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kylej said:
Saints Row The Third is trending right now on Twitter. All is right with the world.
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Twitter forced everyone to change to "tailored trends" even if you have it disabled in your settings. You have to click the "change trends" thing and set it back to worldwide or whatever you had it on.
 
Just curious, does anyone else feel that Giant Bomb represents the "white trash" of the game industry?

Honestly, I'm sure they're fine chaps and all, but between the site design and the team make-up; I'm oftentimes overcome with the feeling of a repulsed nature when I visit the site.

Decent podcast though...
 
MintLemonade said:
Just curious, does anyone else feel that Giant Bomb represents the "white trash" of the game industry?

Honestly, I'm sure they're fine chaps and all, but between the site design and the team make-up; I'm oftentimes overcome with the feeling of a repulsed nature when I visit the site.

Decent podcast though...
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I don't think this opinion will get a whole lotta love in this thread.

But honestly, game journalism as a whole ain't exactly the most high class business around. I'm glad GB doesn't claim to be anything it isn't.

I'd probably use the term "frat house" more than "white trash." The site is just very personality driven and more open about the process of running the site.
 
My favorite thing about tailored trends is laughing at people on twitter who don't know

'jrpgs is trending! mah faith in humanity is restored'. lol
 
MintLemonade said:
Just curious, does anyone else feel that Giant Bomb represents the "white trash" of the game industry?

Honestly, I'm sure they're fine chaps and all, but between the site design and the team make-up; I'm oftentimes overcome with the feeling of a repulsed nature when I visit the site.

Decent podcast though...
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Not at all.
 
I'm not sure you know what white trash means. Here's some definitions for you:

Wikipedia said:
White trash is an American English pejorative term referring to poor white people in the United States, especially in the rural South, suggesting lower social class and degraded living standards. The term suggests outcasts from respectable society living on the fringes of the social order who are seen as dangerous because they may be criminal, unpredictable, and without respect for authority whether it be political, legal, or moral.[1] The term is usually a slur, but may also be used self-referentially by whites to jokingly describe their origins.
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Urban Dictionary said:
Slang term for white people that usually live in a trailer park. With low incomes that spend their tax returns on things like big screen TV's instead of clothes for their kids. These people tend to be mouthy and fight frequently. Generally these people are uneducated and have little concern for personal hygiene. To see these people at their best watch Jerry Springer.
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Dictionary.com said:
noun Slang: Disparaging and Offensive .
1.
a member of the class of poor whites, especially in the southern U.S.
2.
poor whites collectively.
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I don't believe they meet any of these.
 
MintLemonade said:
Just curious, does anyone else feel that Giant Bomb represents the "white trash" of the game industry?

Honestly, I'm sure they're fine chaps and all, but between the site design and the team make-up; I'm oftentimes overcome with the feeling of a repulsed nature when I visit the site.

Decent podcast though...
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The look of Giant Bomb isn't really that unique. I've seen many sites layout the same way (probably due to blogs and whatnot shifting towards mobile devices).

Also imagine what this post would sound like if everyone on Giant Bomb was black. It would be equally bewildering, but probably more bannable.
 
MintLemonade said:
Just curious, does anyone else feel that Giant Bomb represents the "white trash" of the game industry?

Honestly, I'm sure they're fine chaps and all, but between the site design and the team make-up; I'm oftentimes overcome with the feeling of a repulsed nature when I visit the site.

Decent podcast though...
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I just... what?
 
Yeah I don't know what the site design stuff is about. It looks way better than Kotaku, IGN, etc. that bombard you with banners and text all over the place.
 
Vinny is blue collar, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel. Brad is a Southern gentleman. Patrick is an upper class hipster. Ryan and Jeff are not white trash but definitely come from that rural white boy background. Giant Bomb, America.
 
shadyspace said:
Vinny is blue collar, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel. Brad is a Southern gentleman. Patrick is an upper class hipster. Ryan and Jeff are not white trash but definitely come from that rural white boy background. Giant Bomb, America.
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Jeff and Ryan are just dudes from California.

Just saying, dudes from California.
 
Yeah as a fellow Northern Californian who lives about 15 minutes out of Petaluma I think Giantbomb is perfect. One time they were clowning on my the mall in my city that has two different gamestops.
 
MintLemonade said:
Just curious, does anyone else feel that Giant Bomb represents the "white trash" of the game industry?

Honestly, I'm sure they're fine chaps and all, but between the site design and the team make-up; I'm oftentimes overcome with the feeling of a repulsed nature when I visit the site.

Decent podcast though...
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I'm sorry, the what?
 
MintLemonade said:
Just curious, does anyone else feel that Giant Bomb represents the "white trash" of the game industry?

Honestly, I'm sure they're fine chaps and all, but between the site design and the team make-up; I'm oftentimes overcome with the feeling of a repulsed nature when I visit the site.

Decent podcast though...
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I'm not sure what the gaming equivalent of shotgunning a case of Miller Lite before crashing your uncle's friend's ATV into the lake while you and Brett were totally fucked up on that shit you got from that dude behind the IHOP is, but I'm pretty sure Giant Bomb has never done it.
 
EmCeeGramr said:
I'm not sure what the gaming equivalent of shotgunning a case of Miller Lite before crashing your uncle's friend's ATV into the lake while you and Brett were totally fucked up on that shit you got from that dude behind the waffle house is, but I'm pretty sure Giant Bomb has never done it.
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Fixed.
 
SteveWinwood said:
I'm not sure you know what white trash means. Here's some definitions for you: *snipsnapcut*
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I appreciate the depths you went in order to find all variations of the term, insightful. I feel luved. :P

Regardless, so you don't feel these guys in their 30/40's who mostly live with each other, (or other random roommates) and are compensated by ad dollars (based on a system that is dated and becoming altered thanks to social media) are not underachieving members in the industry/society? You honestly can't be serious?

I'm just saying, a fresh coat of paint and a few new fresh faces couldn't hurt... After all, if they are utilizing html5, make use of it.

Maybe it's a regional thing, but from where I'm from, they wouldn't exactly be respected for where they're at/are going, in life.

Riposte said:
Also imagine what this post would sound like if everyone on Giant Bomb was black. It would be equally bewildering, but probably more bannable.
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Sigh, overreaction on these boards is bewildering sometimes; it's simply a fruitless endeavor to try to respond to your exaggerations. If you wish to create alternate reality narratives, try CNN.

Get it?
 
MintLemonade said:
I appreciate the depths you went in order to find all variations of the term, insightful. I feel luved. :P

Regardless, so you don't feel these guys in there 30/40's who mostly live with each other, (or other random roommates) and are compensated by ad dollars (based on a system that is dated and becoming altered thanks to social media) are not underachieving members in the industry/society. You honestly can't be serious?

I'm just saying,;a fresh coat of paint and a few new fresh faces couldn't hurt... After all, if they are utilizing html5, make use of it.

Maybe it's a regional thing, but where I'm from they wouldn't exactly be respected for where they're at/are going in life.
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Excuse me, but they're proud employees of the Columbia Broadcasting System, work in fabulous San Francisco, California, and have been featured in such publications as The New Yorker, where their no-holds barred irreverent antics garnered them a description as "charmingly garrulous."
 
MintLemonade said:
I appreciate the depths you went in order to find all variations of the term, insightful. I feel luved. :P

Regardless, so you don't feel these guys in there 30/40's who mostly live with each other, (or other random roommates) and are compensated by ad dollars (based on a system that is dated and becoming altered thanks to social media) are not underachieving members in the industry/society. You honestly can't be serious?

I'm just saying, a fresh coat of paint and a few new fresh faces couldn't hurt... After all, if they are utilizing html5, make use of it.

Maybe it's a regional thing, but from where I'm from, they wouldn't exactly be respected for where they're at/are going, in life.



Sigh, overreaction on these boards is bewildering sometimes; it's simply a fruitless endeavor to try to respond to your exaggerations. If you wish to create alternate reality narratives, try CNN.

Get it?
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and your contribution to society is...what?
 
EmCeeGramr said:
Excuse me, but they're proud employees of the Columbia Broadcasting System, work in fabulous San Francisco, California, and have been featured in such publications as The New Yorker, where their no-holds barred irreverent antics garnered them a description as "charmingly garrulous."
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And on good morning america!
 
You must be a real hoot at parties, MintLemonade!

EmCeeGramr said:
I guess their site design is the equivalent of a house with a baby wandering around out front dragging a kiddy pool while there's a car that's been parked there for five years?
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The bomb with a face logo? Those crazed, wanton eyes? Obviously huffing.
 
On December of 2013, Jeffrey Gerstmann became the 110th Nobel laureate in Literature, "for his exceptional ability to impart upon the reader a transformational feeling of 'icing dudes,' particularly in his review of Call of Duty: Black Ops II."
 
shadyspace said:
Dudes from Northern California. Ryan grew up on a farm. Jeff's parents own a body shop and he used to live in a house where they would just get drunk and shoot shit in the backyard all day.
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It's still California, though. Have you heard them talk about pizza or beer? A $5 Little Ceasar's any time pizza and luke warm LaBlat Blue Lime 40s would be considered a lovely upscale meal for white trash.

From someone who is white, poor, lives in West Virgina, has an apartment that looks like their E3 podcast place, wouldn't actually mind landing a nice double-wide, I can assure you they are not white trash. None of them are actually. Hell, I imagine white trash in California are the rich folk here we make fun for drinking wine and eating cheese.
Plus they can afford flight sticks and watch high brow shit like storage wars and how its made. Any self respecting white trash would have Swamp Men and Ice Road Truckers on their DVR.
 
EmCeeGramr said:
Excuse me, but they're proud employees of the Columbia Broadcasting System, work in fabulous San Francisco, California, and have been featured in such publications as The New Yorker, where their no-holds barred irreverent antics garnered them a description as "charmingly garrulous."
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So living in San Francisco, California equates you to being a success? I have cousins (who inherited wealth) living in Cali who I visit yearly. I can assure you that this "success" ranges from the homeless (who are everywhere) to to the super affluent. I'll be sure to bring this discussion up to my cousins when I see them, they'll be in for quite the laugh...

Stop speaking in generalities, it does you no good.

Being featured in The New Yorker is definietly an achievement (one you seem to put way too much stock into but I'll let that pass...) that can't be taken away from them. Like I said before though, if they want to stay current, I suggest changing up the design/refreshing the team a bit.

You have to agree they have become quite complacent, no?

Exactly.
 
Great ideas, MintLemonade. You're right, the traditional "Bomb Squad" team has been plummeting in key demographic polls since 2010. Video game startup sites were the Big Thing in 2008, but now they're as tragically un-hip as the Zune. I've passed your ideas onto some of the fellas up in Marketing and Resources and we think we have some great ideas. Let's workshop a few of these out, we'll webinar it some:

1) First get in some guys who can crack a joke. Not one of these guys except for Ryan seems to follow any of the 4chans or YouTube memes - stuff that really hooks the social network kids.

2) Tumblr integration. Cuts the advertising budget in half. Get that Klepek kid to write some more stuff about sexism, reposts will go through the roof.

3) Some young, fresh faces for actual video content. We've scouted out a few YouTube celebs; mostly "Let's Play" and Minecraft videos. These are the kinds of guys who can sell an ironic t-shirt or two. Dragging in a box full of old retro games (though it's be nice if it was at least retro stuff recognizable to the 9-16 demo, get some geek cred), is just plain embarrassing.


We're thinking about calling it "The New Bomb" and launching it exclusively on the App Store in e-zine format in November.
 
MintLemonade said:
So living in San Francisco, California equates you to being a success? I have cousins (who inherited wealth) living in Cali who I visit yearly. I can assure you that this "success" ranges from the homeless (who are everywhere) to to the super affluent. I'll be sure to bring this discussion up to my cousins when I see them, they'll be in for quite the laugh...

Stop speaking in generalities, it does you no good.

Being featured in The New Yorker is definietly an achievement (one you seem to put way too much stock into but I'll let that pass...) that can't be taken away from them. Like I said before though, if they want to stay current, I suggest changing up the design/refreshing the team a bit.

You have to agree they have become quite complacent, no?

Exactly.
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What a strange little fellow you are. And I say this as a well-off, private school educated, Westchester born and bread, D.C. tested, BMW-driving elite.
 
MintLemonade said:
So living in San Francisco, California equates you to being a success? I have cousins (who inherited wealth) living in Cali who I visit yearly. I can assure you that this "success" ranges from the homeless (who are everywhere) to to the super affluent. I'll be sure to bring this discussion up to my cousins when I see them, they'll be in for quite the laugh...

Stop speaking in generalities, it does you no good.

Being featured in The New Yorker is definietly an achievement (one you seem to put way too much stock into but I'll let that pass...) that can't be taken away from them. Like I said before though, if they want to stay current, I suggest changing up the design/refreshing the team a bit.

You have to agree they have become quite complacent, no?

Exactly.
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Precisely how high are you right now?
 
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