He’s a personality; he has fans and people outside of his immediate family who care to some extent that he’s dead. Maybe he has real life family or friends who frequent gaming sites.

Kotaku is just a pit of vindictive children who don’t have the mental or emotional maturity to deal with sensitive social situations. This place is seriously like watching a 12 year old girl get her feelings hurt, and just say/do horrible, inappropriate shit in retaliation because she’s too young and stupid to know…

Does it comfort you to make us all aware that you’re a shittier person than TB ever was?

You’re right. When someone dies and people gather to mourn that’s the PERFECT place and time to make it about you and the ways he’s upset you in the past.

Eh, I watched most of FLCL and can’t say I was a huge fan of all the “weird and confusing for the sake of weird and confusing.” I think a bit more tempered, and even tropish will just play better.

Asking for criticism doesn’t have to be intentional. I’m sure anyone who’s ever said or done anything in public would love to just call “no criticism!” and that’s it; nothing but positive, gratifying responses to everything they do.

It’s a nice sentiment, but not realistic. People who offer up their work for public consumption have to develop thick skin. If you can only handle positive or constructive feedback then for the love of god only share stuff like this with friends and family, and do whatever you can do keep it off the internet.

Posting in stuff in public is asking for criticism, so, unless someone is distributing their cosplay and/or art without their consent, that wouldn’t apply.

Just a more innocent version of concepts like prostitution and dating; heavier on the romance lighter on the sex.

Because they haven’t worked for the company as long?

A “laundry list?” I don’t like your sexist tone, Turdsley.

No one gets paid equally. I’m a data analyst/programmer, and my salary was negotiated, like everyone else on the planet who doesn’t flip burgers. My current salary is an end result of my accumulated experience and ability to do my job; and that means it will frequently be different than the salary of other people who…

Why is that a problem? Are women owed jobs in the high paying sectors of a company simply because they’re women? There’s no “problem” until there’s some proof the female applicants for these positions were more qualified than the men.

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Women in general aren’t different. In the context of this article, though, the women are quite obviously getting into a game they before had no interest in, simply to socialize. I’m not saying we should march on Washington to make it illegal, but I can understand why some men aren’t thrilled that the competitive…

You don’t sound like you understand what sexism is; you’re probably just a kid yourself.

High-school girls who previously had no interest in gaming, who suddenly all start playing a VERY competitive shooter, are VERY likely doing it because all the boys in their class are doing it. It’s not difficult to figure out. In situations like this peoples motives aren’t some complex, layered mystery.

If you want to convince me that I sound stupid you’ll have to actually make some kind of point.  

I’m sure there are plenty of girls out there who just want to play games, and god bless them... A bunch of high-school girls getting into it because it’s on their phone and it’s where all the high-school guys are hanging out, though? ...

Never said games belong exclusively to guys. Everyone should be allowed to play, but I understand why some guys might be annoyed that their favorite game went from being a serious competitive environment to a place where high-school teens meet to hook up.