ScientificPizza
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"How can you say he's sexist!? And please don't point to his most recent example of sexism"
Colin Moriarty is leaving Kinda Funny Games.
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FinaruDensetsu
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I mean that's pretty consistent with how he carries himself.
- Immature people who never developed mentally past a certain age double, triple down and never ever admit they're wrong. It's why Trump is the oldest manbaby on the planet and why there's the idiom that it takes a big person to admit they're wrong. This requires introspection and is generally something that people obtain after maturing. Colin is a master of the double/triple down.
- From since I could remember dating back to even Beyond, his preferred method of presenting his opinions is to present them as facts and to tell people flat out he's right and they're wrong if they disagree. Presenting opinions in a convincing manner is difficult because it requires a give and take, and almost always requires concessions, with a whole lot of supporting evidence. Immature children typically don't do this because it requires quite some analysis and logic. This is why there is so much essay writing in school to try to develop these analytical skills and force kids to support their claims in long form writing and anticipate opposing arguments.
Thanks! Hope yours went well!
Goldenroad
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Not "offended". I didn't say anything about being "offended", I'm talking about defending minorities and marginalised people, which Colin wrote off as unnecessary. I don't view it as unnecessary until that shit is gone from our society, it is necessary.
decisions
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lol how in the hell is that the "sentiment" that came from Colin saying that people don't need to be out there advocating for the ban of words such as "brave" from video games?
KZXcellent
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This is was just the breaking point. The way he talks and his politics create friction and attract an audience they don't want. Colin also said he wants to say what he wants to say without damaging his friends business. This isn't the first time this kind of thing has happened (it is the most extreme) and it wouldn't have been the last.
7DollarHagane
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This is really one of the most misguided posts in this thread. You can probably find pictures of most things with a Nazi symbol, Confederate flag or naked sonic the hedgehog character added if you look hard enough. It does not make those two things connected.
Dude, I seriously can't stand Colin or his politics, but he's not fucking racist.
Look up his GOG topics such as Ferguson or the one on the Confederate flag and realise you're being an idiot.
Yea I also looked at it as him not wanting to go scorch earth with them since they all came up together and he views them as family. Can see the more political stuff rush out.
Architechnophile
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Goldenroad
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I didn't say he's racist, but his comments on that show were. His comments on other shows were not. His sexist comment on Twitter does not make him sexist either, but it doesn't mean that the comment was not sexist. HThat is not enough to define a person either way, but it is still a more relevant topic of discussion than what a flag means.
Fuck you, got mine the novel
Rockefeller Republicans did exist but have basically left around the neoconservative movement in the early 2000s. Once the Tea Party idiots showed up, they all became independents or moderate liberals.
MadJackChurchill
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So, judging by the tone, he seemed to not appreciate people telling him to stop being such a beligerant person and decided to take his toys home.
Good riddance. Will definitely subscribe to KF now.
Good riddance. Will definitely subscribe to KF now.
Colin is one of the only "celebrity" people I'm aware of that actually admitted to being Pro Life up until college until he heard a debate about Pro Life/Choice and switched to being Pro Choice because they made a solid argument. He's not beyond changing his ways or method of thinking.
Goldenroad
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That was from two years ago. People change...Again...I'm not saying that Colin is racist or sexist, but he has said one racist and one sexist thing in the last week (or that's how I interpreted them), and there seems to be a bit more blowback than just me disagreeing with him.
What is your definition of racism and sexism? Forget sexism for a minute. You actually, seriously believe Colin Moriarty is a racist? I do not believe that. Some of the people in this thread have lost their minds. You guys need to calm down and breathe.
Your post here is telling of the culture we live in today.
Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
If it took him all the way to college to get on the right side of basic human rights like abortion, he will be dead long before he begins to resemble a decent person.
Seemingly he is tacking towards the crazy now, not away from it.
boredandlazy
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Doesn't freedom of speech allow people to say whatever they want?
Bolivar687
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He wasn't talking about ending institutionalized racism, disproportionate incarceration, or violence against transgender people. Those are all things you should indeed fight for and be proud that you do.
He said minorities don't need white people getting offended on their behalf.
It's ok to have context and nuance. This forum desperately needs to get over the self-defeating notion that you can shame someone out of holding a different opinion than you.
Enjoy your 8 years of Trump.
BuggeryBugz
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What the hell is going on in this thread. You people need to chill out.
I was using the scenario as an example that people can change for the better. You also have to remember that this was back in 2003/4 for him. How aware were teenagers back then about the pro life/choice cause? I'm only a year older than him and I don't recall anyone in my high school talking about that or being aware of it until I got to college.
Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
this is truly disgusting
I seriously believe that Colin Moriarty is a racist. This is the kind of person he supports.
source?
Goldenroad
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No he didn't. Go back and listen to it again. I did, to make sure I'm not misquoting. If he would have said that I wouldn't have brought it up.
And I'm in Canada...and not enjoying watching this tailspin the US is in.
Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
just for context, I was born a male and unfortunately have never had an abortion. but, if it took him this long to recognize his privilege, I don't care about his age or "that's just the way we did things back then." Racism is racism and I won't tolerate it in any form.
Your argument for Colin being racist.... is that he followed certain people? What.....
If he's going into politics he probably needs... to follow... a wide variety of people. I can't believe I have to even explain this. This is exactly what I mean. I'm not trying to be rude, but did you even think out your argument? What you just said makes absolutely no sense. Again I am sincerely not trying to pick out a fight but surely you can see what I mean.
And if many people here have actually listened to Colin instead of hearing one thing he said and pretending to know who he is, he has stated multiple times that he follows people and watches news from 'the other side' (ie the left) because he already knows his side.
following someone != support
I follow Donald Trump on twitter, doesn't mean I support him.
Yes, it's concerning that he started following Jon Tron, but it's a big leap to start saying it mean that Colin supports him.
Yeah a speaker who doxed people, indulged in racist speech, transphobic speech ,protected pedos, and advocated pedo relationships.
But it's the left that's the problem...
So his tens of hours of content that says otherwise now means nothing because he followed Jon? The fuck?
I can't believe i'm fucking defending Colin, but Christ on a stick, get a grip.
Relax guys. He might just be a racist. It's not a big deal. There are racists everywhere.
Our president is one. And I never thought of him as racist either! Imagine my surprise in the last two years.
While I don't agree with his politics his content was genuinely some of the best out there. The interviews on Colin Was Right recently were fantastic. Its a shame that he wasn't professional enough to keep his controversial political views out of his work/job. That said he seemed more and more disenfranchised with his position and what it required of him as time went on so perhaps this all for the best.
This is like a room full of drunk uncles on thanksgiving x10000
A follow does not equal support. I follow Donald Trump. I think Donald Trump is a horrible human being. It doesn't mean I support him. Stop acting like a child. Use your brain for a second.
We have people coming in, being willfully ignorant and proud, and I'm just telling them to do better.
7DollarHagane
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Yeah that's pretty messed up to imply that following someone on Twitter is even slightly similar to approving of their viewpoints. That is the kind of thing that feels like a witch hunt.
Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
+11111.
It's frightening how quickly people's thinking can follow right in the footsteps of the Nazis.
Not in Colin's case?
We will see for sure when he pops up again, and I agree this is the most likely scenario. Why it doesn't raise an immediate red flag is beyond me. Are you really not self aware enough to realize that maybe if the type of followers and think tank I'm associating with myself is so toxic I don't want to harm my friends that maybe that deserves some introspection? The other side is he is fully aware of this and the truth of the matter these younger talking heads finding success with the internet just realize how easy it is to be intentionally obtuse about their actions and just resort to the oldest of non-culpability defenses "it's just a joke bro". If you lay down with dogs you get up with fleas keeps turning out appropriate for these new age idols week after week.
Definition of racism: a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races, or who believes that a particular race is superior to another.
Can you point to a tweet that shows Colin is racist?
I follow Colin and disagree with the majority of his political beliefs.
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