I have also always gotten that vibe from David Cross. Something about his unearned condescension really rubs me the wrong way.

your ideas are bad and reflect your own privilege. I know nothing about you but I can make some pretty dead-on assumptions when you say “words don’t have meaning unless you let them” like it’s a revelation. If you don’t understand that racism is about a power structure in society, there’s no way I can explain to you…

I mean, you’re arguing vociferously in defence of an immature idiot who keeps making racist gaffes. As a privileged person, you do not get to determine which words do and do not have meaning and weight. Your outlook on this is so damn stupid you suggest people who oppose the casual use of the N-word are the real…

The WSJ didn’t coax anyone to do anything, unless you think literally describing things that are happening isn’t what newspapers should do.

Hey Drew - they specifically ask announcers not to get too into the strategy and playcalling so it’s not too insular. Jon Gruden has referenced this a few times, he’ll mention some crazy West Coast play and how it’s being implemented on the field then say “they tell us not to get too inside.” There are a few guys,…

I haven’t, but i’ll check t out. Blitz: the League and its sequel brought in some of this stuff, it’s too bad they’re so dated now

Lol that is some low-effort trolling, my man. And you are a young, stupid white guy living in a bubble online - you’re simply ignorant that words have meaning. That’s not a new position to be in, there are many who came before you. Try talking to a black woman literally once in your life.

There isn’t much of a difference between anti-Semitic jokes told by an idiot who is t smart enough to be subversive and actual anti-Semitism. They’re basically the same thing. Do you genuinely think everyone in his audience, including children and young teens, gets the difference? Do you think it’s okay to normalize…

If you have to cite a comedian doing a standup routine (of comedy) as your actual feeling on something, you’ve already lost. If you think saying horrible things is okay as long as you don’t mean it, you have a lot of growing up to do.

Me too!

GG has no valid point because it is not about ethics in journalism. It is about hating women and silencing minority voices in gaming. These morons don’t know the first thing about ethics or journalism. They hate Kotaku explicitly despite its record of more independent coverage than other outlets, it’s not called…

White people are way too concerned about being labeled a racist. I don’t think PDP is someone who hates different races, I think he is a moron. But again, it is irrelevant. Being racist is being racist, regardless of your motives. Edgelords turned /pol/ into a white nationalist organizing ground for this very reason.

You’re initially talking about context, then you pivot to suggesting the use of the worst racial slur we have isn’t actually racist. The word’s entire power, its use as a derogatory slur, is due to its history as a racial pejorative. It has no other context when used by a white person in anger. Don’t be an idiot - his…

Here, I can even give you a link: http://www.theroot.com

If you cover one aspect of a giant societal problem, you need to cover it all - in the same article, at the same time, and regardless of the fact that you have a sister publication written by those affected by the issue devoted to covering the issue. Do you not see how absurd that is? Do you want video game…

In what way? Your point is a little muddled, my friend. This article quotes a handful of tweets that focus on the economic aspect of PDP’s racist idiocy, and is in no way a comprehensive look at the total reaction of every YouTuber. Then you start bringing in the plight of POC in America as though every one of these…

That there are far bigger problems doesn’t invalidate the fact that PewDiePie is a moron who says and does racist stuff with some frequency.

Over-validating faux-transgressive edgelords is the Internet’s greatest sin.

Context matters, but not intent. If there’s nothing subversive about the context - in this case, a white guy using the word in anger as a slur to describe an opponent - it’s just a racist act. You can argue until you’re blue in the face about his intent, but intent is completely irrelevant - it’s a racist act, and not…

TotalBiscuit is a supporter of GamerGate and therefore not an adult.