River Of Slime |OT| Mission: Impossible

[kingv]

He’s right though. To be married is to bite your tongue.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/odessa-mayor-blames-shootings-on-evil-people-violent-video-games.138648/

           Blaming mass shootings on bad people and violent videogames

   Blaming mass shootings on bad people and sexist videogames

cognitive whattananance?

[HaughtyFrank]

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https://twitter.com/MrErnestOwens/status/1168519074109939713

https://www.resetera.com/threads/kevin-hart-seriously-injured-in-malibu-car-crash-tmz.138529/post-24142435

[daemon]

Get the look

https://twitter.com/BenjiSales/status/1167114787794427905

Which one is best?

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both are great, but the first one sexually harassed me so #cancelbenjioption1

[Raist]

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https://twitter.com/MrErnestOwens/status/1168519074109939713

https://www.resetera.com/threads/kevin-hart-seriously-injured-in-malibu-car-crash-tmz.138529/post-24142435

[daemon]

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https://twitter.com/MrErnestOwens/status/1168519074109939713

https://www.resetera.com/threads/kevin-hart-seriously-injured-in-malibu-car-crash-tmz.138529/post-24142435

I'm just glad Kevin was quickly sent to the children's hospital to get urgent care

[Joe Molotov]

I always save my best effort for the best thread

Can I get a link to that thread?

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

I don't get the joke of "what are you having for breakfast?"

[Tripon]

I don't get the joke of "what are you having for breakfast?"

The joke is that the metaphorical person doesn't care to even pretend to care that a person got hurt.

[HardcoreRetro]

I don't get the joke of "what are you having for breakfast?"

The joke is that he doesn't care about another human's life being in danger. He switches the topic because he doesn't care.

[HaughtyFrank]

I don't get the joke of "what are you having for breakfast?"

My guess is that he's baiting a "Well I don't get the joke of homphobia!" response

[daemon]

I don't get the joke of "what are you having for breakfast?"

The joke is actually the person telling the story. He's a clown.

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

"I don't care" isn't a joke.

Like, if he had a big scene in Jumanji or whatever where he's begging to be allowed to drive the car, and says "if I crash I'll buy y'all breakfast!" that would be a joke as a callback.

Or, like, "I guess you all heard about that huge car crash Kevin Hart was in? Sadly, just 6 months after that Ellen show appearance he drove off the road" or whatever.

Need to get planetsmashers decade of prodessional comedy training all up in this bitch

[Joe Molotov]

The joke is that breakfast is the most hilarious meal of the day.

[daemon]

The joke is that breakfast is the most hilarious meal of the day.

The joke is that he made a reference to a Rick and Morty joke so he's automatically 3000IQ.

[kingv]

This situation brings me back to the striking revolution In standup comedy that is Nanette.

In the Trump era can you have stand up comedy that isn’t funny? Nanette proves yes.

[Transhuman]

Kevin Hart proved you could do standup without being funny way before Hannah Gadsby did.

[HardcoreRetro]

Her breaking down over her rape and shouting at the audience made me laugh. Imagine paying money for that.

[thisismyusername]

Get the look

https://twitter.com/BenjiSales/status/1167114787794427905

Which one is best?

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The top.

Also glad to see he's hiding his teeth until he gets those fixed.

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/IGN/status/1168305786549751808

Why did Ree try to get this game to be canceled in 2018 and 2019 again?

[Mr. Nobody]

I don't get the joke of "what are you having for breakfast?"

 

[Nintex]

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https://twitter.com/MrErnestOwens/status/1168519074109939713

https://www.resetera.com/threads/kevin-hart-seriously-injured-in-malibu-car-crash-tmz.138529/post-24142435

I'm just glad Kevin was quickly sent to the children's hospital to get urgent care

Did you hear this? This was just on the news.
Kevin Hart was involved in a car crash.
Of course we wish Kevin a speedy recovery.

Despite of what you may have heard, not involved in the car crash was an unknown man named Bill Clinton

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[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/odessa-mayor-blames-shootings-on-evil-people-violent-video-games.138648/post-24145165

                                                                                    

[Propagandhim]

"I don't care" isn't a joke.

Like, if he had a big scene in Jumanji or whatever where he's begging to be allowed to drive the car, and says "if I crash I'll buy y'all breakfast!" that would be a joke as a callback.

Or, like, "I guess you all heard about that huge car crash Kevin Hart was in? Sadly, just 6 months after that Ellen show appearance he drove off the road" or whatever.

Need to get planetsmashers decade of prodessional comedy training all up in this bitch

 

[Transhuman]

No, Norm's joke would be:

"Standup comedian Kevin Hart has been in a car accident today where he sustained major spinal injuries, but doctors have confirmed that after a successful operation repairing his backbone, he may finally be able to apologise to the gay community"

[Ghoul]

I mean you could say

"Kevin hart was in a car crash, and by the looks of things the roof was punching down on him"

[nudemacusers]

I don't get the joke of "what are you having for breakfast?"

Omg

Let me break it down for you, as someone who has studied the art of comedy for 10+ years

Breakfast is breaking the fast one experiences while sleeping. Cars also break when they go fast. Brakes also fail when cars are too fast. Kevin hart went home to get treatment and very likely eat or drink.

So the joke is that since this happened at 1 am hart broke his fast when the car didn’t brake fast enough resulting in a car breaking fast.

I feel weird dumbing down the art like this but most people do not have the education to properly examine the subtextual meaning of humor like this, having digested empty calories like Big Bang theory/comic “films”/poser memes.

[team filler]

 

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Oh, okay. What y'all eating for breakfast?

[nudemacusers]

I don't get the joke of "what are you having for breakfast?"

Omg

Let me break it down for you, as someone who has studied the art of comedy for 10+ years

Breakfast is breaking the fast one experiences while sleeping. Cars also break when they go fast. Brakes also fail when cars are too fast. Kevin hart went home to get treatment and very likely eat or drink.

So the joke is that since this happened at 1 am hart broke his fast when the car didn’t brake fast enough resulting in a car breaking fast.

I feel weird dumbing down the art like this but most people do not have the education to properly examine the subtextual meaning of humor like this, having digested empty calories like Big Bang theory/comic “films”/poser memes.

this is like... the dumbest joke ever

even i wouldnt make a joke like this

the car breaks fast... ? cars dont break when they go fast, they break when they crash

its possible for a car to go fast and not crash you know

god what is this nonsense

I didn’t get modernism the first time I was exposed it it; but after years of rigorous study and application it clicked. Give it time.

[Ghoul]

Oh, okay. What y'all eating for breakfast?

Yo mama's ass.

[HardcoreRetro]

Oh, okay. What y'all eating for breakfast?

Don't worry, I only liked your post for the racist co-opting of the word y'all.

[HaughtyFrank]

Saw the special a few days ago. It was funny, but I was cringing at some of the jokes toward the beginning.

User banned (5 days): trolling

https://www.resetera.com/threads/hollywood-reporter-dave-chappelle-slams-michael-jackson-accusers-and-cancel-culture-in-netflix-special.137409/post-24147001


 

[Joe Molotov]

Saw the special a few days ago. It was funny, but I was cringing at some of the jokes toward the beginning.

User banned (5 days): trolling

https://www.resetera.com/threads/hollywood-reporter-dave-chappelle-slams-michael-jackson-accusers-and-cancel-culture-in-netflix-special.137409/post-24147001


 

This topic met it's quota of bans, and is mostly going in circles at this point. Therefore, we're locking it.

[team filler]

the crazy unstable Ts in the back seat 

[nudemacusers]

Did anyone get banned for wanting to see polanski’s latest film?

[Tripon]

Saw the special a few days ago. It was funny, but I was cringing at some of the jokes toward the beginning.

User banned (5 days): trolling

https://www.resetera.com/threads/hollywood-reporter-dave-chappelle-slams-michael-jackson-accusers-and-cancel-culture-in-netflix-special.137409/post-24147001


 

This topic met it's quota of bans, and is mostly going in circles at this point. Therefore, we're locking it.

As a system administrator, how does ban quotas make sense in a site's drives to drive memberships?

[Joe Molotov]

Saw the special a few days ago. It was funny, but I was cringing at some of the jokes toward the beginning.

User banned (5 days): trolling

https://www.resetera.com/threads/hollywood-reporter-dave-chappelle-slams-michael-jackson-accusers-and-cancel-culture-in-netflix-special.137409/post-24147001


 

This topic met it's quota of bans, and is mostly going in circles at this point. Therefore, we're locking it.

As a system administrator, how does ban quotas make sense in a site's drives to drive memberships?

Women and minorities feel safer when they know white cismales can't get away with saying "I watched a heavily promoted comedy special on the most popular streaming service in North America".

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Oh, okay. What y'all eating for breakfast?

Yo mama's ass.

I'll just have a coffee thanks

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

Female indie dev talking about the shitty "whisper network", let's see if era can get over thier mob-lust to post about it

https://twitter.com/oysterFAKE/status/1168276958074961925

This thread is something I never thought I'd have to do and god, I wish there were alternative to public spectacle. However, recent events have left me little choice.

I need to address the malicious whisper campaign and rumors of abuse currently circulating within the industry.
This is gonna be a bit of a lengthy thread I'm afraid, since if a simple "fuck off, what you going on about mate?" would suffice, this wouldn't be needed in the first place.
(And to note - these accusations are of professional/social/financial abuse and manipulation rather than any other kind…)
In recent weeks, a number of people have reached out to me to voice concerns about them being approached by a man I have had previous professional association with.
This appears to have reached a tipping point against the backdrop of current events, and we are at at a place where I am viewed as abjectly toxic by swathes of the industry. Where my supposed toxicity and danger to those around me is now a talking point at social events.
Over the course of the week, I've come to find out that, without noticing it, I have been (or am being) transformed into an honest to god pariah.

Can't really sleep on that.
The man has been systematically approaching people within the industry to "discuss" grievances, events and actions that paint me as a pretty monstrous kinda person.
These conversations portray me as abusive, they display me as exploitative and possessed of little competence or integrity. The list of items I have seen are extensive, broad and stretch back a number of years.
I will not be addressing any specifics. I have not yet addressed specifics with third parties in private.

I need to maintain the anonymity of those who have reached out to me, and bringing things up now in public would be legally premature.
What I will stand up and say now is that the overwhelming majority of what has been shared with me is wholly false.
Close to everything I've seen is a fabrication, inversions of reality that can be disproven in a couple of minutes with one or two chat logs or a simple look at the facts.
Other points are slightly more insidious, accusations backed by some sleight of hand, highly selective quoting, laissez-faire portrayals of <what happened when> and webs of reference points that would take hours to sift through.
Regardless, the portrayal of me that is circulating, the facts used to back that up? They are abjectly without merit or authentic grounding in reality.

If it wasn't for the whole career killing side of things, this shit would be comically absurd.
Indeed, the person I have supposedly abused is someone I have no material power over what so ever.

In many ways, quite the inverse: While I'm some little bitch without much ties or connection to the industry at large, they have friends in high places and deep working contacts.
While I'm homeless and scrape by on saved residuals from Paratopic, he is comfortably employed and even, due to the nature of past work together, has a degree of financial control over me.
Where there are power dynamics between me and the person I have seemingly abused, they are weighted strongly against me.
This is a malicious whisper campaign carried out against me by someone I consider to be highly dangerous.

My experience - and that of others I know - is that this man is volatile and abusive himself.
I am not the first person he has pulled this shit on. This man has a history of wielding weaponized abuse allegations to drive the people he feels have wronged him out of the industry.

There are a number of people he has done tangible harm to in the past.
I am the target of a vindictive, malicious campaign that by all appearances, seems to be carried out with the intent of destroying me. The claims within, I'll reiterate, are wholly without merit.
This campaign appears to be exploiting current discourse in an attempt to drive me out of my career and take away my means for maintaining income, keeping myself housed, fed, all that.
While we have had our fair share of disagreement and interpersonal conflict, I have done --nothing-- that even remotely warrants this.
Things may come across as a bit tit-for-tat, just a dispute that's spiraled out. It is the skill of a proficient manipulator to manifest narratives that can be read as bilateral conflict.
As it stands, I seem to be a pariah at present. Persona non-gratis. Toxic myself, and toxic to those associated with me. This campaign seems to have succeeded.

Hell, I've been shared chatlogs of this man all but bragging about that.
I ain't down for this.

I've never had much enthusiasm for being a victim, so over the next week I'll be taking the initial steps for finding a solution to this. I'll be using what resources I do have to investigate and, if possible, pursue legal action.
(As a side note, those resources are pretty scant what with being a homeless cheeseburger and all. Given that the nature of these allegations is going to directly impact my ability to find housing, what finances I have saved are particularly precious...
..but that doesn't matter. I've invested my entire being in this medium and industry, and right now my career is dead. There is no space for me here. If I'm going to burn, I'll choose an immolation induced by standing up for myself any day of the year. Seppuku is distasteful).
This post isn't in itself a definitive effort to stand up for myself or clear my name. I don't rate the success of that here since at the end of the day, I'm not the most sympathetic figure. I'm coarse, abrasive, contrarian and I rolled low on my charisma stat.
Just another English dickhead.
I've made my fair share of fuck ups and mistakes in the past. Tangiers has been a fukken mess, and Ive no doubt some folk quite rightly judge me by that (though prioritization of the long effort to fix that is a significant part of why I'm well into year three of homeless living)
I can even be slightly difficult to work with. Times I've used (and profusely apologised for) choice language during extremely difficult discussions while trying to stand up for myself against someone who, frankly, terrifies me.
I'm imperfect. I'm a deeply flawed person. Let plenty of people down in the past.

But I'm nothing like the lies that are going around about me.
We're in an arena where people need to be perfect victims. Where any attempt to assert oneself against abusive behavior needs to be perfectly written for an external audience or it is seen as "not a good look".
For victims to be credible in the Colosseum of public opinion, they have to prostrate themselves and take it without serious complaint. Shit be brutal.
I'm a messy, somewhat unpopular cunt even without this campaign over me so that’s not what I'm trying here.

I just want to get my voice out against an attempt to do me very real and significant harm that I am currently powerless to effectively resist.
Finally: I want to make it clear that any allegations going around are targeted at me, and me alone.

There have been concerns voiced about people previously and currently associated with me. That is unwarranted.
No one deserves to be hit by collateral from this. I'd fall on my sword at the drop of a hat than let people I give a shit about get hurt by this. In many ways, that's fundamentally what this thread is.
This is on me, and me alone.

Speaking publically is not my first choice, but when people are getting burnt by association with me... I got a responsibility to them, y'know.
Fuck, this is probably going to burn me a bit more.

Expect the rumour mill to go on overdrive, and for this to be seen as a declaration of war. Spotlights on me I don't have much mental fortitude for. Don't want to do this, but what choice do I have.
I'm going away to try to fix things and clear myself. Go to ground, find recourse and quietly keep making games.
Stepping away from this account and any public activity until a time where it's safe and appropriate for me to return. Might bump the thread later, but consider me gone.
If people really need me, my DMs are open, I'll check them sporadically.

Other than that, I'm off outta here. I really, really hope that I can come back.

why the fuck are people still using twitter?  :'(

[Transhuman]

So do I believe victims or women?

[HardcoreRetro]

Female indie dev talking about the shitty "whisper network", let's see if era can get over thier mob-lust to post about it

https://twitter.com/oysterFAKE/status/1168276958074961925

being a homeless cheeseburger

:'(

 :'(

[team filler]

is that like a duck milkshake?

[Raist]

As it stands, I seem to be a pariah at present. Persona non-gratis.

[Don Rumata]

Stop joking about Kevin Hart you fucks.
Comedy's not supposed to punch down. 

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/Saiko_CL/status/1168532469139857408

 

[Momo]

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[zepblackstar]

so Leigh Alexander accused this dude of something 
http://archive.fo/HJW02


he went straight legal up and making a police complaint. So she immediately deletes all her accusations and now people are complaining he shouldn't have defend himself from accusations. This is the indie game cult these people are in

https://twitter.com/alexiskennedy/status/1166762265892311042

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

I remember when I thought Eras stance that accusations was a synonym for evidence was funny 

so about that alexis dude:
 - he might be a rapist, I dunno
 - one person has come forward with any kind of concrete accusation, and its not about rape, or even sexual assault, or even anythign sexually predatory; its that when they were in a relationship he cheated on her with a co-worker, then dumped her and ocntinued seeing that same co-worker while she was still working there and that made her feel bad
 - 2 named people and one anon have made vague "dudes a creeper" accusations, based on things they've heard on "the whisper network", not things that have actually happened to them

Like, the fact that sexual assault and rape allegations are tough to prove in court and that legal proceeds are imperfect isn't great.
I don't think anyone would claim its close to perfect.

But its better than this whisper campaign mudslinging shit, surely.

[Propagandhim]

I don't get the joke of "what are you having for breakfast?"

Omg

Let me break it down for you, as someone who has studied the art of comedy for 10+ years

Breakfast is breaking the fast one experiences while sleeping. Cars also break when they go fast. Brakes also fail when cars are too fast. Kevin hart went home to get treatment and very likely eat or drink.

So the joke is that since this happened at 1 am hart broke his fast when the car didn’t brake fast enough resulting in a car breaking fast.

I feel weird dumbing down the art like this but most people do not have the education to properly examine the subtextual meaning of humor like this, having digested empty calories like Big Bang theory/comic “films”/poser memes.

https://twitter.com/HardDriveMag/status/1168531524414857216

[daemon]

so Leigh Alexander accused this dude of something 
http://archive.fo/HJW02


he went straight legal up and making a police complaint. So she immediately deletes all her accusations and now people are complaining he shouldn't have defend himself from accusations. This is the indie game cult these people are in

https://twitter.com/alexiskennedy/status/1166762265892311042

Not only that, but you should see the responses.

"yikes, did you just threaten to take law into this?"

"what a coward for involving the cops"

"i'm disappointed you jumped to legal actions. You should make those around you safe first"


The fuck?

[D3RANG3D]

I don't get the joke of "what are you having for breakfast?"

Omg

Let me break it down for you, as someone who has studied the art of comedy for 10+ years

Breakfast is breaking the fast one experiences while sleeping. Cars also break when they go fast. Brakes also fail when cars are too fast. Kevin hart went home to get treatment and very likely eat or drink.

So the joke is that since this happened at 1 am hart broke his fast when the car didn’t brake fast enough resulting in a car breaking fast.

I feel weird dumbing down the art like this but most people do not have the education to properly examine the subtextual meaning of humor like this, having digested empty calories like Big Bang theory/comic “films”/poser memes.

https://twitter.com/HardDriveMag/status/1168531524414857216

https://twitter.com/saturatedSW/status/1168568357018378240

[GreatSageEqualOfHeaven]

[kingv]

so Leigh Alexander accused this dude of something 
http://archive.fo/HJW02


he went straight legal up and making a police complaint. So she immediately deletes all her accusations and now people are complaining he shouldn't have defend himself from accusations. This is the indie game cult these people are in

https://twitter.com/alexiskennedy/status/1166762265892311042

Not only that, but you should see the responses.

"yikes, did you just threaten to take law into this?"

"what a coward for involving the cops"

"i'm disappointed you jumped to legal actions. You should make those around you safe first"


The fuck?

Everyone on both sides of this “debate” is a level 99 loser.

[HaughtyFrank]

so Leigh Alexander accused this dude of something 
http://archive.fo/HJW02


he went straight legal up and making a police complaint. So she immediately deletes all her accusations and now people are complaining he shouldn't have defend himself from accusations. This is the indie game cult these people are in

https://twitter.com/alexiskennedy/status/1166762265892311042

Not only that, but you should see the responses.

"yikes, did you just threaten to take law into this?"

"what a coward for involving the cops"

"i'm disappointed you jumped to legal actions. You should make those around you safe first"


The fuck?

When your're a good feminist you're supposed to take the hit for the team

[headwalk]

us white males finally having our black panther moment with the joker.

[nudemacusers]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/in-a-dilemma-about-natalie-wynns-tweet-about-pronouns.138596/page-3#post-24150865

Fuck you. Go kill yourself

 

[thisismyusername]

Deaf Speaker: Good news! It's looking like the hurricane will miss Orlando! Disney is safe! HURRAH!

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[Nintex]

so Leigh Alexander accused this dude of something 
http://archive.fo/HJW02


he went straight legal up and making a police complaint. So she immediately deletes all her accusations and now people are complaining he shouldn't have defend himself from accusations. This is the indie game cult these people are in

https://twitter.com/alexiskennedy/status/1166762265892311042

Not only that, but you should see the responses.

"yikes, did you just threaten to take law into this?"

"what a coward for involving the cops"

"i'm disappointed you jumped to legal actions. You should make those around you safe first"


The fuck?

"If the cops get involved the evidence is getting in the way of our feelings!" 

The latest batch of 'accusations' are more or less relationships gone wrong and have little to do with rape, workplace harassment or otherwise.
We're basically at a point that if a game developer wronged m'lady at some point he's now a rapist who should be #cancelled.

Even more stupid that most of these relationships aren't even marriages. Most are workplace flings and some even long distance relationships. 

These dudes are now protecting themselves from the mobs so they're gamer gators!!

[kingv]

The worst thing about this I keep feeling like Leigh Alexander might be hot, but then I look up pics and she really isn’t.