If I say that you called me an asshole two years ago for no reason, and you don’t remember doing that, do you think it is more or less likely to have happened than if you also recall calling me an asshole two years ago for no reason?

The poor grammar and punctuation was literally there to make my message easier to understand.

If someone says “you did this,” and you claim not to remember, you are, by default, casting doubt on the veracity of their statement, regardless of whether you’re being honest about remembering the event or not.

Then you’re not apologizing, you’re just expressing your displeasure with their reaction to something you feel was justified. That’s not the same thing as apologizing.

If you’re not going to bother with punctuation or grammar, don’t complain when your message is misunderstood.

I assumed that was just run-of-the-mill stupidity. I’m still not convinced it’s not, actually.

The main character could host her own LAN party, or she could leave.

Looks like its painting males negatively.

That’s very nice for you, but your positive experience doesn’t invalidate other people’s negative ones.

I’ve been saying for the better part of a year that the only thing that will save us from 4 more years of Trump is the fact that he hates the job and doesn’t want to do it anymore.

You definitely missed something, but most readers did, it seems. Here’s a hint: it’s no coincidence that most of the readers who missed out on the overarching metaphor are male.

My friend, the metaphor (and therefore the point) appear to have gone over your head on this one. Don’t feel too bad, though. From the comments section it appears you are far from the only one.

You sound like exactly the person who needs to learn something from stories like this.

One long metaphor for what it feels like to be the only girl at a LAN party. I mean seriously? It’s right there in the title. This is a “scary story” that takes a real-life experience of a lot of women and shines a light onto it metaphorically by portraying the threat as a paranormal one, rather than a conventional…

I fixated on the words he said because the literal meaning and the figurative meaning are one and the same in this case. McNair may actually be embarrased and contrite about what he said, but if he is it’s because he’s let the facade slip, even for himself. I have no doubt McNair doesn’t think he’s a racist, but his…

I would think the title would give it away, but okay.

I would think the title would give it away, but okay.

If you honestly think that’s an apt comparison, then there’s no point in continuing this conversation. You’re beyond help.

We think that because that is literally, word for word, exactly what he did. He literally compared his players to prison inmates, and the NFL to a prison. We think that he did that because he actually, demonstrably did that.

Lot of people missing the point in these comments.