41 pts · August 9, 2012
She sounds like the kind of person that'd mock nerds for being anti-social without realizing they've got better social skills than she does.
I'm ashamed I had to think on this one awhile, but the answer makes all the sense once you get it. And then you see why Purple is an idiot.
"People are clearly hating on this person because of her gender, not because she brought childish Tumblrisms to a senate discussion!"
And the funny thing is, when I show posts like these to real women in my life, they laugh at the Tumblrettes and how thinskinned they are.
You don't even have to believe me or take my word for this, just go look up how Tumblr uses it. It's got no sense of logic to it.
The internet is shy about context, so imply your detractor is sexist and it won't matter -what- the conversation was
It's a nice buzzword to toss around when you want to automatically derail a conversation.
Just implications. Basically means 'you're explaining things to me and you identify as a man, therefore this is wrong'
"W-well, they're just so used to being privileged enough to toss their own gender under the bus, those misogynists." Or something like that.
I like how that dude just gets knocked right to the ground, and he takes it a thousand times better than a soccer/football player.
"I don't get it, it's just a pl- ....dammit." - me
Jesus Christ that's friggin' -deep-.
My sides are in orbit along with them.
Dang, I was gonna say this. > w<
Aaaaaaaaaand I totally hit reply to the wrong one.
no video of that, and going and making your own Play-doh dong so you can say 'Look, look! Play-doh is evil!'
narrative. It's beyond cherry picking at this point. It's like saying Play-doh encourages people to make dongs, discovering there's (cont.)
It's not that she used her own (for once), it's that she was forced to do so because no other player had footage that fit her (cont.)
I know, right? It's ridiculous how gender is immediately the first thing some people think of. Not, 'Oh %@#$, that person needs rescuing.'
jesus christ why
Brinstar ain't %#@$ to this lil' guy.
You know what- that's.... that's like the most important question in all of this and I don't even know why.
THAT LAST ONE
I think this is one of those questions that sounds stupid but there's actually like 3000 people all wondering themselves
What do you mean you summoned Cth- OH ШЫT
OH, OH, OH, TELL GOOD MORNING AMERICA, THAT WAS FUN
Oh thank god, I was starting to wonder if I was seriously alone on this.
The last thing you will hear before your life comes to an end... *honk*
I've spent an hour trying to visualize this awesomeness and I can certainly say it was k
She sounds like the kind of person that'd mock nerds for being anti-social without realizing they've got better social skills than she does.
I'm ashamed I had to think on this one awhile, but the answer makes all the sense once you get it. And then you see why Purple is an idiot.
"People are clearly hating on this person because of her gender, not because she brought childish Tumblrisms to a senate discussion!"
And the funny thing is, when I show posts like these to real women in my life, they laugh at the Tumblrettes and how thinskinned they are.
You don't even have to believe me or take my word for this, just go look up how Tumblr uses it. It's got no sense of logic to it.
The internet is shy about context, so imply your detractor is sexist and it won't matter -what- the conversation was
It's a nice buzzword to toss around when you want to automatically derail a conversation.
Just implications. Basically means 'you're explaining things to me and you identify as a man, therefore this is wrong'
"W-well, they're just so used to being privileged enough to toss their own gender under the bus, those misogynists." Or something like that.
I like how that dude just gets knocked right to the ground, and he takes it a thousand times better than a soccer/football player.
"I don't get it, it's just a pl- ....dammit." - me
Jesus Christ that's friggin' -deep-.
My sides are in orbit along with them.
Dang, I was gonna say this. > w<
Aaaaaaaaaand I totally hit reply to the wrong one.
no video of that, and going and making your own Play-doh dong so you can say 'Look, look! Play-doh is evil!'
narrative. It's beyond cherry picking at this point. It's like saying Play-doh encourages people to make dongs, discovering there's (cont.)
It's not that she used her own (for once), it's that she was forced to do so because no other player had footage that fit her (cont.)
I know, right? It's ridiculous how gender is immediately the first thing some people think of. Not, 'Oh %@#$, that person needs rescuing.'
jesus christ why
Brinstar ain't %#@$ to this lil' guy.
You know what- that's.... that's like the most important question in all of this and I don't even know why.
THAT LAST ONE
I think this is one of those questions that sounds stupid but there's actually like 3000 people all wondering themselves
What do you mean you summoned Cth- OH ШЫT
OH, OH, OH, TELL GOOD MORNING AMERICA, THAT WAS FUN
Oh thank god, I was starting to wonder if I was seriously alone on this.
The last thing you will hear before your life comes to an end... *honk*
I've spent an hour trying to visualize this awesomeness and I can certainly say it was k