River Of Slime |OT| Mission: Impossible

[cosmicblizzard]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/internet-celebrity-etika-may-be-losing-it-again-warning-rascist-and-homophobic-slurs.111596/page-17

Crazy how so many are bending over backwards trying to explain away this dude's action under guise of mental illness, which may well be true. If he was anyone else, Ree would be universal in "cancelling" him like they do every YouTuber/Twitch streamer that even slightly offends them. Maybe I'm wrong and this guy's mental illness is legit, but it's strange how a lot on Ree gives him this deference when that wouldn't fly with literally anyone else.

I'd say it's a pretty solid reaction for once.  The shit happening with Etika right now is absolutely serious, and yeah his words and actions can be chalked up to mental illness even if you don't want to excuse the words and actions themselves.

Hopefully this DOES make people knock it off with the "mental illness doesn't cause bigotry" myth even when it's a mentally ill white person (or any other race) doing it.  Every single mental health professional of any worth will tell you that's bullshit and that episodes induced by psychosis like this can absolutely have you saying the worst shit imaginable while believing the opposite.  In some cases, your brain is pretty much melting while on overdrive and it's grabbing random shit stored in there with no regards for context. You could just be parroting back something you once heard and are passionately against, which absolutely includes bigoted shit.     

The way some of these "woke" people treat manic episodes is pretty much lowkey ableism which they should really be against.

[agrajag]

mental illness doesn't make you racist unless you're black

[Cauliflower Of Love]

Racism is mental illness, look out for my dissertation.

[Nuitangg]

hope he gets help, but in the meantime, yea I'm gonna call a spade a spade.

Now, this is racist.

[Raist]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/internet-celebrity-etika-may-be-losing-it-again-warning-rascist-and-homophobic-slurs.111596/page-17

Crazy how so many are bending over backwards trying to explain away this dude's action under guise of mental illness, which may well be true. If he was anyone else, Ree would be universal in "cancelling" him like they do every YouTuber/Twitch streamer that even slightly offends them. Maybe I'm wrong and this guy's mental illness is legit, but it's strange how a lot on Ree gives him this deference when that wouldn't fly with literally anyone else.

Hopefully this DOES make people knock it off with the "mental illness doesn't cause bigotry" myth even when it's a mentally ill white person (or any other race) doing it. 

 

[NegativeCrepe]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/chase-bank-makes-bad-tweet-about-saving-money-deletes-it-but-the-streisand-effect-takes-over.114234/

bank: be careful with spending your money
reee: FUCK YOU WUT ABOUT POORS???

[BisMarckie]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/chase-bank-makes-bad-tweet-about-saving-money-deletes-it-but-the-streisand-effect-takes-over.114234/

bank: be careful with spending your money
reee: FUCK YOU WUT ABOUT POORS???

Defending a bank that received a $25bn bailout to own the libs.

[Bore Expert]

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/neogaf-design-contest-we-back-baby.1478212/

more tshirts!  lol dude is trying to have a do over.

 

[james]

Can i play minecraft or will that make me transphobic

[Cauliflower Of Love]

I don't it's the Minecraft that makes you a transphobe, transphobe.

[Cauliflower Of Love]

On a more serious note. Rosenstein is out, Trump is done.

[thisismyusername]

HOLY SHIT CAULIFLOWER, STOP POSTING. ANYTIME.

[Cauliflower Of Love]

Ok

[Cauliflower Of Love]

Starting now

[thisismyusername]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/chase-bank-makes-bad-tweet-about-saving-money-deletes-it-but-the-streisand-effect-takes-over.114234/

bank: be careful with spending your money
reee: FUCK YOU WUT ABOUT POORS???

Gotta say: Warren's tweet game is on point for this one.

[clothedmacuser]

It feels like people aren't posting controversial topics anymore on Era.  There have been 3 stories from last week that I know they would toss their cookies over but no threads.  Instead it's Slayven asking, "If your any superman your be?  What would your be?"

[Snoopycat_]

Slayven only makes topics about Superman because he can't spell Black Panther

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

why would anyone be following the news when Marvels™ The Avengers® Endgame© is now showing at a cinema near you?

[BisMarckie]

I will be #canceled if people notice, I have said some problematic stuff on the Bire. 

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Of course it's in the laptops. It's in the servers , the routers , the phones - EVERYTHING they make.
They are a fully functioning intelligence branch of the Chinese government.
I get pretty upset over this stuff. The USA criminal charges are not enough. For me this is grounds for war.

 

It's a strong reaction , but as an individual I have a right to it. I'm not a government official .
But a strong reaction is warranted. Computers shepherd our thoughts, identity, our finances.
Complacency of a totalitarian regime will be your demise.

Phones are so disposable it's easy to fall into this blase attitude. My friends say similar things when I cautioned against Huawei phones. "They can have my Snapchat and 499 bank accounts if they want them"
I just see the bigger impact of a systemic collection of all the world's data for that right moment when it's put to nefarious use.

the bigger impact like PRISM, amirite?

[BIONIC]

I will be #canceled if people notice, I have said some problematic stuff on the Bire. 

Sounds like you're in...the danger zone

He’s alright, nobody worry ‘bout him 

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Of course it's in the laptops. It's in the servers , the routers , the phones - EVERYTHING they make.
They are a fully functioning intelligence branch of the Chinese government.
I get pretty upset over this stuff. The USA criminal charges are not enough. For me this is grounds for war.

 

the follow up:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/hidden-backdoors-found-in-huawei-equipment.114305/post-20334601

Vodafone have hit back at Bloomberg: ""The 'backdoor' that Bloomberg refers to is Telnet, which is a protocol that is commonly used by many vendors in the industry for performing diagnostic functions. It would not have been accessible from the internet."

So this is the 2nd time in recent memory Bloomberg have been pushing a convenient for trade embargo purposes "Don't buy Chinese" narrative, and certain era members have swallowed it hook line and sinker

[Potato]

I have long held the view that the humourless cunts at REEEEsetera are just a mirror for the terrible opinions of the ultra-woke left media and this article/opinion from The Guardian just confirms those thoughts.

Avengers: Endgame was brilliant - but the fat shaming broke my heart

Using a fat person as a punchline is cheap and lazy. So why was everyone in the cinema audience laughing except me?

At 30 years of age I really should be used seeing how fat bodies are depicted in the media. I should be used to fat bodies being the easy go-to for depicting sad, angry characters. I should be used to the introduction of a fat body to provide some comedic relief. But here I am, the morning after seeing Avengers: Endgame, and I am still shocked, angry and hurt. I am an avid Marvel nerd and while the movie itself was brilliant in many ways, I had seriously conflicted emotions about the physical appearance of Thor.

I wouldn’t be upset if he had put on weight as a result of his trauma and this was taken more seriously. Fluctuations in weight are normal, particularly when you aren’t taking care of yourself. My problem with Thor’s appearance is that he was clearly a strategic joke placed by Marvel to provide some comedic relief from the overall seriousness of the film.

Thor’s first appearance as a fat person sees him walking into the room shirtless with an extreme focus on his belly and everyone laughs. Look! Thor is fat! Fat, but still jolly, because how could a fat person not be jolly? Sitting in that movie theatre, watching the fatphobic jokes roll through at the expense of a veteran with mental health issues and listening to the subsequent laughter broke my heart.

How fucking fragile are these people? Thor was probably the best part of the film.

Of course, her Twitter profile should surprise no one https://twitter.com/femmeoutofwater?lang=en

[HaughtyFrank]

I have long held the view that the humourless cunts at REEEEsetera are just a mirror for the terrible opinions of the ultra-woke left media and this article/opinion from The Guardian just confirms those thoughts.

Avengers: Endgame was brilliant - but the fat shaming broke my heart

I thought we were finally past the days of the fat suit.

Pretty sure we are. That looked like CG to me, similar to how they shrunk down Chris Evans back in the day.

edit: oh lord

So while I fully support people going to see Avengers: Endgame, I feel it’s necessary to make a trigger warning: strong themes of fat shaming and PTSD as it relates to war.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

You don't need to look at their twitter to know whats up with that article.
You just need to read the final paragraph of that article.

Lacey-Jade Christie is a freelance writer and host of the Australian body positivity podcast The Fat Collective

Its not an advertorial if its about feels

[VomKriege]

What is the appropriate response for a coordinated global espionage campaign?
How about a naval blockade?

I'm a cynical post imperialist Frenchman enamored with strategy and wargames, and I'm grossed out by ERA constant appeals to war.

That’s complete and utter bullshit on the Apple part because they’re one of the few companies who takes private information seriously.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

HL2 ep2 ended on quite a cliffhanger.

It'd be as if Infinity War came out, and then Marvel found another way of making money and lost interest in making movies and just never made the conclusion. People would be understandably pissed.

Understandably pissed like people who funded a kickstarter in 2013 with a release date of 2014, that made more than 3 times what it was asking for, and then post kickstarter took publisher financing for the creator to spend all day playing vidya, posting on forums, and navel-gazingly tweak their graphics and animations and 6 years later is still no closer to release levels of understandably pissed?

[kingv]

So sweetnicole is no longer a mod?! Is there a good story there or did she just stop doing it?

Also the fat shaming chick is, unsurprisingly, fat.

[bork]

I have long held the view that the humourless cunts at REEEEsetera are just a mirror for the terrible opinions of the ultra-woke left media and this article/opinion from The Guardian just confirms those thoughts.

Thor’s first appearance as a fat person sees him walking into the room shirtless with an extreme focus on his belly and everyone laughs. Look! Thor is fat! Fat, but still jolly, because how could a fat person not be jolly?

What?  How can anyone misinterpret that scene like this?    He's not fucking "jolly."  He's become a reclusive, depressed, fat drunken slob because of the events that happened.

Sitting in that movie theatre, watching the fatphobic jokes roll through at the expense of a veteran with mental health issues and listening to the subsequent laughter broke my heart.

What "fatphobic jokes?"  WHAT THE FUCK IS SHE EVEN TALKING ABOUT?

How fucking fragile are these people? Thor was probably the best part of the film.

It was great, yeah. 

[kingv]

Should I know who the fuck Leona Lewis is?

She was a famous singer, but then DOA 5 got its hooks into her and she stopped making albums so she could own noobs at DOA and be mad online.

[Shuri]

The whole body positivism / fat acceptance movement is irresponsible bullshit that is hurting and, without wanting to sound too theatrical, killing overweight people.

It’s one thing to stop people from making fat jokes is ok, but being ok with being fat and encouraging people to stay that way because it makes them feel brave and beautiful is bullshit.

It’s all bullshit lazy slacktivism from twitter personalities looking to score easy points / patreon donations.

They preach and praise overweight people, but they aren’t deal to help them to deal with the fucktons of health problems that being fat brings.

High blood pressure, severe back/knees problems, diabetes and related issues, constant various pain, sleep apnea and even shit like having problems to find decent fitting clothes and so on.

I have to take 3 different pills, two vitamines and one injection in the morning to keep going, and i’m not even super mega fat.

It’s terrible. I feel like a grandpa. Anyhow,  i changed my life around but i’m going to deal for the rest of my life with the consequences.

Those fat acceptance activists choose to ignore that aspect, because it’s not pretty, they choose to praise silly shit like “oh look how strong and brave this overweight underwear model is! Yas queen!”

So fuck off with that fat acceptance activism garbage and it hurts people

[marrec]

I can't believe the real Shuri posts here

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Thor was never body shamed in Endgame, in fact, dude kept his body shape throughout the entire movie and remained an integral part of the team regardless. If Endgame were truly in it to shame the doughy Thor, they would have had him God of Thunder his way into some Abs or something but they didn't. When the rest of the team approached him, they didn't tell him how fat he was, they were clearly more concerned about his living conditions and his drinking.

Motherfuckers don't even know what Fat Shaming is anymore.

[Joe Molotov]

I can't believe the real Shuri posts here

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Thor was never body shamed in Endgame, in fact, dude kept his body shape throughout the entire movie and remained an integral part of the team regardless. If Endgame were truly in it to shame the doughy Thor, they would have had him God of Thunder his way into some Abs or something but they didn't. When the rest of the team approached him, they didn't tell him how fat he was, they were clearly more concerned about his living conditions and his drinking.

Motherfuckers don't even know what Fat Shaming is anymore.

User Banned (Duration Pending): Dismissing concerns about body shaming, defending fatface

[marrec]

Don't they WANT fat representation in their multi-billion dollar pop culture phenomena? 

What better representation than fucking Thor? Otherwise you get bullshit "super heroes" like Faith.

[agrajag]

Look, if it's not an obese, black, wheelchair bound, demigender lesbian, I don't want shim in my Marvel movies.

[demi]

The whole body positivism / fat acceptance movement is irresponsible bullshit that is hurting and, without wanting to sound too theatrical, killing overweight people.

It’s one thing to stop people from making fat jokes is ok, but being ok with being fat and encouraging people to stay that way because it makes them feel brave and beautiful is bullshit.

It’s all bullshit lazy slacktivism from twitter personalities looking to score easy points / patreon donations.

They preach and praise overweight people, but they aren’t deal to help them to deal with the fucktons of health problems that being fat brings.

High blood pressure, severe back/knees problems, diabetes and related issues, constant various pain, sleep apnea and even shit like having problems to find decent fitting clothes and so on.

I have to take 3 different pills, two vitamines and one injection in the morning to keep going, and i’m not even super mega fat.

It’s terrible. I feel like a grandpa. Anyhow,  i changed my life around but i’m going to deal for the rest of my life with the consequences.

Those fat acceptance activists choose to ignore that aspect, because it’s not pretty, they choose to praise silly shit like “oh look how strong and brave this overweight underwear model is! Yas queen!”

So fuck off with that fat acceptance activism garbage and it hurts people

you should probably leave now.

also people consider hank hill thor fat? get with a real man with a real dadbod

[Straight Edge]

Imagine: Ironman defeats Thanos. He stops and takes off his helmet, revealing he was in a wheelchair all along.

[VomKriege]

I was compared to Fat Thor and that was obviously a compliment (for me). I take it he is not obese by any means.

Beer gut

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

[demi]

Wait did you just ban Shuri?

yup. i do not tolerate that attitude. thanks

- mgmt

[VomKriege]

How is being a Maduro supporter allowed here?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/military-uprising-taking-place-in-venezuela-see-staff-post.114313/page-3#post-20336487

[HaughtyFrank]

As this situation develops, please remember to keep this discussion civil. Maduro is an actual dictator who has regularly employed violence against his own people; emotions are therefore bound to be running high. It is not off-limits to support his ouster, but please avoid cheerleading for bloodshed on any side. We will issue bans if things get out of hand.

"Wishing for the death of a dictator is forbidden, please keep that limited to old racist white women"

[Bananas]

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/londons-first-ever-trans-pride-festival-to-be-held-sept-14.1478749/#post-254135800

At this point they are pretty much /pol/

[Straight Edge]

A customer just called in saying that she is offended that her auto insurance policy has 666 as part of the policy number and wants it changed immediately because it’s the devil’s number.

[BisMarckie]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/study-association-between-release-of-netflix’s-13-reasons-why-suicide-rates-in-the-us.114326/

They need to take this show off Netflix asap.

Looks like another case for the #REsistance

The study‘s methodology is incredibly shoddy, almost like someone had an agenda, which we all know is impossible in studies.

[Transhuman]

A customer just called in saying that she is offended that her auto insurance policy has 666 as part of the policy number and wants it changed immediately because it’s the devil’s number.

My friend had the same thing at his office but it was a co-worker conplaining about a devil's food cake.

[Joe Molotov]

As this situation develops, please remember to keep this discussion civil. Maduro is an actual dictator who has regularly employed violence against his own people; emotions are therefore bound to be running high. It is not off-limits to support his ouster, but please avoid cheerleading for bloodshed on any side. We will issue bans if things get out of hand.

"Wishing for the death of a dictator is forbidden, please keep that limited to old racist white women"

See Staff Post to know whether it's okay for someone to get raped in a ditch or not. We'll let you know as it develops.

[BisMarckie]

This is also why I dislike depressing and nihilistic movies or movies/tv series humanizing villains and turning them into 'heroes' (looking at you, Breaking Bad) as a rule. They have a way of influencing peoples' perception more than we realize.

Only Hopium allowed.

[Straight Edge]

These are the same people who believe civilization is going to collapse in their lifetimes.

[BisMarckie]

People who think Walter White was supposed to be a hero are weird.

You’re right. Tony Montana > Walter White.

[marrec]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/study-association-between-release-of-netflix’s-13-reasons-why-suicide-rates-in-the-us.114326/

They need to take this show off Netflix asap.

Looks like another case for the #REsistance

The study‘s methodology is incredibly shoddy, almost like someone had an agenda, which we all know is impossible in studies.

"Contrary to expectations, these associations were restricted to boys" What an odd finding. I'd argue that based on this there must be a secondary factor to explain the increase and not a Netflix show aimed at young women. :-/

You're right about the shoddy methodology lol damn

[marrec]

People who think Walter White was supposed to be a hero are weird.

You’re right. Tony Montana > Walter White.

It is pretty hilarious how people became Walter White "fans";  I really think they read the show wrong.. like he's not actually a tough guy, the hat isn't supposed to be "cool" and he's supposed to be a sociopath.

They even completely expose his only redeeming quality; that he was allegedly "doing it for his family."

I'm at an elevated risk of care-posting here, but the reason people became Walter White "fans" is toxic masculinity.

I shall say no more to spare you all the bullshit that would surely follow.

[BisMarckie]

The „doing it for his family“ virgin vs. the  “In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women.”-Chad

[BisMarckie]

Yikes. The concept of the show always gave a weird vibe, but big yikes.

Cancel this show.

[BisMarckie]

I have only watched the first two episodes of Breaking Bad. 

[BisMarckie]

Weaponized polls.


Edit: They closed the thread.

Maybe they should move it to the internal mod forum to discuss it.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Is there any actual checking in this study to see of anyone who killed themselves had actually watched this show, or is it just a datapoint that the show came out?

[BisMarckie]

Is there any actual checking in this study to see of anyone who killed themselves had actually watched this show, or is it just a datapoint that the show came out?

The latter.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Weaponized polls.


Edit: They closed the thread.

Maybe they should move it to the internal mod forum to discuss it.

83% of the people who answered feel conversation is stifled and Final Friendworker decided it was the good ole unproductivity that needed locking it up

[marrec]

Is there any actual checking in this study to see of anyone who killed themselves had actually watched this show, or is it just a datapoint that the show came out?

No, just Holt-Winters forcasting and quasi-Poisson regression to show an associative increase around a specific time-frame.