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Penny Arcade - Comic - Apologia
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Penny Arcade - Comic - Apologia
Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.
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"Poorly socialised and over-privileged white people"
AKA, Not famous enough for you and jealous they have made something of their life while you haven't and possibly still live at home.
Yep, those are the only two possible situations there.
I live at work, but I have to commute home every day
I only go into the office to bathe.
I'm filled with regrets that I've never stormed government buildings while openly announcing my intent to murder elected representatives. I'm essentially a giant bubo filled with spite-pus on this forgone chance alone.
But which one was the troll or is this a both scenario?
I read the mini rant. Dude apparently had some built up stress that needed venting... That is what forum posting is for and now he has returned to being a well-adjusted human. I see a system that is working.
Yeah, that's what forum (and other forms of public publication) posting is for when you're someone who nobody knows.
To put it another way, if I'm the head of my school's PTA and I make a post on my own personal facebook about how shitty certain high profile parents, there's going to be repercussions if it gets out. And it won't matter one bit that everything I said was accurate.
Maybe it shouldn't be this way, but it is. And it's not because you're white and over-privileged, or a celebrity (but now I'm being redundant). It's just that when you're not white and not over-privileged, you tend to put a little more thought into "defensive living". That's like defensive driving but for everything you do in life. You think about how some people are just looking for an excuse to find fault and so you try to avoid giving them one. At least, you're statistically more likely to. There are always exceptions, and of course you are going to hear about the exceptions and not the ones that don't make waves.
All that said, this wasn't some grievous offense, and the apology seemed sincere. I see no reason not to move on from it after a little fun-poking.
TL;DR: What you said being correct and/or stressed doesn't let you off the hook for how you say something. Apologies are nice, though.
In panel one, a very large percentage of his face is forehead. I can't unsee it. :?
I feel so old man on the internet I don't even know what that is.
pleasepaypreacher.net
I'm not really aware of their current reputation, but my understanding was that like NeoGAF they tended towards left-wing politics and they adopted a heavy-handed moderation policy out of concerns about harassment from 4chan and /r/KotakuInAction.
No, that's a renal failure medication.
A neogaf splinter board, the horror, the horror.
pleasepaypreacher.net
This was my take away. I'm not entirely sure it even ranks as an offence but I understand that some people have a low tolerance for opinions.
I think he is taking his lumps relatively well though. Supposedly his original goal was to "offer up a discussion starter on current issues the industry is facing." Has much of that happened? The resetera post has been locked so not much success there.
Hot takes, Ho !
He held a funeral for his Tamogotchi, pretty sure mean cats aren't nearly capable of that level of attachment.
IDK man, everything works out if you just tell people that it wasn't the real you. Also it was satire and/or a joke.
Honestly, it'd be kind of refreshing to hear, "These words and actions don't represent who I really am, because that was a lizard person doppelgänger who has been trying to kill and replace me."
https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/comment/43377620/#Comment_43377620
I too would like to opine upon the foibles of a particular ethnic group as they relate to relatively recent political violence. Given the response to this post, I can only presume that such musings are considered kosher here. Still, I'd hate to commit a faux pas based on a misunderstanding, so I'd like to ask, is there an explicit policy here on how one is allowed to talk about people depending upon their race? If not, I'll be happy to join in on the fun.
Based on your comment, I'd suspect you're not going to have a great time here.
And it has nothing to do with the actual topic of your comment, either.
Oof, using the W-word in this, of all places? That ain't gonna end good...