Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Gotta say though, will was great in that stream.
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Giant Bomb Thread 2: A thread on a popular internet message board
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ToastyBanana
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I like how in This is Only a Test earlier in the day Will was all hyped to stay all night if need be to get the lanterns done. Fun while it lasted.
HoodWinked
Member
blame media, they've essentially brainwashed society into thinking that this word is the worst thing imaginable.
I actually think it's more people love the drama. Happens all the time in the Starcraft scene, kids use it as a replacement for soap operas.
Terrible way to think. Just because people say it does not automatically make it okay. Some people might be offended, some might not. Adjust accordingly. Also people seem to miss that Ryan himself was not okay with what he said out loud, he felt terrible and apologized (very often).
Katzenjammer
Member
Wow, I'd never see this blow so out of proportion. It was a slip of the tongue and not aimed at anyone, so why are so many taking offense? Are people even taking offense or just talking about it for the sake of it?
May or may not be relevant, but this was aired on a public broadcasting channel in Sweden, I wonder what the backlash in the US would be like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx7p21hrZ6s
May or may not be relevant, but this was aired on a public broadcasting channel in Sweden, I wonder what the backlash in the US would be like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx7p21hrZ6s
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Still waiting on Brad's blog post apologising for rage quitting.
It's blown way out of proportion though just because Ryan is a public personality. I mean that word has become such a generic term these days, most people aren't trying to be offensive, it's just turned into a substitute for other words.
I just feel bad for Ryan. You wouldn't even bat an eye walking down the street hearing it come out of peoples mouths but he lets it slip once in a moment of rage and people are ready to crucify him.
If you read closely you'll notice the ratio of "people not offended complaining about people being offended" to "people legitimately offended" to is about 50:1.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
Hehe, I'm kind of happy I missed it. Sounds like it got awkward.
If you guys ever get that frustrated again, just go dark and put on your break music from E3 for us. Some of us like the tunes. Oh and the dancing gifs of course
If you guys ever get that frustrated again, just go dark and put on your break music from E3 for us. Some of us like the tunes. Oh and the dancing gifs of course
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Man, people complaining about brad rage quitting.
I actually think he had to do it so that there were no lives lost that day.
I actually think he had to do it so that there were no lives lost that day.
Alessandro
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That's just CBS.
Ventilaator
Banned
I looked at Ryan's apology and wondered what the hell could he possibly have said. How was Ryan assholish enough to make him apologize like that? Holy shit, I think if I learn what he said I may have to look up the word because I might not even be aware that words so disgusting even exist.
And now I'm wondering, was it SERIOUSLY just him saying faggot, or are you covering this up.
Because honestly, what the fuck.
And now I'm wondering, was it SERIOUSLY just him saying faggot, or are you covering this up.
Because honestly, what the fuck.
Yeah it was faggot. I don't get it either.
Neuromancer
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You know how when you stub your toe really hard, or slam your finger in a door, or bang your shin or something like that? Hop around in pain, cursing? Ryan was doing that, and faggot slipped out there along with a string of "dammits" and "fuckers." It's around 1:22:40 of the video they posted; you can tell when it happened even though it's bleeped out now.
An Owl With Knees
Banned
Why the emphasis on 'grown man'?
I heard that he's leaving the site after a rage quit like that.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
What? Brad's rage quit was fucking brilliant. Ryan saying something he clearly should say at work let alone during a live broadcast was obviously a more shocking thing. Ryan doesn't deserve to be lynched for it as it clearly was something he said out of anger, but at the same time it's behaviour that shouldn't be tolerated in any workplace and he was clearly aware of that given his instant apology.
dragonlife
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Bahahaha! This was awesome. So damn catchy.
So, where can I watch this segment of him saying "faggot"? Or read up on it. I'm curious now.
Typographenia
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How dare people learn about some articles and projects that might normally fly under their radar by clicking an entirely optional link on the front page?
Giantbomb are republicans?!
Keyser Soze
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I stayed away from this thread and GB for the last 12 hours, as I wanted to watch the Lantern Run archive unspoiled, and I come back to madness on both sites.
I will never understand the vitriol people get for uttering a word without any derogatorily meaning behind it. Sure it is not a nice word to hear, and it would be better if it was not said, but for it to cause such a crazy debate simply becuase the word has a history is madness.
The same site used retarded and spastic (or "spazed out") in the past. Retard is offence in it own right (but is regularly used to describe things as "bad"), and if spastic is heard on UK or Irish TV it pretty much causes a media meltdown in both countries. Weirdly, Faggot can beard on British TV during the daytime, as it is a food item
Anyway, I am rambling. I will just say that I obviously do not agree with anyone who uses the words in a inflammatory way, but when someone uses them basically to say "I am mad" it is not really the end of the world.
I will never understand the vitriol people get for uttering a word without any derogatorily meaning behind it. Sure it is not a nice word to hear, and it would be better if it was not said, but for it to cause such a crazy debate simply becuase the word has a history is madness.
The same site used retarded and spastic (or "spazed out") in the past. Retard is offence in it own right (but is regularly used to describe things as "bad"), and if spastic is heard on UK or Irish TV it pretty much causes a media meltdown in both countries. Weirdly, Faggot can beard on British TV during the daytime, as it is a food item
Anyway, I am rambling. I will just say that I obviously do not agree with anyone who uses the words in a inflammatory way, but when someone uses them basically to say "I am mad" it is not really the end of the world.
I haven't seen where anyone in this thread has been that offended or want to see Ryan punished. Seems pretty sane to me.
As for the GB thread... consider the source.
PS - FANNY. Oh yeah, I said that shit.
Riposte
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Are you trying to make it sound like I'm outraged? I'm just saying it sucks, a lot. Pointing out stuff that only circulates in certain scenes doesn't make a difference.
Continuing on that thought, I wonder why they don't just quick-look the games he brings up.
Typographenia
Member
I'm not "trying" to do anything, I just don't get where you're coming from.
There's a segment of their community that is definitely wanting that kind of content either generated or brought to their attention, and that's who those are aimed at. I've personally enjoyed learning about some of the things he has posted, but I guess I should just spend my own personal time browsing other sites if I want that. No reason to have things sifted out for me from an area of gaming I don't follow regularly.
Three things:
1.) We're fine because we're discussing it in an academic sense, but people do realize that saying faggot as a pejorative the way Ryan said it is a bannable offense on GAF, right? This isn't just GB reacting to the word.
2.) Anachronox would not make a great Random PC Game I don't think. That's just my opinion. I have a feeling it'd be like Baldur's Gate 2, a great game, bad to watch a chunk.
3.) Freespace 2 would need to be Flight Club material, not Random PC Game.
1.) We're fine because we're discussing it in an academic sense, but people do realize that saying faggot as a pejorative the way Ryan said it is a bannable offense on GAF, right? This isn't just GB reacting to the word.
2.) Anachronox would not make a great Random PC Game I don't think. That's just my opinion. I have a feeling it'd be like Baldur's Gate 2, a great game, bad to watch a chunk.
3.) Freespace 2 would need to be Flight Club material, not Random PC Game.
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
This is a can of worms that I'm not going to bother with.
How about we just stop talking about it? He apologized on twitter, the video, and on the giant bomb forums.
Foliorum Viridum
Banned
Nigger only really has one real meaning, even in modern society, whereas faggot is a much more general insult these days. It can have the homophobic connotation, but lots of people who use it can just mean it as a general swear word, like Ryan did.
Wasn't he just using it as an exclamation? I don't recall there ever being a pejorative context associated with the word. Unless he was literally calling the game "a faggot", which... I somehow doubt was the case.
Neuromancer
Member
I didn't emphasize it, I just mentioned it because I thought it was an important descriptor.
He just blurted it out, but the point is that it's not a word Ryan thinks he should be using*. And he probably shouldn't. Which is good, because really, he doesn't.
* The way people parrot stuff the guys say, it could become a meme, and that wouldn't be good for anyone.
He was referring to the Cthulu monster, I believe.
Both "nigger" and even "jew" can be used as non-targetted swear words among the absolute worst kinds of people.
Riposte
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I'm assuming you are dividing the words "Nigger" and "Nigga"? Otherwise, you are not making much sense.
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