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I agree that it was not harassment. It was awkward and maybe tacky, but not harassment.d4m10n wrote:I suppose that schtick looked sort of looked and sounded like harassment, but it still strikes me as a bit of a stretch to call it that. If PZ was serious about the hotel keys and the sex, instead of obviously joking, then probably it would have been harassment. If Daniel Tosh had been serious about...never mind.
I tend to subscribe to the "intent is magic" school in such cases. If one means to proposition someone for sex (especially someone unable to easily flee the scene) that is very different than if one means only to jest about doing so.
Maybe PZ has roundly condemned someone for cracking lewd. If so, I'd love to read about it and call him out. Until then, though, I really don't see the problem here.
What's funny though, is that by their new harassment policies they were all promoting recently, that would have counted as "uninvited sexual talk". So, it's against their own promoted policies, which I find kind of funny. :lol:
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I told him on Twitter to "hand in his skeptic card."Mykeru wrote:
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It was in poor taste, especially in that venue, him doing a talk at the podium, and with a stranger in the audience. Inappropriate even by my standards, however, That isn't the point. The point is he would be shouting MISOGYNY and furiously writing blog posts and comments if he saw another man do exactly the same thing.d4m10n wrote:I was in the live audience during that one, didn't think it was anything other than very mildly transgressive sexual humour. If I recall correctly, PZ also made a point of his vanilla monogamous sex life during the same talk, which made the whole poker hand thing seem like even more of a harmless joke.Dick Strawkins wrote:
I almpst feel sorry for Peezus with this one.
That video was shot in late 2010. It wasn't until 8 months later at Elevatorgate that he became a lifelong feminist.
Was it sexist behavior?
However, I also sort of assumed that the 'volunteer' was a plant, one of the sk3 student organisers, perhaps. Cannot now recall why I thought that at the time. May have to go through the old photo albums to figure it out.
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What I've found is that they don't have a point in their brains between I have a problem and I'm a victim and will never be able to change it. Instead of having that point that is like, Well I'm going to go and fix it. I had one of those escalating conversations with two women who hadn't changed their name when they married, and their husbands and them were always getting "prejudice" about it. I'm like, well, either you have to get over it and stop whining and tell people to fuck off, or you should just change your fucking name. My mother didn't change hers in the 70s and she never had a whine about it. You're not radical in fucking 2010, feminist sweetheart.sacha wrote:A lot of their aggression has to do with an enormous amount of insecurity.rayshul wrote:SJW women I've noticed get mighty out of shape when you discover that in their view you do more "man things"... so are therefore in their heads a better feminist than them. It's a bit fucken mental.
I think it's a special form of madness to bitch about that. Like, who in fuck cares. The only reason we shit on PZ et al for similar is because they're being repeatedly hypocritical. Ughhh.justinvacula wrote:Re:H2O
I am not backing down from my comment or excusing it away because it was posted on my phone. I think it's silly that a quick comment like that would warrant blog posts.
I don't think many are career minded. Or want jobs tbh. Too much patriarchy and shit anyway.welch wrote:wonder how'd they feel about a prospective or current employer reading their output on A+ and not hiring/firing them over it. Same principle, right?
That THIS CUNT GETTIN EATIN video was sent to me by a buddy because she saw it and immediately thought of the way I talk. XD.
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I am not sure I understand that. Does it matter less when one of our "own" says something stupid?rayshul wrote:I think it's a special form of madness to bitch about that. Like, who in fuck cares. The only reason we shit on PZ et al for similar is because they're being repeatedly hypocritical. Ughhh.
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Due to illness, I will be unable to attend the performance at this time. If recordings will be made available, I would like to request one.sacha wrote:yes, you are already on the guest list.Altair wrote:Do members of the pit get front row seats?sacha wrote:
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well, pick one. Do you want to spend time getting people to stop being people, ergo, mean, or do you want to stop rewarding people for being morons. The former is impossible, the latter attainable, but that means that when a local group is thinking about spending gobs of money to fly one of these tits in, ask them why they aren't using local talent. When you see people flipping out about stupid crap, don't get into shitfests on their blogs, but point out why what they're doing is bad on more neutral ground and link people to it. Ed CLint's response to Becky is a great example of this. You won't win over the loyalists, but vast majority might appreciate it.box brain wrote:Because something has existed in one form or another for time eternal doesn't mean that it isn't of concern or that we shouldn't take steps to discourage such behavior. I know you can think of many such behaviors off the top of your head. Just as school bullying should be discouraged so should internet bullying/trolling. With every passing year our internet personas are becoming more important for our social and professional lives, again, as the witch-hunts towards certain individuals in the skeptic community has shown. Taking a stand against hateful behavior, be it internet "trolling" or threats, is important. To do otherwise is basically to encourage an atmosphere of juvenile bullying and popularity contests *cough* PZ Myers and Watson *cough* which is damaging to rational/skeptical discourse.welch wrote:
Given how you are amplifying this to a ridiculous degree, I'd say if anyone is behaving as a child would, it is you. This kind of thing has existed, literally, as long as humans. The internet amplifies the reach, but it doesn't create shit. Instead of writing "mary is a slut" or "billy is a fag" on bathroom stall walls, they write it on facebook walls. It is not new, and nothing is served by pretending it is. As well, no, hate mail in and of itself is not a cause for concern. It's often a source of comedy mind you, but if you're going to get seriously upset because people you've NEVER MET are saying mean things about you, then I wonder how you survived the third grade. People saying mean shit is a cause for concern? My ass it is. What do I care if people say mean things about me? can it hurt me? No. Can it break my leg or pick my pocket? No. People want to talk shit about me, let them. I give shit, I take shit, seems to work out.
*threats* are a different matter, and i have had those, and I have dealt with them, swiftly and decisively, (i.e. not by whining on the internet), and the problem went away. Funny how solving your problems does more than complaining about them.
Sexist much? Nice assumption of gender there, sparky. If you think boys are meaner than girls, you clearly were raised in a box. I divide internet bullying into two parts: when kids are the targets, I think we should handle that differently than adults. Emotional maturity levels, self-esteem issues and that are much more of a concern for minors, and I do think that bullying should be taken seriously in those cases.box brain wrote:The rise of the 4chan generation is pretty pathetic. Basically a place for immature boys to amplify each others idiocy. While acknowledging this type of culture exists and taking steps to prevent being the focus of its idiocy is important, I wouldn't say that such culture isn't a cause for concern. Internet bullying is a serious problem.
But, if you're a grown-assed adult and your biggest fucking problem is hate mail? Can I fucking have YOUR life? Mine sucks in comparison.
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I can make it to the event, but I'd like a private booth to view the show from, in case, well, in case of, um. Never mind why, you perverts!Rystefn wrote:Due to illness, I will be unable to attend the performance at this time. If recordings will be made available, I would like to request one.sacha wrote:yes, you are already on the guest list.Altair wrote:Do members of the pit get front row seats?
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I wrote: "3. more women do needlepoint than do men", which could be seen two ways, so I should clarify.
I AM NOT comparing the numbers of women doing needlepoint, to the number of women doing men.
I AM comparing the numbers of women doing needlepoint, to the numbers of men doing needlepoint.
Just in case anyone was confused.
I AM NOT comparing the numbers of women doing needlepoint, to the number of women doing men.
I AM comparing the numbers of women doing needlepoint, to the numbers of men doing needlepoint.
Just in case anyone was confused.
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ARGH.murtzuphlus wrote:I am not sure I understand that. Does it matter less when one of our "own" says something stupid?rayshul wrote:I think it's a special form of madness to bitch about that. Like, who in fuck cares. The only reason we shit on PZ et al for similar is because they're being repeatedly hypocritical. Ughhh.
Picking apart what people say like that? Fuck! This is how SJW act. This is the problem. Where they will pick on every motherfucking thing. And it's fucking stupid. This isn't saying something stupid. Saying something stupid would be to say, I don't know, do a speech about evo-psych being woo. This is just a random off the cuff comment and It Means Nothing.
Now I always assumed that the snickering at the FtB was because they'd take a ridiculous moral position and then two seconds later shit on it - so they'd say DONT USE GENDERED SLURS YOU BUNCH OF DICKS. That's fucking hilarious. If they didn't take that position, I wouldn't give a fucking shit what they said.
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Do you think Justin thinks only women can do needlework? GENUINELY?
Or do you think it's a fucking whatever remark that means fuck all?
Or was he in a quick phone conversation LAYING DOWN HIS ENTIRE PHILOSOPHY AND VIEWS ON WOMEN!??!??!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
DO NOT BECOME LIKE THEM. THAT WAY LIES FUCKING MADNESS.
Or do you think it's a fucking whatever remark that means fuck all?
Or was he in a quick phone conversation LAYING DOWN HIS ENTIRE PHILOSOPHY AND VIEWS ON WOMEN!??!??!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
DO NOT BECOME LIKE THEM. THAT WAY LIES FUCKING MADNESS.
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Toronto friends, please read this and help. MRA's have literally destroyed people's lives. http://toronto.livejournal.com/10032697.html
Justin Templer â€@justintempler
@fairyocarina exposing the hypocrisy of Toronto's feminists http://www.avoiceformen.com/misandry/bi ... auves-net/ …
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â€@fairyocarina .@justintempler I will throw you off a cliff, you sociopathic piece of shit.
Toronto friends, please read this and help. MRA's have literally destroyed people's lives. http://toronto.livejournal.com/10032697.html
Justin Templer â€@justintempler
@fairyocarina exposing the hypocrisy of Toronto's feminists http://www.avoiceformen.com/misandry/bi ... auves-net/ …
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â€@fairyocarina .@justintempler I will throw you off a cliff, you sociopathic piece of shit.
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w00t. Melissa and I may take notes. Never know when you can pick up a useful pointer or two.sacha wrote:yes, you are already on the guest list.Altair wrote:Do members of the pit get front row seats?Mykeru wrote:
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Exactly. By normal standards, the entire thing is meh. But, by PeeZus' This Is What A Proper Feminist Does standards, that was simply unacceptable. Once again showing he has the ethical consistency of souring milk, only without the pleasant smell.sacha wrote:It was in poor taste, especially in that venue, him doing a talk at the podium, and with a stranger in the audience. Inappropriate even by my standards, however, That isn't the point. The point is he would be shouting MISOGYNY and furiously writing blog posts and comments if he saw another man do exactly the same thing.d4m10n wrote:I was in the live audience during that one, didn't think it was anything other than very mildly transgressive sexual humour. If I recall correctly, PZ also made a point of his vanilla monogamous sex life during the same talk, which made the whole poker hand thing seem like even more of a harmless joke.Dick Strawkins wrote:
I almpst feel sorry for Peezus with this one.
That video was shot in late 2010. It wasn't until 8 months later at Elevatorgate that he became a lifelong feminist.
Was it sexist behavior?
However, I also sort of assumed that the 'volunteer' was a plant, one of the sk3 student organisers, perhaps. Cannot now recall why I thought that at the time. May have to go through the old photo albums to figure it out.
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yep. "That thing you said could be taken a number of ways, and I'm kind of unsure. How did YOU mean it?" works. It's non-threatening, not attacking, and shows you haven't decided what they meant and are now making them justify it. It's showing you see a number of fairly equal possibilities, and rather than assuming, you'd like them to help you understand their statement(s) better.rayshul wrote:Do you think Justin thinks only women can do needlework? GENUINELY?
Or do you think it's a fucking whatever remark that means fuck all?
Or was he in a quick phone conversation LAYING DOWN HIS ENTIRE PHILOSOPHY AND VIEWS ON WOMEN!??!??!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
DO NOT BECOME LIKE THEM. THAT WAY LIES FUCKING MADNESS.
Not the most complicated concept.
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I don't think I was quote mining (sorry if that's not what you meant, but that's how I read it). If you are going to dedicate a website to dissecting what a different group of people are saying (which I think is fun and all that) then every motherfucking thing is going to get picked at. Is this controversial?rayshul wrote:ARGH.
Picking apart what people say like that? Fuck! This is how SJW act. This is the problem. Where they will pick on every motherfucking thing. And it's fucking stupid. This isn't saying something stupid. Saying something stupid would be to say, I don't know, do a speech about evo-psych being woo. This is just a random off the cuff comment and It Means Nothing.
Now I always assumed that the snickering at the FtB was because they'd take a ridiculous moral position and then two seconds later shit on it - so they'd say DONT USE GENDERED SLURS YOU BUNCH OF DICKS. That's fucking hilarious. If they didn't take that position, I wouldn't give a fucking shit what they said.
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In passing, you might want to suggest to franc that he should update his signature, specifically the assertion that “smilies are for reetards". Possibly to “smilies are generally for reetardsâ€. Or “only reetards overuse smilies†– although that sort of puts Andrew in the docket. But either of those – or reasonable facsimiles thereof. Or admit that, periodically at least, he acts like a “reetard" himself. Particularly as there seems to be plenty of evidence for the latter case, even apart from his own use of them ….sacha wrote:There are a few he likes as long as they are used sparingly, and there is something either dark humoured or sexual about them.JAB wrote:franc, that's two recent posts where it could be argued that you've added a smilie... if we define it as one of those yellow balls with an emotive face. Are you changing your mind about them?
he's quite fond of the Goatse emoticon...
and yes, I thought I'd speak for Franc as if he was unable to read and respond.
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Justin et al, you might want to check the other sections of the forums before waving your White Dick of WoW around ;) With that said, the propotion of _actual_ hardcore players (which of I'm not no longer one) is probably around 10 to 1 in favor of males even if the overall player distribution is close to 50-50. In fact each of the top guilds (Paragon, Method and Blood Legion) serve as examples that female players can be just as good male one (since they have female players in their "top" roster) but the actual distribution points to the fact that they just aren't as interested in the competitive scene on the whole. This lends credence to Shermer's and Vacula's claim that INTEREST in these things just aren't currently the same and drawing conclusions about either a) capability b) sexism is not only stupid but mendacious.
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No. You aren't quote mining. But you're doing what SJWs do. You're finding a piece of random conversation, and you're using it to suggest that X has taken a particular position and is therefore a bad person and should be called out for it and shamed into saying that they were wrong/apologising.murtzuphlus wrote:I don't think I was quote mining (sorry if that's not what you meant, but that's how I read it). If you are going to dedicate a website to dissecting what a different group of people are saying (which I think is fun and all that) then every motherfucking thing is going to get picked at. Is this controversial?
These things don't matter. No one gives a flying fuck except SJWs who want to police language and all thought so they can remove any chance of someone having a thought they dislike. And that's fucked up. They are the worst human beings for doing that. I despise them but they also scare the fuck out of me.
The reason we dissect the stupidity of FtB is because they are SJWs. They want to police language, and yet they can't even manage to follow their own stupid rules, despite being paragons of virtue or whatever. I'm trying to find an analogy, and this is the best I can do - it's like when a homophobic preacher gets caught out in a gay relationship, or an outspoken racist discovers they have heritage from the racial group they discriminate againt. If they weren't shouting about how much they hated gays or whatever race, no one would give a flying fuck.
Does that make more sense? We're kinda rational. We know that random shit people say doesn't mean they're teh ebil. (Although when it comes to rants about not telling people you have HIV... well YMMV.) But we also think it's fucking funny that people who are so obsessed with SJW shit can't stop themselves from being hypocritical.
And I say we because today I am speaking on behalf of the 'pit. HAHA.
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Exactly. I can see a Mykeru YouTube video in the offing – so to speak. Maybe something along this line:welch wrote:w00t. Melissa and I may take notes. Never know when you can pick up a useful pointer or two.sacha wrote:yes, you are already on the guest list.Altair wrote: Mykeru said:
Randomly selected, or should it be unwashed neckbeards and chicks with day-glo hair?"
Do members of the pit get front row seats?
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It turns out that some of the bright lights like Josh and Caine, Flower of Sickness(Evil?) over at Pharyngula have figured out the gun man's motives: entitlement, masculinity, toxic masculinity, privilege, and misogyny.
MRAs have been mentioned but so far not directly linked to the act.
MRAs have been mentioned but so far not directly linked to the act.
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So you have people like McRieght who is "for the underprivileged" but has a fit on the internet about a homeless man jerking off.
You have people like PZ who are perfect feminists who are forever respectful of women who then gets caught out making lewd remarks in a public situation or doing something rabidly anti-feminist, like, you know, having a pink bunny or something.
You have people like RW who supposedly support science but then get discovered they don't understand it or bother to research beyond wikipedia.
You have Ophelia who hates gendered slurs because they're evil, but is just fine with gendered slurs that involve male parts, and ignores when her friends use gendered slurs.
It's fucking ridiculous shit. That's what is funny.
You have people like PZ who are perfect feminists who are forever respectful of women who then gets caught out making lewd remarks in a public situation or doing something rabidly anti-feminist, like, you know, having a pink bunny or something.
You have people like RW who supposedly support science but then get discovered they don't understand it or bother to research beyond wikipedia.
You have Ophelia who hates gendered slurs because they're evil, but is just fine with gendered slurs that involve male parts, and ignores when her friends use gendered slurs.
It's fucking ridiculous shit. That's what is funny.
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I have a question. I am one of those who like to read pop-evolution books. I am currently in the middle of Sex at Dawn, and I was wondering if anyone had an opinion as to whether it is crap or something to consider. Someone said earlier that this book is one single counter-argument, and I think I am starting to understand what they meant. But then again, the evidence for the "standard narrative" of sexual selection doesn't sound too convincing either.
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One of the SWJ lessons I learned at Shakesville was to never question the mental wellness of a mass murderer/spree killer, because to do so is to impugn ALL people with mental illness. It was really something to watch them talk around the forbidden elephant in the room. They almost always reach for the misogyny card, as if any sane man could just suddenly snap one day and decide to start killing random people. And it never matters if it is random people and a sexually mixed group of victims, to them it is always misogyny.skepCHUD wrote:It turns out that some of the bright lights like Josh and Caine, Flower of Sickness(Evil?) over at Pharyngula have figured out the gun man's motives: entitlement, masculinity, toxic masculinity, privilege, and misogyny.
MRAs have been mentioned but so far not directly linked to the act.
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Yea, "I think I'm with you on that." ;-)rayshul wrote:So you have people like McRieght who is "for the underprivileged" but has a fit on the internet about a homeless man jerking off.
You have people like PZ who are perfect feminists who are forever respectful of women who then gets caught out making lewd remarks in a public situation or doing something rabidly anti-feminist, like, you know, having a pink bunny or something.
You have people like RW who supposedly support science but then get discovered they don't understand it or bother to research beyond wikipedia.
You have Ophelia who hates gendered slurs because they're evil, but is just fine with gendered slurs that involve male parts, and ignores when her friends use gendered slurs.
It's fucking ridiculous shit. That's what is funny.
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OOPS! That's supposed to be SJW not SWJ.
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Thanks; don’t mind if I do.Phil_Giordana_FCD wrote:Feel free to disagree.In passing, I wonder if you have any evidence that she “uses those words more than any of us hereâ€. If you’re referring to that post of franc’s, then I would say that doesn’t really hold a lot of water as at least his initial quotes of Ophelia aren’t cases of her calling someone those words but of her describing or paraphrasing other people directing those epithets towards third parties:
Now, now, Phil; you’re a better man than that – Gunga Din. You wouldn’t be quoting Hitchens if you didn’t think that “the truth mattersâ€, even if you and Hitchens, I expect like all of us at one time or another, periodically seem to lose or lost or have lost sight of that objective.See if I care.
But to address the substance of your post, you also said:
Ok, I’ll concede, I'll stand corrected, that you didn’t actually say that “she was calling anyone those wordsâ€, although, in passing, she did call some people “pricks†which, in a triumph of rationalization if not in fooling oneself, she excused with “ironyâ€. However, that seems rather evasive on your part – being charitable (it’s Friday, “you gleek plickâ€) – as using those words is not the issue – using them as insults is. And, from what I can see, Ophelia hasn’t used those types of words – with the notable exception of “pricks†– in that way.I never said she was calling anyone those words, just that she seems to write them (in quotes or otherwise) a lot more than anyone here, which is to me a clear indication of her martyrdom syndrome.
So claiming that the simple use of those words, a use that does not include using them as insults, seems a rather specious basis to conclude that she has a “martyrdom syndromeâ€. You are, of course, entitled to your opinion, but one might reasonably argue, as I’m sure you’ll agree, that “what can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof†….
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Yes, it makes more sense, but I still don't understand this: THEY are hypocritical because they can't live up up to their own standards, but WE (not speaking on behalf of the 'pit) are not because we don't have any such standards (about policing language). I can see the rhetorical point about PZ's much talked about video, but really?rayshul wrote: No. You aren't quote mining. But you're doing what SJWs do. You're finding a piece of random conversation, and you're using it to suggest that X has taken a particular position and is therefore a bad person and should be called out for it and shamed into saying that they were wrong/apologising.
These things don't matter. No one gives a flying fuck except SJWs who want to police language and all thought so they can remove any chance of someone having a thought they dislike. And that's fucked up. They are the worst human beings for doing that. I despise them but they also scare the fuck out of me.
The reason we dissect the stupidity of FtB is because they are SJWs. They want to police language, and yet they can't even manage to follow their own stupid rules, despite being paragons of virtue or whatever. I'm trying to find an analogy, and this is the best I can do - it's like when a homophobic preacher gets caught out in a gay relationship, or an outspoken racist discovers they have heritage from the racial group they discriminate againt. If they weren't shouting about how much they hated gays or whatever race, no one would give a flying fuck.
Does that make more sense? We're kinda rational. We know that random shit people say doesn't mean they're teh ebil. (Although when it comes to rants about not telling people you have HIV... well YMMV.) But we also think it's fucking funny that people who are so obsessed with SJW shit can't stop themselves from being hypocritical.
And I say we because today I am speaking on behalf of the 'pit. HAHA.
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What's hard to understand? Do you not know what the word "hypocrisy" means?murtzuphlus wrote:Yes, it makes more sense, but I still don't understand this: THEY are hypocritical because they can't live up up to their own standards, but WE (not speaking on behalf of the 'pit) are not because we don't have any such standards (about policing language). I can see the rhetorical point about PZ's much talked about video, but really?
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It's going to get very ugly in that thread. The banning threshold will be lower than ever (Eris Caffee and andrewtyson are goners..)skepCHUD wrote:It turns out that some of the bright lights like Josh and Caine, Flower of Sickness(Evil?) over at Pharyngula have figured out the gun man's motives: entitlement, masculinity, toxic masculinity, privilege, and misogyny.
MRAs have been mentioned but so far not directly linked to the act.
The Onion article on the shooting: "Fuck Everything, Nation Reports"
http://www.theonion.com/articles/fuck-e ... rts,30743/
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I'm pretty sure being hypocritical means you don't live up to your own standards.murtzuphlus wrote:Yes, it makes more sense, but I still don't understand this: THEY are hypocritical because they can't live up up to their own standards, but WE (not speaking on behalf of the 'pit) are not because we don't have any such standards (about policing language). I can see the rhetorical point about PZ's much talked about video, but really?
The 'pit is pretty diverse. Some people do have standards about these issues, others don't. When someone does make a huge moral point about things, though, they're poked at if they don't stand by them. You can see a recent example of Franc's hate of smilies while using smilies is getting snerked at by Steersman. ^_^
I personally believe that swearing is awesome, and so do it constantly.
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I think I do, but who is not (hypocritical)? I would like to meet a person who is able to live up to their expressed standards all the time.Rystefn wrote:What's hard to understand? Do you not know what the word "hypocrisy" means?murtzuphlus wrote:Yes, it makes more sense, but I still don't understand this: THEY are hypocritical because they can't live up up to their own standards, but WE (not speaking on behalf of the 'pit) are not because we don't have any such standards (about policing language). I can see the rhetorical point about PZ's much talked about video, but really?
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He was funny at first, but really... the schtick gets old fast. Plus, he rarely has any material that he doesn't get from the pit, so there's no reason to make an effort to read him (same reason I usually don't bother to watch Justicar's videos anymore... for a guy who's thinks he's too good to post here, he sure gets a lot of ideas for videos from here...) I was happy to jump on Y U NO with amused contempt today when he tried to prudishly wag his twitterfinger at Mykeru. Mykeru had it right a few posts back: Don't tell people how to run their shit, especially when we're all supposed to be against a group of totalitarian fools trying to tell everyone else how to run their shit.Tony Parsehole wrote:It's a bit restricting when you're trying to moralise using all caps, 140 characters and beginning every tweet with "Y U NO".
What a weird limitation to impose on oneself.
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Yes yes yes & yes. But I think (with respect and all that) that when you are demanding consistency of others you better be rather consistent yourself. People are not consistent.rayshul wrote:murtzuphlus wrote: I'm pretty sure being hypocritical means you don't live up to your own standards.
The 'pit is pretty diverse. Some people do have standards about these issues, others don't. When someone does make a huge moral point about things, though, they're poked at if they don't stand by them. You can see a recent example of Franc's hate of smilies while using smilies is getting snerked at by Steersman. ^_^
I personally believe that swearing is awesome, and so do it constantly.
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Really? I do.murtzuphlus wrote:I think I do, but who is not (hypocritical)? I would like to meet a person who is able to live up to their expressed standards all the time.Rystefn wrote:What's hard to understand? Do you not know what the word "hypocrisy" means?murtzuphlus wrote:Yes, it makes more sense, but I still don't understand this: THEY are hypocritical because they can't live up up to their own standards, but WE (not speaking on behalf of the 'pit) are not because we don't have any such standards (about policing language). I can see the rhetorical point about PZ's much talked about video, but really?
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Where exactly do you see the inconsistency? Citations needed .... "what can be asserted without proof …."murtzuphlus wrote:Yes yes yes & yes. But I think (with respect and all that) that when you are demanding consistency of others you better be rather consistent yourself. People are not consistent.rayshul wrote:murtzuphlus wrote: I'm pretty sure being hypocritical means you don't live up to your own standards.
The 'pit is pretty diverse. Some people do have standards about these issues, others don't. When someone does make a huge moral point about things, though, they're poked at if they don't stand by them. You can see a recent example of Franc's hate of smilies while using smilies is getting snerked at by Steersman. ^_^
I personally believe that swearing is awesome, and so do it constantly.
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I don't know where we're not and where we haven't either shit on each other for it, or where people haven't been talked round to having a different viewpoint after a discussion.murtzuphlus wrote:Yes yes yes & yes. But I think (with respect and all that) that when you are demanding consistency of others you better be rather consistent yourself. People are not consistent.rayshul wrote:murtzuphlus wrote: I'm pretty sure being hypocritical means you don't live up to your own standards.
The 'pit is pretty diverse. Some people do have standards about these issues, others don't. When someone does make a huge moral point about things, though, they're poked at if they don't stand by them. You can see a recent example of Franc's hate of smilies while using smilies is getting snerked at by Steersman. ^_^
I personally believe that swearing is awesome, and so do it constantly.
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Well, it depends: if someone is caught out being hypocritical over something they've only shown a mild to middling disdain for, then I'm pretty sure most people can let it pass. But when you have someone like Myers, whose disdain for misogyny is so deeply infused that he can liken critics of feminism to Marc Lepine, then he thoroughly needs to be called out when he doesn't live up to the ideals he is so vicious towards others about.murtzuphlus wrote: I think I do, but who is not (hypocritical)? I would like to meet a person who is able to live up to their expressed standards all the time.
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Sorry Steers :naughty: but I could care less, and I mean that in a good way. I also doubt that Franc really cares that much either.Steersman wrote:In passing, you might want to suggest to franc that he should update his signature, specifically the assertion that “smilies are for reetards". Possibly to “smilies are generally for reetardsâ€. Or “only reetards overuse smilies†– although that sort of puts Andrew in the docket. But either of those – or reasonable facsimiles thereof. Or admit that, periodically at least, he acts like a “reetard" himself. Particularly as there seems to be plenty of evidence for the latter case, even apart from his own use of them ….
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Some people are substantially better at it than others. Some people, when caught in it, admit to what happened and try to be better. Some people are self-righteous, condescending douchnozzles who, in their own minds, can do no wrong.murtzuphlus wrote:I think I do, but who is not (hypocritical)? I would like to meet a person who is able to live up to their expressed standards all the time.Rystefn wrote:What's hard to understand? Do you not know what the word "hypocrisy" means?murtzuphlus wrote:Yes, it makes more sense, but I still don't understand this: THEY are hypocritical because they can't live up up to their own standards, but WE (not speaking on behalf of the 'pit) are not because we don't have any such standards (about policing language). I can see the rhetorical point about PZ's much talked about video, but really?
It's not like we only point out the hypocrisy of the "other side" here. That would be substantially hypocritical. We call that shit out among our own just as quick. If you doubt that, just ask around how people here would respond if I turned up crying about my girlfriend having sex with another man. See? Consistency.
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It's amazing they have figured all that out before the police have even released the shooter's name. *spit*skepCHUD wrote:It turns out that some of the bright lights like Josh and Caine, Flower of Sickness(Evil?) over at Pharyngula have figured out the gun man's motives: entitlement, masculinity, toxic masculinity, privilege, and misogyny.
MRAs have been mentioned but so far not directly linked to the act.
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Is that like saying because we can't have absolute knowledge, we can't have any knowledge at all?murtzuphlus wrote:I think I do, but who is not (hypocritical)? I would like to meet a person who is able to live up to their expressed standards all the time.Rystefn wrote:What's hard to understand? Do you not know what the word "hypocrisy" means?murtzuphlus wrote:Yes, it makes more sense, but I still don't understand this: THEY are hypocritical because they can't live up up to their own standards, but WE (not speaking on behalf of the 'pit) are not because we don't have any such standards (about policing language). I can see the rhetorical point about PZ's much talked about video, but really?
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I am amazed. Are you really pulling a Nerd of Redhead on me?Steersman wrote: Where exactly do you see the inconsistency? Citations needed .... "what can be asserted without proof …."
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I hardly thought that you would much care about “being in the docket†- I only brought it up as a case-in-point. Although I had thought you might at least raise an eyebrow over franc’s apparent hypocrisy – particularly since the concept seems to be the soup de jour …. People in glass houses and all that ….AndrewV69 wrote:Sorry Steers :naughty: but I could care less, and I mean that in a good way. I also doubt that Franc really cares that much either.Steersman wrote:In passing, you might want to suggest to franc that he should update his signature, specifically the assertion that “smilies are for reetards". Possibly to “smilies are generally for reetardsâ€. Or “only reetards overuse smilies†– although that sort of puts Andrew in the docket. But either of those – or reasonable facsimiles thereof. Or admit that, periodically at least, he acts like a “reetard" himself. Particularly as there seems to be plenty of evidence for the latter case, even apart from his own use of them ….
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That “Nerd of Redhead†might be a whacko or not seems to be totally irrelevant to the question of supporting one’s claims and arguments with evidence. Stopped clocks and all that ….murtzuphlus wrote:I am amazed. Are you really pulling a Nerd of Redhead on me?Steersman wrote: Where exactly do you see the inconsistency? Citations needed .... "what can be asserted without proof …."
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Makes perfect sense. Omitting "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance is what caused this tragedy, donchaknow?
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Yes, I fully agree that was a particularly nasty move by PZ, which deserved all the ridicule it got. I could not believe the way he worded that piece. It was almost like he wanted to provoke a reaction.Tigzy wrote: Well, it depends: if someone is caught out being hypocritical over something they've only shown a mild to middling disdain for, then I'm pretty sure most people can let it pass. But when you have someone like Myers, whose disdain for misogyny is so deeply infused that he can liken critics of feminism to Marc Lepine, then he thoroughly needs to be called out when he doesn't live up to the ideals he is so vicious towards others about.
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For fuck's sake.murtzuphlus wrote:Yes yes yes & yes. But I think (with respect and all that) that when you are demanding consistency of others you better be rather consistent yourself. People are not consistent.rayshul wrote:murtzuphlus wrote: I'm pretty sure being hypocritical means you don't live up to your own standards.
The 'pit is pretty diverse. Some people do have standards about these issues, others don't. When someone does make a huge moral point about things, though, they're poked at if they don't stand by them. You can see a recent example of Franc's hate of smilies while using smilies is getting snerked at by Steersman. ^_^
I personally believe that swearing is awesome, and so do it constantly.
You continue to confuse the lack of absolute standards with absolute adherence with there being no standards at all.
Example:
Someone who isn't gay and doesn't use illegal drugs who condemns homosexuality and drug use may be wrong on those issues, but is not necessarily a hypocrite.
Ted Haggerd, who made a career on publicly condemning homosexuality and drug use while smoking both meth and a male hooker's cock was a big goddamn hypocrite.
So, by way your way of thinking because there are not absolute standards that people have perfect adherence to, we can't judge the hypocrisy, or lack thereof, in the previous examples?
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I didn't see this until Andrew posted it because I have Steerpike on ignore, but Peezus Christ, Steersboy, do it you fucking self, eh?AndrewV69 wrote:Sorry Steers :naughty: but I could care less, and I mean that in a good way. I also doubt that Franc really cares that much either.Steersman wrote:In passing, you might want to suggest to franc that he should update his signature, specifically the assertion that “smilies are for reetards". Possibly to “smilies are generally for reetardsâ€. Or “only reetards overuse smilies†– although that sort of puts Andrew in the docket. But either of those – or reasonable facsimiles thereof. Or admit that, periodically at least, he acts like a “reetard" himself. Particularly as there seems to be plenty of evidence for the latter case, even apart from his own use of them ….
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No, it isn't. I think it is more like saying you can throw the first stone if you are innocent.Mykeru wrote: Is that like saying because we can't have absolute knowledge, we can't have any knowledge at all?
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Politically and ethically I don't think there's a lot the 'pit agrees on, really.
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Anyone who uses twitter, feel free to direct some ire toward that putrid scumbag con man @erichovind. He's happily standing on a pile of murdered schoolchildren to shill for his god and act all fucking pious. Thanks soldierwhy for pointing it out.
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Well, I think we're okay with pretty much anyone throwing the YOU'RE A HYPOCRITE stone. Whether it's FtB or ourselves. If I'm acting hypocritical, I'm sure y'all will shit on me. It's more like a public service, really... helping people think their way through their own logic, hehe.murtzuphlus wrote:No, it isn't. I think it is more like saying you can throw the first stone if you are innocent.Mykeru wrote: Is that like saying because we can't have absolute knowledge, we can't have any knowledge at all?
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No, I think the point I was trying to make was that people say stupid things all the time, and that it doesn't make sense to draw all encompassing conclusions by what people may say just because they have stated an opinion on things (although it is fun). For fuck's sake.Mykeru wrote: For fuck's sake.
You continue to confuse the lack of absolute standards with absolute adherence with there being no standards at all.
Example:
Someone who isn't gay and doesn't use illegal drugs who condemns homosexuality and drug use may be wrong on those issues, but is not necessarily a hypocrite.
Ted Haggerd, who made a career on publicly condemning homosexuality and drug use while smoking both meth and a male hooker's cock was a big goddamn hypocrite.
So, by way your way of thinking because there are not absolute standards that people have perfect adherence to, we can't judge the hypocrisy, or lack thereof, in the previous examples?
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Rayshul, I certainly don't think you are a hypocrite or are acting like one. Not that it matters to you what I think - just sayin'.rayshul wrote: Well, I think we're okay with pretty much anyone throwing the YOU'RE A HYPOCRITE stone. Whether it's FtB or ourselves. If I'm acting hypocritical, I'm sure y'all will shit on me. It's more like a public service, really... helping people think their way through their own logic, hehe.
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Phil Giordana:
If you/your band happen to come to Finland anytime soon, I will both a) come to your gig, b) buy you a beer (and then some) afterwards.
If you/your band happen to come to Finland anytime soon, I will both a) come to your gig, b) buy you a beer (and then some) afterwards.