I would have but she was a costumer, not an employee, I lost my shit when I heard her say that, it ruined my day.
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A Trump supporter insulted Patton Oswalt's late wife, which prompted him to respond..
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OriginofHysteria
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Did you actually say something to her?
Gordon Shumway
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May every person that mentions his wife choke on nasty gristled steak..
Sure..to you. Almost every time someone throws that SJW term around it's on some whiney stupid shit..Patton wasn't wrong here.
Sure..to you. Almost every time someone throws that SJW term around it's on some whiney stupid shit..Patton wasn't wrong here.
Oppo
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just because assholes have tried to co-opt a term doesn't change it
to put it another way, there was a joke on SNL recently, Weekend Update, which I will badly paraphrase, and went like:
"you see a march for Feminism, and it's obvious you wan to support such a good thing, right? what possible argument could be made against this? but then you see a woman scream at a cop's face with a bullhorn while wearing a homemade uterus hat and you realize there are levels to this thing"
i've seen a fair few gaffers use the whole "unironic use of SJW lands you in the penalty box" but they are losing the forest for the trees, IMO.
it all depends on what you are reading online though. you engage in a lot of discussion about such terms, it's inevitable, you self-selected in a way. not purposefully... or maybe a better term is consciously.Gordon Shumway said:
Megalosaro
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A very special kind of douchebag. Fuck that realtor
4 is a cutie
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That Steve Martin tweet is creepier than I imagined it to be lol. I understand what he meant but that was phrased pretty weird
StanleyStutters
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Saw Patton's post on Facebook it was a great read as always. Hadn't seen the actual tweets until now. How terrible is it that this guy started all of this over a positive tweet from Patton? Why even follow someone on Twitter if you dislike them? Good for Patton for firing back so hard. Can't imagine how furious I'd be in his position.
Gordon Shumway
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I take it everyone thinking it was "creepy" is in their early 20s..I've heard that phase applied to men and women in the past and no one was gasping at the horror of it..
hey_it's_that_dog
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I bet if Steve Martin had used a word other than "creature," far fewer people would have been creeped out. I'm not blaming an old guy for using language like an old guy, though. Nor am I really blaming people who think it's an outmoded word choice, or just don't really understand it as it was intended. I'll blame people who get hella pissed about it, though, despite his obviously good intentions.
Hah.
Those Wesley Snipes tweets are great too. myman.gif
Considering what the original meaning of "social justice warrior" was , that seems to be appropriate usage.
Those Wesley Snipes tweets are great too. myman.gif
Considering what the original meaning of "social justice warrior" was , that seems to be appropriate usage.
Reminds me of those idiots who tweeted racist garbage after Obama got re-elected and got fired for it.
Polioliolio
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I'm not that familiar with him, but I'm excited to see him in the MST3K revival.
They were friends. That's exactly the way Carrie would talk about herself and she would have laughed about it.
Again, intent and context. It's very easy to get offended. Doesn't mean you're entitled to anything.
I'm offended by people getting offended over nothing. Get offended over things that matter. There's more than enough on offer these days. Make anger count. Don't trivialize outrage.
Reactions like this (not yours dog, just the kind of people you're talking about as well) prove that people have too much time on their hands and spend it on social media way too much.
Fancyarcher
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Good on Oswalt to respond. God so many Trump supporters are idiots and jerks, nobody should be surprised, though.
water_wendi
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The best action may be covert action. Just as infiltration has been their greatest tool now that they have succeeded and are in a position of power that makes they themselves vulnerable to the same tactics they just used.
Patton is amazing. Good job dismantling that hateful troll.
I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people that got offended weren't too familiar with her personality/humor, and were aware they were friends.
I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people that got offended weren't too familiar with her personality/humor, and were aware they were friends.
Raylan Targaryen
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Still blows my mind how people can say this.
The dismissive attitude is the reason why this country is where it's at.
Always the weirdest thing to me when people spout hate with pride with their information readily available. It basically means they are extremely comfortable saying it, meaning they have a circle somewhere they can be comfortable saying it and spewing the hate.
Mob justice unfortunately the only way to correct them and show there is no safe space for hate
GOT DAMN
I'm dying on this one. So good.
Patton explained why some do it anyway. They are now emboldened to be pieces of shit in public. Too bad for them that getting away with it is only going to work for Trump though.
Snowybreak
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Ah gods... Patton Oswalt is a national treasure.
LiquidSword
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The thing about Trumpies getting really mad when you show empathy or hope is really on point.
Trumpets literally call you names or tell you to shut up if you show any compassion. They're psychos.
The Real Abed
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Jaloux Saboteur
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That was brutal
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What was this about?
The bad thing about being in the middle of the spectrum? Everybody acuses you of being the side they're not.
The Real Abed
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No idea since she screenshots the tweets, (Smart idea really.) but Googling shows this article as the top result and it's about Pence and politics so it's probably it:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/j-k-rowling-slams-mike-121850578.html
onadesertedisland
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The "base."
Piku_Ringo
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I lost it with this one.
i didn't get it
No. Burn the trolls to the ground. Make examples of them. If they can't stand the heat, they should stay out of the fire. Until Twitter gets proactive on it, that's the only way to fight them.
Here's the thing about "SJWs" that most people on the left and the right don't quite understand: The term came from somewhere.
The original definition of SJW was that person who would go on the attack over a perceived social justice issue to an insane degree, refusing to back down in the slightest or see anything from any other perspective, even when they're mistaken. The term was actually coined by the left. MRAs and gamergaters then adopted it, and its definition became "anyone I disagree with".
So it shares the same problem as "nazi" and "fake news".
Oswalt was likely using it for its original meaning.
ElRenoRaven
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Nothing but respect and love for him. It's time for people to stand up to these pieces of shit and not let them get off free with their hateful vile shit.
FantasticMrFoxdie
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oh my god Patton going fuckin in
That asshole deserves to lose business on that lolol
That asshole deserves to lose business on that lolol
AndrewDean84xX
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He really is. I love everything he does. Even his simple walk on role and a mediocre comedy like Balls of Fury. He's infectious and just seems like a smart and likable guy. Unless your a POS, of course.
Keep up the good work!
SuperDowns
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Agreed 100
AndrewDean84xX
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Every idiot deserves this much attention. I wish internet anonymity was gone and we knew who is saying the internet BS. People should be called out for the shit they say, like in the past. Someone had shit to say, they said it, and sometimes they took an ass beating for it. I want to go back to those days. Accountability.
Dude lost his job for it. I'd say it's deserved.
And I totally sympathize with Patton. If my wife was dead and someone decided to mock me for it just because I tried to say something positive about someone, I'd probably try to go in too.
Seriously, what the fuck is wrong with these people?
RubberLuffy
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My mom just had something similar happen, in bringing up something personal as an attack. Mom likes to fling mud at Trump supporters on facebook, nothing mean spirited, mostly at people she knows, but one of them who she has known for over 20 years decided he was gonna publicly attack her using some personal stuff about her and my father that not everyone knows. It was one of those "Trump does <thing Trump actually does>" countered with "oh yeah well look at <thing mom did>, how can you point fingers???"
Mom says he apologized like 2 days later and I told her she needs to just tell the dude to fuck off and block him, but she's a good person so she half-apologized about her mudslinging.
Extra points for my dad having been dead for 9 years
Mom says he apologized like 2 days later and I told her she needs to just tell the dude to fuck off and block him, but she's a good person so she half-apologized about her mudslinging.
Extra points for my dad having been dead for 9 years
Prototype Viktor
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