deanb Posted November 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2012 You did... Again, it's hard to keep tabs on the list - apparently more than I thought. And I'm not saying it was coined externally, or even suggesting there is a centralized group. First part of my post was at TFG and his "lump the freaks together", your posts wasn't there til I posted, hence the addition of "edit:" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Or, you know, keeping a slave and saying "no, it's okay, it's in the bible." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 I think Harry Potter is used to highlight the absurdity of validating something based off what a book says. HP is a good go to since it's widely read and just as many fantastical things happen in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 No, I know. Obviously mine wouldn't make a good punchline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 I do think that often there is a lot of time spent amongst Gender / Sexual Identity groups trying to define themselves and each other that would be better spent trying to persuade other people not be dicks to anyone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 First male athlete to come out while still active in a major US team sport though it says he's not currently attached to a team so I don't know how active he is. Can't say I know enough about basketball to know if that's a bad/common thing or not though. Still, it's a major step and I hope it goes well for him so it will reassure enough other people to do it that it doesn't even have to be a thing any more. Mind you, I say that but there aren't really any jobs in which public profile is a major aspect where it isn't still a major consideration at best and more likely a hinderance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Acting. It's certainly still a major consideration, but it's not a career-killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Considering acting is supposed to be famously full of woofters, you can count the number of out tv actors in major rolls on your fingers, and I can't think of any with above title billing for films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 He's 34 years old, and on the way out of the league. He really doesn't have many career options left in the NBA anway. He averaged a point per game this last season and 2 rebounds per game. This actually might work out in his favor and open doors. Before this, who had heard of him? Now, he's a hero in certain ways. TV and commentary might have just opened up a slot for a name people will recognize. Signing him to come off the bench would definitely draw a crowd for a team in a largly populated gay area, especially in teams that suck ballz from year-to-year and no one wants to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 That's a pretty inappropriate usage of the term "suck ballz" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted April 29, 2013 Report Share Posted April 29, 2013 Obama even called this guy. It probably did open up some career opportunities. Still, that shouldn't undermine the guts behind what he did. A lot of sports fans are, let's face it, pretty homophobic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Stereotyping sports fans? Jeez! I thought we were beyond that. He's got connections in the Bay Area, with all of the stations in the Bay Area reporting that he is a former Stanford player. He's been invited to lead the Boston Gay Pride Parade on the other coast. He's getting a lot of positives for his bravery, which is good to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted June 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 So Mike Krahulik of Penny Arcade decided to become an ass-hat today. And he seems quite pleased with himself about it too. It started with this https://twitter.com/cwgabriel/status/347752256466219008 heads up if you use the word "cis" save yourself some time and don't bother tweeting at me. Then progressed through https://twitter.com/cwgabriel/status/347754845387751426 then yeah, his admittance to feeding off the hate. https://twitter.com/cwgabriel/status/347759233741246465 Always a very adult reaction to have. More on his feed, I'm not linking whole chain and all the responses. He didn't even need the anonymity part. Problem is many people look up to these guys, and they'll take a similar view. On top of that, these are the guys heading two of the largest gaming events in the calendar. His attitude isn't exactly a healthy one to take. There's being passive on trans issues, and then there's being outright derogatory and refusing to listen. And being proud of that fact too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 The thing I find weird is they usually come across as the reasoned and level-headed side of the online gaming community. I guess he was trying to be funny on twitter? I wouldn't touch that as a topic for comedy unless I was deeply in the community and known to be by the world at large. even then... talk about a minefield. He's not actually insulting trans people, it sounds like he meant people who use the term rather than trans people. Sometimes the limits on there may mangle your meaning a bit but it just seems completely off tangent and unnecessary to bring up at all. I don't even get his point really though? I guess it sounds a bit PC-brigade and maybe the meaning isn't so well know to the population at large but it's an important word for your vocabulary when you're talking about that subject. What's the alternatives? Gay/straight are neutral terms but for trans issues, what else is there? " are you trans or normal?" would go down a storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 He needs to check his privilege. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted June 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Yeah they're usually pretty well rounded guys, which is why things like this tend to end up all the worse. Anywho, he's posted up a long form response on their blog: http://www.penny-arcade.com/2013/06/19/twiiter-sucks-sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Heart Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 What a wonderful non-apology. "I'm not transphobic. I have a trans friend!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 (edited) You guys are being intentionally obtuse if you don't get why he said his original tweet. Or if you're just ignorant of why people hate the word cis http://reddit.com/r/tumblrinaction Edited June 20, 2013 by Dr.Krieger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted June 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 If he'd had left it as his original tweet then yeah, I'd get it as a vague "anti-social justice" thing. But when he went further on with his "women have vaginas" thing, and his half-arse apology of sorts to his friend in the email it's clearly something a bit more deep seated than just disliking people that overuse the term cis-. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 He saw an opportunity to fuck with people and took it. People are getting they're panties in a twist over a fucking twitter post. That's hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Can someone please tell me what cis means? I'm old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercurial Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 You identify as your sex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 So it's some term that won't help me find porn on tumblr? Well, at least I know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 "You mean cyst right? Searching cyst porn now." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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