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[Virginia Tech] Chris Matthews is a dick.
Recoil42
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I'm kinda surprised we don't have a thread pertaining to the media and the Virginia Tech incident yet, particularly such inaccurate portrayal of videogames as we're used to seeing.
So here it is.
As for why Chris Matthews is a dick.... well, let's just play hardball...
...by repeatedly bringing up the topic of videogames in an on-tv interview with Cho Seung-hui's (former) roomate, in particular counter-strike, in a utterly transparently baiting-the-hook way, even after immediately ascertaining that the accused never (or very rarely) even played videogames. Apalling lack of professionalism.
Way to go, ya dick.
I'm sure most of you have already heard the casual dropping, and then later removal, of a counter-strike reference by the Washington Post.
http://kotaku.com/gaming/washington-post/washington-post-links-shooter-to-counterstrike-253117.php
..but not before Jack Thompson got to it, of course, and then got onto FOX news:
http://kotaku.com/gaming/feature/feature-dissecting-jacks-lies-252914.php
So here it is.
As for why Chris Matthews is a dick.... well, let's just play hardball...
...by repeatedly bringing up the topic of videogames in an on-tv interview with Cho Seung-hui's (former) roomate, in particular counter-strike, in a utterly transparently baiting-the-hook way, even after immediately ascertaining that the accused never (or very rarely) even played videogames. Apalling lack of professionalism.
Way to go, ya dick.
I'm sure most of you have already heard the casual dropping, and then later removal, of a counter-strike reference by the Washington Post.
http://kotaku.com/gaming/washington-post/washington-post-links-shooter-to-counterstrike-253117.php
..but not before Jack Thompson got to it, of course, and then got onto FOX news:
http://kotaku.com/gaming/feature/feature-dissecting-jacks-lies-252914.php
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"Played Counterstrike: Half-Life [...] Even to the point of dressing up as the hero of the game."
Yeah, the "heroes" being terrorists and counter-terrorists, respectively. Even better is that he refers to them as heroes, despite his firm stance against video game - err, Killing Simulators.
Also they also might say he was nice and friendly. I share a lot of those qualities but I'm not motivated enough to got out and kill people.
It's software.
This goes for everyone, Chris Matthews and G&T included.
You mean these guys?
Escape will make me god"
-Durandal
To this extent though? Chris Matthews practically spelled out "Shy/quiet = Murdering psychopath".
All I've ever heard was the possibility that someone who's shy can be a psychopath in disguise.
The problem is that people will want a scapegoat. Rather than addressing the real problems that contributed to this incident, they will shout "It was videogames! Ban them!".
This is bad for gamers, and it is bad for American society as a whole, because the real problems won't be addressed.
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Well you know back in Chris Matthews' days they hanged black people for fun so we shouldn't consult him about tolerance.
i don't know what I'm saying but what I'm trying to get at is that he hates blacks people and may have participated in the hanging of some of them earlier in his life.
No, psychopaths are being portrayed (and generally actually are) as generally shy people. Not the other way around. There's a difference.
"most bullies chew bubblegum" != "most people that chew bubblegum are bullies".
Just because X -> Y does not mean Y -> X. Way to fall for the same logical fallacy that most of the journalists we talk about in threads like these do.
Oh, I know lots of shy people. Rarely, if ever, have I heard of them being talked about in such a way. Even then, only after they did something particularly strange and worth of mention.
I'M A TWITTER SHITTER
Yeah, he goes so far as to stop Jack Thompson at every turn.
That just shows us how much he hates video games.
I'm going to go play some CS.
Uh, you're preaching to the choir here...
Nah, just not really that funny of a joke, to be honest. You kinda need to work on your delivery.
I'M A TWITTER SHITTER
Shouldn't we blame Starcraft or Ragnarok online?
I'll fear them if Virginia Tech ever starts building Pylons or requires more Vespene Gas.
I'm asking this question seriously. It doesn't sound like there's actually any mass media attack on video games as a cause of this tragedy right now, and there's other subforums with VT shooting threads that are more appropriate for general discussion of this topic (D&D, SE++). Does G&T really need a thread on this?
I hate how any respect or sadness for these tragedies immediately gets buried in a shit storm of people pointing fingers.
Does anyone have any objections to the statement that some people are idiots that will claim that all violent acts are connected to videogames regardless of the actual evidence? If not, then no.
Oh, and everyone should go read this editorial on MSNBC. I'll be clutching it tightly as the media blame machine gets rolling over this situation.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
Exploring the other side, sometimes I have to wonder if mentally unstable people should be allowed to play violent video games and watch violent movies. That type of media may have a different effect on someone who is teetering on the edge of sanity. There is something about American culture that contributes to these kinds of events although it is too complex of an issue to start placing blame on any one aspect.
here's the D&D thread
here's the SE++ thread
As far as Chris Matthews being a dick... well, that's not a G&T topic either. Feel free to make a thread on that topic in either chat forum, if that discussion is also desired.