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 14:05

BioEnchanted: Aug 9, 2011; He plays for the dreamers that forgot how to dream, and the lovers that forgot how to love.

Oh no, I didn't quote in time and now my bank balance just says Moon Moon. :ohdear:

# ? Aug 26, 2014 14:06

Zesty: Jan 17, 2012; The Great Twist

Murphys Law posted:

Has this showed up in anybody else's newsfeed yet?

I don't really feel like going through the whole list but I'd be willing to bet every single one of these cases resulted in the perpetrator being arrested, charged with the crime and sent to prison.

This same guy posted a lot of the "Where's the Difference" crap when Trayvon Martin was big news.

Most of his posts tend to be anger inducing. Even on poo poo I agree with him on, the way he expresses himself just feels like a personal attack on whoever is reading his post.

Copy paste:

Olanphonia posted:

It's almost as if people don't really understand why people are upset about the Trayvon Martin/Michael Brown shootings. It's not just because an unarmed young man was murdered. It's because there are no repercussion for the perpetrator (aka 'justice'). Every single one of those "WHITE PERSON KILLED BY THUG" is a story where some person is murdered, the criminal is caught, tried, and sentenced. There's no need for outcry because the system did it's loving job. drat.

# ? Aug 26, 2014 14:09

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# ? May 24, 2024 22:54

ol qwerty bastard: Dec 13, 2005; If you want something done, do it yourself!

This was shared by a childhood friend of mine, who is generally a pretty good guy, but he is - how to put this kindly - maybe a tiny bit ignorant about the wider world outside of the town where he lives.

I've had discussions with him about this sort of thing before, and he doesn't seem to realize/care that being hugely anti-immigration because of "all the Pakis coming to mooch off our tax money" is hugely racist and xenophobic and makes him look like an absolute rear end in a top hat

. But he grew up listening to his hugely racist and xenophobic dad talk like that, and since our community was like 99.99% white, he never really had the chance to examine those beliefs. I think he's starting to come around now that he's taking a college course and has become friends with one of his classmates who is, you guessed it, a first-generation Pakistani immigrant. I just need him to now make the connection between "hey this one guy is pretty cool" and "hey maybe then that entire group of people probably is composed of a bunch of individuals who are probably also pretty cool".

(Also, we live in dirty socialist Canada, so I know there are programs and services in place to, say, provide medications to elderly people who can't afford it. I also don't think he realizes that the image he shared was made by/for Americans.)

# ? Aug 26, 2014 14:29

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