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[MMarston]

A cable news pundit is not apologizing after multiple death threats.

Katherine Timpf received the ire of some "Star Wars" fans after saying on Fox News' satirical "Red Eye" that, referring to a tweet the day before, "I wasn't familiar with Star Wars because I've been too busy liking cool things and being attractive."

She also remarked that she wasn't interested in "watching space nerds poke each other with their little space nerd sticks." The comments were not taken in a joking way by fans, including one who posted a 10-minute viral video over the weekend railing against the incident.

Under that YouTube video comments were made such as "I want to cut that blonde c***'s face off and stick it to a thermal detonator" and "Wouldn't it be great if she was beaten to death with 'space nerd sticks.' " One even suggested she be raped. (To be sure, the YouTuber denounced the threatening comments.)

Another message wished a disease on her (one that she says caused the death of her mother). That sort of language continued on Twitter in threatening tweets, many of which have since been deleted after gaining attention from Timpf and the media.

The conservative pundit wrote a column refusing to apologize for the remarks, adding, "Obviously, the totally insane whackjobs who have been attacking me don't represent most Star Wars fans. But the fact that so many adults have responded with so much unhinged emotion astounds me.

"If you are telling me that I should die and/or apologize for making a joke about a movie you like, then you are too sensitive. You have the problem, not me."

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/11/25/entertainment/fox-news-star-wars-death-threats-feat/index.html

Good...goooood....I can feel the hate swelling within all of you...

 

[Fj0823]

Stay Classy Fox News.

Stay Classy Star Wars fans.

 

[cloud_sleep]

On second thoughts that was mis-judged.

 

[grandjedi6]

It's the YouTube comments section

 

[Ushay]

Your lack of faith disturbs me FOX.

 

[Sub_Level]

Them fight let.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Fight them let

 

[Oersted]

It's the YouTube comments section

And atleast one video and Twitter. Behind all three are humans.

 

[Aeriscloud]

I see someone has never been to Youtube before.

 

[Claude Augario]

[REDACTED]

 

[ItIsOkBro]

"I wasn't familiar with Star Wars because I've been too busy liking cool things and being attractive."

*looks up Katherine Timpf*

I'll allow it

 

[victreeb3l]

*ken watanabe quote from Godzilla 2014*

Seriously though threats are not cool.

 

[Tagyhag]

If we're going to take Youtube comments serious then everyone's life is in danger.

 

[Calamari41]

What is it with "nerd" hobbies and death threats? Or do football fans send death threats to women who insult their teams too?

 

[Real Hero]

'let them fight' posts are pretty gross

 

[Dishwalla]

So... YouTube comments continue to be awful.

 

[DrForester]

Screw an apology, i would have gone full on Fan Trolling.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

The story has been pretty good at helping me determine which Full of Sith listeners don't need to be Full of Sith listeners anymore.

Whole buncha insecure, sexist, gross people who think she "deserved it" and was "asking for it" just lined up on our facebook to volunteer for the door, too.

 

[DJ_Lae]

Yeah, that sounds like Youtube all right.

Also, wrap a little bit of tape around her glasses and she'd have the nerd look down.

 

[GavinGT]

And atleast one video and Twitter. Behind all three are humans.

Debatable.

 

[babuchy]

 

[VariantX]

They can make up bullshit narratives, revise history, say shit that whips up racists and anti-government types into a frenzy, and shit on minorities and poor people all day, but god help them if you insult some peoples love for star wars! Its like the first thing some idiots do is go straight to a death threat.

 

[Luigi87]

Yeah, while I don't approve of what she said originally...

"If you are telling me that I should die and/or apologize for making a joke about a movie you like, then you are too sensitive. You have the problem, not me."

She ain't wrong there.

Of course YouTube comments are par the course.
... is there a Firefox plugin that removes them? =D

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Should have made an apology video and dropped TFA spoilers at random intervals.

 

[MattyG]

The story has been pretty good at helping me determine which Full of Sith listeners don't need to be Full of Sith listeners anymore.

His High Exaltedness, the great Bobby the Roberts, has decreed that you are to be terminated... immediately. You will therefore be taken to the Dune Sea and cast into the pit of Carkoon, the nesting place of the all-powerful Sarlacc. In its belly, you will find a new definition of pain and suffering, as you are slowly digested over a thousand years... without the ability to listen to Full of Sith.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Sad motherfuckers.

 

[Muskieratboi]

#StarGate.

Oh wait.

#JediGate?

 

[RELIGHT]

When you come outta pocket like that about Star Wars, that's the result you gonna get.

 

[TwEE-N-Toast]

Star wars fans. Never trusted them.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

His High Exaltedness, the great Bobby the Roberts, has decreed that you are to be terminated... immediately. You will therefore be taken to the Dune Sea and cast into the pit of Carkoon, the nesting place of the all-powerful Sarlacc. In its belly, you will find a new definition of pain and suffering, as you are slowly digested over a thousand years... without the ability to listen to Full of Sith.

HO-ho ho ho ho..

AAAH-hah ah ah haaaaa...

 

[Rebel Leader]

Yeah, while I don't approve of what she said originally...

She ain't wrong there.

Of course YouTube comments are par the course.
... is there a Firefox plugin that removes them? =D

There's a plug in that changes them to hero derp

 

[Wanderer5]

Stay Classy Fox News.

Stay Classy Star Wars fans.

Pretty much lol.

 

[Oersted]

Debatable.

Wonderful handwave

 

[Hellwarden]

Err, not sure if I agree with the whole let them fight joke here...

...online death threats are a real problem, and shouldn't be used for some lame joke.

 

[barik]

People are the worst. Just all of you, fuck off and go fall into a goddamn volcano.

 

[Calamari41]

Err, not sure if I agree with the whole let them fight joke here...

...online death threats are a real problem, and shouldn't be used for some lame joke.

No, see, she's part of The Other Team, so it doesn't count. Or something.

 

[masud]

She sucks for apologizing, should have steered into the troll.

 

[a916]

Two wrongs don't make a right... the death threats and stuff is something to be ashamed of.

"I wasn't familiar with Star Wars because I've been too busy liking cool things and being attractive."

Also, what an absurd statement. The biggest movie in the last decade outside of Avatar ingrained in mainstream isn't cool? Huh? If you DON'T watch it, you're part of an exclusive group, not the other way around.

 

[liquidtmd]

The 'let them fight' comments, Jesus.

They threw death and rape threats at her.

For her trolling them.

About a science fiction movie.

Guys, plz.

 

[gutter_trash]

Fear leads to Hate, Hate leads to fear, Fear leads to Hate, Hate leads to Suffering

 

[freeofgreed]

Normally i'd denounce this but it's a fox news contributer so

Spoiler

On a serious note it never ceases to amaze me how defensive fanboys can get. I like Star wars but I actually found her comments kind of funny. Nothing to get riled up over at all.

 

[Manu]

We really live in the Age of the Salty Nerd.

 

[Count Dookkake]

Her joke was funny. Don't be such sissies.

 

[User1608]

She's an asshole for the initial comments but the death threats are absolutely unnecessary and pathetic. Way beyond assholery.

 

[Claude Augario]

Err, not sure if I agree with the whole let them fight joke here...

...online death threats are a real problem, and shouldn't be used for some lame joke.

This is true. There is a very toxic part of the Star Wars fanbase that makes me hesitate introducing anyone to the franchise because I don't want them exposed to scum like this.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Also should be noted "Red Eye" is Fox News' attempt at comedy-based news shit. So it's highly likely her original comment was actually supposed to sound as dumb as it sounded. Which means not only are loud elements of the fanbase showing off their giant inseurities, they're also not paying fucking attention.

But then again, that's a problem when your audience has a huge problem discerning Satire, and the rest of your network is so stupid that Poe's law is constantly in effect.

 

[deltatheta]

Katherine Timpf received the ire of some "Star Wars" fans after saying on Fox News' satirical "Red Eye" that, referring to a tweet the day before, "I wasn't familiar with Star Wars because I've been too busy liking cool things and being attractive."

She also remarked that she wasn't interested in "watching space nerds poke each other with their little space nerd sticks."

"If you are telling me that I should die and/or apologize for making a joke about a movie you like, then you are too sensitive. You have the problem, not me."

The only thing about this that offends me is that she doesn't seem to know what a "joke" is.

 

[Dishwalla]

People are the worst. Just all of you, fuck off and go fall into a goddamn volcano.

You first, person.

 

[shira]

This is hilarious.

shits on star wars = a bajillion hits

shits on star wars fans = bajillion hits

All they want is hits.

 

[Number_6]

HO-ho ho ho ho..

AAAH-hah ah ah haaaaa...

I know exactly what you did there. I do not know how to spell Salacious Crumb's laughter, else I would join in.