That's the thing. Half the thread was people pointing out the Watergate reference. The other half was people taking smug potshots and insults at somebody who has been getting internet abuse for over 2 years. Typical GAF. 'Most progressive gaming forum' my ass.
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That's the thing. Half the thread was people pointing out the Watergate reference. The other half was people taking smug potshots and insults at somebody who has been getting internet abuse for over 2 years. Typical GAF. 'Most progressive gaming forum' my ass.
That thread moved FAST. I quoted someone and a minute later I make the post and a whole page got added. I agree that the joke wasn't about her IMO, it's just that the Gamergate/FiveGuys thing was a reference to Watergate originally.
DerangedHermit
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That hurt tbh. GAF knows damn well what that girl has been thru so seeing the thinly veiled and the obvious disrespect aimed at her was depressing. I hate seeing that side of GAF. We can be much better than that.
It really did. I answered someone and then fell behind like 3 pgs lol
Fucked up situation all around. I do think Nintendo thought their joke was on point and if GG never existed it likely would have but damn... I feel bad for Zoe.
Yeah, it's a reminder at how many people here are really just outraged and angry and are looking for safe spaces for them to drop their bullshit veneer and show their true asses.
Prototype Viktor
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Fucking Houston you aren't supposed to be weird Austin is. Exiting the toll road and turning down a street and see this white girl who the best way to describe it as she was cosplaying Halle Berry in B.A.P.S.
I've done that. It didn't turn out well, so I would advise against that kind of thinking.
Columbia vs Chile just kicked off for anyone interested.
Young Magus
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Truth...sadly.
When the standard for gaming discussion/culture is the gameFAQs/chans/comment section of gaming websites thats when you know the default is fucked up
do you have a smoking jacket?
I have no idea how the hell that Paper Mario joke can be interpreted as being about Zoe Quinn and Gamergate. Especially when you look at the scene in context.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh16YgtySJI&feature=youtu.be&t=21m10s
People talking about 5 guys arrested at Watergate and some Five Guys thing with Gamergate when it's probably not even that deep. The media just uses -gate for any scandal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lh16YgtySJI&feature=youtu.be&t=21m10s
People talking about 5 guys arrested at Watergate and some Five Guys thing with Gamergate when it's probably not even that deep. The media just uses -gate for any scandal.
It was obviously just an unfortunate coincidence. I can see why her mind went there, though. Mine would have gone there too if that shit had fucked up my life.
I can definitely understand her taking it that way. Other people though...
Boombox On
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That's what I'm thinking as well. Also, just because you intended one thing doesn't mean you can't be held responsible when it can easily be looked at in another way, especially when that thing isn't some backdoor underground-level meme but rather a life-shattering epidemic that spread across the industry you take part in.
bobbychalkers
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Yeah that thread went shitty from both directions. In the end it was just an echo chamber of a few different sides trying to prove the other ones wrong. No one wins a damn thing in this case. I really do empathize with her. I can opt out from reading anything gamergate related for the rest of my life. She likely has to deal with a level of harassment daily that I will never have to experience.
Secret Fawful
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Wow. I never in a million years expected a dude to come into a local bar in the middle of my shithole nowhere town to watch Copa America Centenario. My mind was blown today.
Some things you just gotta make time to see while it's happening.
FadedRevolution
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Man Creed is a good ass movie.
It's amazing start to finish. I may sit down and watch it now.
I need to sit down and watch it.
UnemployedVillain
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That's the thing. I can understand her train of thought, and I can empathize with it, but the number of people who just jumped on the bandwagon is ridiculous. People who clearly didn't care about finding out the context, just, in typical fashion, trying to rub in everyone's faces how morally superior they were. "Just look how hard I can empathize!" It had me rolling my eyes. I didn't even bother posting in that thread
It was a Christmas kids movies, kinda of fucked up when you think about it. The dad in the chimney thing was so messed up
That dirt bike scene was hype as fuck.
So corny. So good.
Oh, Central Intelligence is funny btw. The Rock is essentially a laid back ass bro who loves unicorns and is goofy. Hart wasn't bad, also you know who the villain is because of an appearance in the beginningish of the movie, they telegraph the hell outta that
That dirt bike scene was hype as fuck.
Did he wander into a DMX video?
Forearm Star
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I hope he serves his purpose and helps attract some FA before getting injured again.
I'm not mad at the trade but I don't think the Knicks are all of a sudden contenders.
Not sure what Chicago was thinking though..
And i love it because of that. Also love Gramlins 2 for completely different reasons and because is so fucking meta.
Big Baybee
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Cringed when watching this part. Fits in the Rocky Universe, though.That dirt bike scene was hype as fuck.
Secret Fawful
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Is it still funny if you're an old fogey like me?
Do you like hearing Kevin Hart yell and scream the word "SHIT" over and over again and do you like seeing The Rock do goofy shit? Then yeah, still funny
This one is always going to have that "never gonna see something like this again" spot. Loved 2 more, It's nuts looking back and remembering Critters and how they represented idealistic American life and dreamscapes of adventure before the shift towards urban storytelling. Well, Suburban storytelling. I think the first popular urban films that I remember were "popcorn flicks" like Batteries not Included and Ghostbusters.
Growing up in England at the time, we didn't have anything like this for kids. After school specials were loaded with run aways that die alone in the fields and secrets in the bomb shelter basements.
And that's exactly what happened:
http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3347681/joe-dante-says-gremlins-2-anti-sequel/
I wouldn't call it "bandwagon" jumping vs just lack of knowledge of Watergate. For example, the first couple of posts/pages were people questioning Nintendo's "Five Guys" joke and thinking this connected it to Gamergate, not realizing that this also was a Watergate reference and that both Nintendo and Gamergate were making multiple references to Watergate. Which is understandable since, as Mr. Patch said, most references to Watergate in pop culture these days ends with the "gate" part and maybe a Nixon quote if they really want to go extra.
I know... what's crazy about that is that a Gremlins movie would be simple to do and get right. I know at the time it seemed like a mountain to climb trying to integrate it into a system and all that. But back then tying their own shoes was a head scratcher.
Pretty sure that's a common phenomena for most message boards
He really thought that was a good idea...folks ain't got a filter at all
I hope they find him safe
ChamplooJones
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That Zoe thread is just unfortunate all around.
Didn't even know that GG used to go by #FiveGuys.
Didn't even know that GG used to go by #FiveGuys.
That's what sold me on it being a Watergate reference.
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