I don't think PA's Gabe is a Transphobic Bigot.
- Thread starter GasBandit
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Yeah, that panel description (even the edited one) is just laughably awful. There's so much stupid and clueless PA shit, it's hard to pick which one to hold them in contempt over.
please don't skirt my question.
The panel I'm actually a bit angry about. Someone (likely multiple someones) made a specific choice about that one.
It's still dumb and exclusionary, but there isn't a history of people being hurt or discriminated against for having children really here or being insulted and made to feel like less of a human being, bla bla bla
GasBandit
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Yes, those are the dregs to which I refer. The human failures by choice.
Oh so it's ok for gay people to do the same thing to me because my ancestors weren't subjected to it. Gotcha.
It's not okay, but I dunno how to express this without sounding like a jerk. But I don't care? It's not a systemic thing that people are insulted and demeaned and discriminated against for being white or a dude. By all means on the individual level, it's not cool, but there isn't a huge swath of people thinking it's okay the same way there are several people that think it's cool to call women "bitches" and worse.[DOUBLEPOST=1371856651][/DOUBLEPOST]It's not ancestors, dudes. Racism isn't dead. We didn't defeat Bigotry when we elected Obama.
I am a man; not a cowboy. Get your facts straight, bigot.
imagine a face of a thousand eyes rolling in unison
Actually, I started that as a flippant joke but then I imagined it and was utterly horrified
Charlie, while I agree with you on the concept of privilege and impact, if using "cis" as an insult gets to be considered within the additional context that the user of that insult is a member of an oppressed group then Gabe's ignorance similarly gets to be considered within the context of his limited life experience affecting his vocabulary and rhetoric.
That both sides get the benefit of context does not equalize the offenses. Gabe remains an insensitive ignorant ass, but context speaks to intent. More importantly, context speaks to resolution. Understanding how everyone got where they were is important if you're going to figure out where to go from there.
That both sides get the benefit of context does not equalize the offenses. Gabe remains an insensitive ignorant ass, but context speaks to intent. More importantly, context speaks to resolution. Understanding how everyone got where they were is important if you're going to figure out where to go from there.
Now you understand what happens when your posts are read.
This isn't his first "being an ignorant ass" rodeo, though. And he also said his little story of his transgendered friend he met and exchanged emails with ("no guys, it's cool, I have a trans woman friend!")
Nope. How many times have we been down this road before? How many times has Charlie gotten on that soapbox to call the rest of us bigots and racists?
Isn't their a trans-gendered regular poster on Halforums? I'd love to get her opinion on this.[DOUBLEPOST=1371857107][/DOUBLEPOST]
To be fair, I'm pretty far left of center, but Charlie usually makes me want to be best friends with Ann Coulter.
I love how any example of someone not being bigoted towards X automatically becomes proof of them being bigoted, since obviously only bigots would have any of those.
Not being his first rodeo, so to speak, is why I have no issues whatsoever with Fullbright wanting out. I completely understand it (even if their phrasing is a bit passive-aggressive).
But his comments here just make him ignorant and privileged, not "okay to insult and accuse of hate-incitement". I'd like to see him actually incite hate before we get to that point.
EDIT: Of course, I'd rather he not, period, but you know what I mean.
But his comments here just make him ignorant and privileged, not "okay to insult and accuse of hate-incitement". I'd like to see him actually incite hate before we get to that point.
EDIT: Of course, I'd rather he not, period, but you know what I mean.
Dickwolves, man
That comic was really funny. Not even remotely PC and a bit tone deaf as a result, but really funny all the same.
It wasn't as much the initial comic as the response to the response. I remember that escalating to like. People on twitter talking about raping the female gamers / bloggers speaking about it / talking about coming to PAX or one of those conventions for daring to be offended.
figmentPez
Staff member
I blame Tumblr.
Just being able to post on the internet and living in the US puts you in a pretty high income bracket worldwide, so there's wealth privilege.
If you could monetize the daily outrage on tumblr, you could fund universal healthcare for the entire planet.[DOUBLEPOST=1371860552][/DOUBLEPOST]
And YOU, jackass.
Twit: GABE YOUR PAX PANEL OFFENDS ME!!
Gabe: Email pax_questions@paxsite.com as Tycho and I do not review panel submissions.
DONE.
Gabe: Email pax_questions@paxsite.com as Tycho and I do not review panel submissions.
DONE.