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[Vicetrailia]

Is it just me or is society getting really sensetive to people's comments all of a sudden?

I don't think it's really a shift in people's attitudes... More like twitter allowing people to say all kinds of things, twitter allowing the lunatic fringe of offended people to gang up, and click-hungry blogs trying to make mountains out of molehills.

Can I just make this clear: I never give a shit what anyone says. Freedom of speech. Thick skin. These are good things.

This need to punish, chastise people for their words? Grow up and move on with your lives.

The media rides the backs people to make some money. Bitchmedia, and people respond nicely to it.

 

[Pickles the Firecat]

Why? Just because "America likes guns", doesn't mean that we will necessarily be experts in a competition with them. It's pretty clear to me what she meant by it and it was totally un-called for. Beyond that, bringing her fellow Olympians into the fray(skeet, air, AND the archers)...lacks class.

They should seriously outlaw all competitors from using social media.

...America doesn't just "like" guns. We have a deep, passionate, Kristen Stewart and her past five directors type relationship with guns. An unhealthy obsession with guns. If you made a list of the top five things about America it would be something like capital-F Freedom, guns, hamburgers, bombs, and soda. It is, for better and worse, one of our things.

She is clearly referring to that. We can't just build a massive gun culture for hundreds of years and then shut it down every time there's a gun tragedy. There's a gun related tragedy multiple times a day.

America loves guns. She playfully posted about that. You know, like "you got me in Scramble but watch out in Hangman!". To tie this to Aurora you have to dig real deep, like others have said.

 

[Partial Gamification]

it's not society, it's gaf that is getting more sensitive lately. some of that sensitivity is long overdue, but some of it just seems like people looking for an excuse to get outraged.

I see no outrage expressed in this thread (aside from an early speed-bump). Outrage is not implicit in criticism.

The Tweet is less offensive (if you want to call it that), than it is tactless. I feel to go from Italy winning Archery by one epic shot, that fell within the ten-point center by a hair (congrats Italy), to “we'll beat the rest of the world in shooting,” doesn't foster international goodwill; it can be seen (at worst) as augmenting over-competitiveness and acting as a “bad loser.” It reflects on the whole team and was unnecessary. I don't think it will completely ruin the games for anyone.

I can see what she could have been thinking but failed to put artfully into 140 characters.

A very fair point to make but does not absolve her from the nature of the comment.

 

[Wuthering_Heights]

Bleh, nevermind.

 

[nhlducks35]

She looks like a slender and lanky version of Rashida Jones.

Damn, just like Katy Perry and Zooey Deschanel.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

I see no outrage expressed in this thread (aside from an early speed-bump). Outrage is not implicit in criticism.

The Tweet is less offensive (if you want to call it that), than it is tactless. I feel to go from Italy winning Archery by one epic shot, that fell within the ten-point center by a hair (congrats Italy), to “we'll beat the rest of the world in shooting,” doesn't foster international goodwill; it can be seen (at worst) as augmenting over-competitiveness and acting as a “bad loser.” It reflects on the whole team and was unnecessary. I don't think it will completely ruin the games for anyone.


A very fair point to make but does not absolve her from the nature of the comment.

You're reaching, man. It's a competition.

 

[C4Lukins]

Terrible timing, but I would not consider that to be an offensive comment at any other time. Not sure what the author is getting at with that.

 

[nhlducks35]

Whoops double post

 

[BocoDragon]

it's not society, it's gaf that is getting more sensitive lately. some of that sensitivity is long overdue, but some of it just seems like people looking for an excuse to get outraged.

I've definitely felt that recently..

 

[Partial Gamification]

You're reaching, man. It's a competition.

I have long arms, thing are much closer to me than normal people.

 

[AndyD]

doesn't foster international goodwill; it can be seen (at worst) as augmenting over-competitiveness and acting as a “bad loser.”

A very fair point to make but does not absolve her from the nature of the comment.

Indeed. I completely agree. It is tactless and poor sportsmanship. But I would not generalize it to the whole American team or anything, its just her.

 

[GavinGT]

it's not society, it's gaf that is getting more sensitive lately. some of that sensitivity is long overdue, but some of it just seems like people looking for an excuse to get outraged.

I agree.

 

[MilesWebber]

So it hasn't at all evolved out of Ebonics, a distinctly African American dialect?

Sure maybe 15 years ago. Its evolved beyond racial connections now. Now it's just stupid people who can't be bothered to spell full words.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

I have long arms, thing are much closer to me than normal people.

 

[MYE]

it seems like more of redneck/southern joke to me

Thats racist

 

[fuzzyreactor]

Nothing wrong with what she said. Bunch of over-sensitive people.

 

[Partial Gamification]

pretty much More hairy.

 

[LuchaShaq]

Nothing wrong with her tweet.


Have fun searching for things to be offended by though.

 

[GavinGT]

Sure maybe 15 years ago. Its evolved beyond racial connections now. Now it's just stupid people who can't be bothered to spell full words.

I just don't think there's anything wrong with associating a certain dialect with the group of people who originally created it.

 

[fuzzyreactor]

Now it's just stupid people who can't be bothered to spell full words.

smh

 

[Agnostic]

We better bring home the gold in gun competitions.

 

[CrazyDogg77]

Glad to know GAF always uses proper grammar at all times and has never misspelled anything.

 

[Imm0rt4l]

smh

I lol'd

 

[Gordon Shumway]

"the hood"

LOL

 

[The Mana Legend]

Why does she talk like she's black?

What the shit?

Only people wanting to get banned would post this.

 

[elry09]

She's not even from the south. She's from Des Moines.

I think you mean she's from Da Moines...

 

[Zabka]

She looks like she could be Sheryl Crowe's younger sister.

 

[Measley]

People getting mad over the comment are being ridiculous.

Lolo Jones is also hot. Love her look. I'm sure whoever bangs her first is going to have a great time.

 

[AntoneM]

Glad to know GAF always uses proper grammar at all times and has never misspelled anything.

If you can see the difference between a typo and grammatical errors and purposely misspelling and using poor grammar, maybe you should take a break from the internet.

 

[Enosh]

*googles her*
sooo is she like related to Rashida Jones or something?
edit: well I'm not the only one thinking it ^^

 

[jooey]

Glad to know GAF always uses proper grammar at all times and has never misspelled anything.

Yes, it's the internet, and people don't always hold expectations for that kind of thing on Twitter/IMs/etc. But she's a public figure, and I feel she can afford to not write/sound like a kid.

 

[spindashing]

I think you mean she's from Da Moines...

motherfucker I spit my water out

 

[duderon]

I'd take Rashida over Lolo 1000 times over.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

I'd take Rashida over Lolo 1000 times over.

why do we have to choose?

 

[vega435]

So, there. It's your fault you're thinking of violence while people are still recovering in the hospital from an attack that brought upon the most casualties in American history.

Really now?

 

[bud]

http://www.howmuchdotheyweigh.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Rashida-Jones.jpg[IMG]

[IMG]http://www.radaronline.com/sites/radaronline.com/files/Lolo-Jones-seven-things-Splash.jpg[IMG]

Damn, just like Katy Perry and Zooey Deschanel.[/QUOTE]

rashida's beautiful; this woman is okay-looking at best.

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

How well DO Americans do in Olympic shooting?

 

[Onemic]

If you can see the difference between a typo and grammatical errors and purposely misspelling and using poor grammar, maybe you should take a break from the internet.

And that's an exclusively black thing? Purposely misspelling words on teh internetz?

 

[BobLoblaw]

why do we have to choose?

This. I'll take both please.

 

[midonnay]

Lol at people crying over Bacon's comment but hardly a soul gives a shit when some American is ignorant over 7/7. Typical.

But silly thing to say on twitter.

didn't NBC cut the entire tribute to the tragedy from their coverage of the Opening ceremony?

thats wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more offensive than some off the cuff remark on twitter.

 

[kehs]

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[El Sloth]

didn't NBC cut the entire tribute to the tragedy from their coverage of the Opening ceremony?

thats wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more offensive than some off the cuff remark on twitter.

I thought that was what Wilbury was talking about.

 

[Phaethon0017]

This is a really, really over-sensitive thing to get upset about. She Tweeted about an Olympic event. An international sporting event. We use guns in sports.

 

[CrazyDogg77]

And that's an exclusively black thing? Purposely misspelling words on teh internetz?

Apparently so.

 

[Kurdel]

How well DO Americans do in Olympic shooting?

Does the sport really matter? Default assumption is always USA gold.

 

[lucius]

Aren't we usually pretty good in the shooting events, not positive but does not seem like she meant we would win the gun shooting killing people event if they had one, which US would obvisously beat every country in.

 

[Pollux]

What's this from?

 

[CrazyDogg77]

What's this from?

Black Dynamite

 

[Kurdel]

Aren't we usually pretty good in the shooting events, not positive but does not seem like she meant we would win the gun shooting killing people event if they had one, which US would obvisously beat every country in.

To be fair, does any country in the world have a better K/D ratio? Stricly speaking military here, no civilians.

You guys win every war, and then some.

 

[thecouncil]

so, Agent Unknown and the person that wrote that article (maybe also Agent Unknown?) the only people that thinks this is offensive or in any way important?