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[MalcomseX]

Hobbes is the idiot who just this week was going to be for Kotaku when someone pointed out that Kotaku has a history of posting garbage. When asked for an example, someone presented "childporn" and this idiot hand waved it away. That's the kind of people that visit ERA. Child porn = ok, pointing and laughing at the liberal version of an incel = bad. Freaks.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Its fucking glorious watching Resetera imploding. I was a member there before and got banned (without reason or warning) for saying 'Michelle Obama is hot'.
I mean imagine getting banned for saying someone is hot.

I don't mind getting banned but at least warn me and provide a reason for doing so and next time i'll be more careful if my opinion is not warranted on certain topics.

The mods have for too long been heavy handed with banning people left and right without warning.

Fucking loving the ERA implosion. Long may it continue. *gets popcorn*

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Here's a question for everyone. Who's more insufferable? Hobbes or Stinkles? I'm actually surprised Stinkles isn't actively making himself part of the discussion.

 

[Calcium]

It's humorous that suddenly now everyone cares about how Trans people are treated on Era when every trans thread is neglected to the point that the community constantly whines about it. They avoid you because you constantly report people for stepping even slightly away from groupthink and now they want everyone to rally to their cause. The fucked thing is that they are getting their way even though they are probably responsible for 60% of the bans handed out. Everyone is transphobic until you need their weaponized outrage.

 

[Ailynn]

"Acephobia."

Well...as I am both a trans woman AND never desire sex, I just learned I am doubly oppressed!

I wonder...does this make me invincible from all forms of criticism?


Ohh, no...wait a sec.
I forgot.

I consider my being trans a birth defect. I am willing to listen and accept concerns from people outside my social circles, having a strong sense of empathy for all people...regardless of differences. I forgive people nearly instantly even if they have bullied or hurt me. I'm a born-again Christian. I'm also super pale and probably glow in the sun.

I understand certain concerns around trans people in sports and feel it's understandable that straight people may not be interested in dating us - That makes me transphobic, right? I admit I never experienced any real hardship for not wanting to have sex with people, so that makes me an acephobe, correct?


Still, I am trans, as well as technically asexual. So again, I ask...should that make me immune to criticism?


I don't know...it all sounds a touch problematic to me.

 

[Musky_Cheese]

Here's a question for everyone. Who's more insufferable? Hobbes or Stinkles? I'm actually surprised Stinkles isn't actively making himself part of the discussion.

I’m just glad they aren’t here

 

[Tesseract]

what happened to the kulaks?!

 

[rob305]

For those of you just lurking or driving by Isamu Fukui is Cerium and the owner of Resetera.

Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org

archived 11 Jan 2019 11:45:39 UTC

archive.li

TLDR Isamu Fukui is a homophobe that tried along with a few other students to get a gay librarian fired for misconduct then it was found out that this librarians actions were exactly the same as a straight female librarian when it came to telling the students to be quiet in the library (by whispering in their ear to be quiet). He then made up a bunch of bullshit about inappropriate touching by this gay librarian.

Oh boy, this is crazy...

 

[Patriots7]

I hope the mod team at least doesn't give into all of their demands.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

"Acephobia."

Well, I just learned that as I am both a trans woman AND never desire sex, I am doubly oppressed! Does this make me invincible from all forms of criticism?

Ohh, no...wait a sec.
I forgot.

I consider my being trans a birth defect. I am willing to listen and accept concerns from people outside my social circles, having a strong sense of empathy for all people...regardless of differences. I forgive people nearly instantly even if they have bullied or hurt me. I'm a born-again Christian. I'm also super pale and nearly glow in the sun.

I understand certain concerns around trans people in sports and feel it's understandable that straight people may not be interested in dating us - That makes me transphobic, right? I admit I never experienced any real hardship for not wanting to have sex with people, so that makes me an acephobe, correct?

But, I am trans, as well as technically asexual. Should that make me immune to criticism?

I don't know...it all sounds a touch problematic to me.

I think there's a free modship waiting for you over at Era... well, assuming you denounce Christianity first. That would be rather problematic.

I hope the mod team at least doesn't give into all of their demands.

Can you imagine how insane things will get if they did, though? That kind of reinforcement of their behavior would embolden them so much in future incidents. It would be the perfect stage setting for 2020.

 

[BadBurger]

Its fucking glorious watching Resetera imploding. I was a member there before and got banned (without reason or warning) for saying 'Michelle Obama is hot'.
I mean imagine getting banned for saying someone is hot.

I don't mind getting banned but at least warn me and provide a reason for doing so and next time i'll be more careful if my opinion is not warranted on certain topics.

The mods have for too long been heavy handed with banning people left and right without warning.

Fucking loving the ERA implosion. Long may it continue. *gets popcorn*

I actually remember that thread. Several people got banned for having the audacity to point out that an attractive woman was attractive.

 

[FUBARx89]

I hope the mod team at least doesn't give into all of their demands.

They are gonna give in. That mods already "stepped down". Ketkat coming back is next.

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

They are gonna give in. That mods already "stepped down". Ketkat coming back is next.

Ketkat gonna be like

While mods gonna be like

Who gets dogpiled when Ketkat returns?

 

[DeepEnigma]

Interesting how the PedoEra, DoxEra, and RacistEra problems were never something that phased much of the site. But asexuals? Now they destroyed Era. Funny where there priorities lie.

A forum full of angry incel's asexual's hath fury!

 

[James Holden]

The current melodramatic chapter over there just goes to show there are jackasses in every “identity” sphere and anyone who pretends otherwise (read: plenty of users on ResetEra) is a willfully blindfolded dweeb unaware of the hilariously ironic hypocrisy they espouse.

Like, get a load of this one: a good friend of mine is trans and he went through that dumb phase of thinking, “I have found my people! Other LGBT+ folk totally understand me. None of us are bad.” No, that’s not at all how things work. He encountered all sorts of heavy handed and downright bizarre bigotry from every corner of that bloc. He was surprised; I was not. Humanity is nonsense.

That’s the thing, though. For him, that naivety was a phase. For much of ResetEra, the allegedly perfect harmony of the “misunderstood, belittled, bullied NICE PEOPLE” reigns supreme, even right now as we’re witnessing how pathetically hateful some of them truly are. There is no universally benevolent group, however marginalized they may be, and if you want to rally behind some kind of quest to eliminate hatred, maybe do so someplace that isn’t a moronic echo chamber.

The icing on the cake is that I feel totally comfortable talking about having a trans friend in this thread, on this website, the “much-maligned fortress of evil” that is NeoGAF. I even feel more comfortable telling y’all that my political ideology leans somewhat left-of-center, and that I don’t actually hate Rey in the new Star Wars movies! All sorts of stuff that would be met with the thunderous applause of a church of quacking ducks over on Era, but might draw genuine criticism — even drive-by shitposting — here on GAF. So how can this be? How can I possibly feel “safer” here than in a sheltered, coddled foxhole?

That’s easy. The answer is that people are allowed to be people here, and differences of opinion are encouraged.

 

[Fuz]

I'm a born-again Christian.

Goddammit you were going so well!

 

[Hawking Radiation]

It's humorous that suddenly now everyone cares about how Trans people are treated on Era when every trans thread is neglected to the point that the community constantly whines about it. They avoid you because you constantly report people for stepping even slightly away from groupthink and now they want everyone to rally to their cause. The fucked thing is that they are getting their way even though they are probably responsible for 60% of the bans handed out. Everyone is transphobic until you need their weaponized outrage.

Exactly this.

It happens in each and every thread on touchy subjects. Its no coincidence when you go into these threads and see people banned left and right to the point where i avoided topics like anything regarding politics, racism, religion, basically any topic where people's opinions should be respected regardless of their views.

AND THIS IS THE PART THAT INFURIATED ME THE MOST...

Whenever you say something that's not in line with their views you will have a number of members gang up on your comment, page after page which eventully gets you either a warning from the mods OR banned.

I cant remember how many times i was ganged up on, despite me taking back my initial comment because of the hive mind mentality on that site. Say Michelle Obama is hot and you have multiple members gang up on you, derailing the thread in the process and getting you banned.

I intentinoally got myself banned when i went into a topic about some Era member asking for help because he had sucicidal thoughts. Before that i requested the mods remove my account completely because i did not want to associate myself with the site anymore. A request which they ignored (probably to inflate their member numbers maybe, i dunno). So i thought the suicide topic would be a perfect opportunity to get my account removed so i was intentionally a dick in that thread and got perma-banned within seconds. Not even minutes.

Happy i'm no longer associated with a trash site like Era.

 

[NickFire]

A fair analogy to the moderation over there: Imagine a team of firefighters shows up to a 10 alarm fire, and while working feverishly to extinguish the flames, they keep giving the arsonist more gasoline.

 

[Trojita]

"Acephobia."

Well...as I am both a trans woman AND never desire sex, I just learned I am doubly oppressed!

I wonder...does this make me invincible from all forms of criticism?


Ohh, no...wait a sec.
I forgot.

I consider my being trans a birth defect. I am willing to listen and accept concerns from people outside my social circles, having a strong sense of empathy for all people...regardless of differences. I forgive people nearly instantly even if they have bullied or hurt me. I'm a born-again Christian. I'm also super pale and probably glow in the sun.

I understand certain concerns around trans people in sports and feel it's understandable that straight people may not be interested in dating us - That makes me transphobic, right? I admit I never experienced any real hardship for not wanting to have sex with people, so that makes me an acephobe, correct?


Still, I am trans, as well as technically asexual. So again, I ask...should that make me immune to criticism?


I don't know...it all sounds a touch problematic to me.

You are an Ace in my

 

[dream]

"Acephobia."

Well...as I am both a trans woman AND never desire sex, I just learned I am doubly oppressed!

I wonder...does this make me invincible from all forms of criticism?


Ohh, no...wait a sec.
I forgot.

I consider my being trans a birth defect. I am willing to listen and accept concerns from people outside my social circles, having a strong sense of empathy for all people...regardless of differences. I forgive people nearly instantly even if they have bullied or hurt me. I'm a born-again Christian. I'm also super pale and probably glow in the sun.

I understand certain concerns around trans people in sports and feel it's understandable that straight people may not be interested in dating us - That makes me transphobic, right? I admit I never experienced any real hardship for not wanting to have sex with people, so that makes me an acephobe, correct?


Still, I am trans, as well as technically asexual. So again, I ask...should that make me immune to criticism?


I don't know...it all sounds a touch problematic to me.

I think the primary difference between you and them is that you’re actually empathetic.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

The current melodramatic chapter over there just goes to show there are jackasses in every “identity” sphere and anyone who pretends otherwise (read: plenty of users on ResetEra) is a willfully blindfolded dweeb unaware of the hilariously ironic hypocrisy they espouse.

Like, get a load of this one: a good friend of mine is trans and he went through that dumb phase of thinking, “I have found my people! Other LGBT+ folk totally understand me. None of us are bad.” No, that’s not at all how things work. He encountered all sorts of heavy handed and downright bizarre bigotry from every corner of that bloc. He was surprised; I was not. Humanity is nonsense.

That’s the thing, though. For him, that naivety was a phase. For much of ResetEra, the allegedly perfect harmony of the “misunderstood, belittled, bullied NICE PEOPLE” reigns supreme, even right now as we’re witnessing how pathetically hateful some of them truly are. There is no universally benevolent group, however marginalized they may be, and if you want to rally behind some kind of quest to eliminate hatred, maybe do so someplace that isn’t a moronic echo chamber.

The icing on the cake is that I feel totally comfortable talking about having a trans friend in this thread, on this website, the “much-maligned fortress of evil” that is NeoGAF. I even feel more comfortable telling y’all that my political ideology leans somewhat left-of-center, and that I don’t actually hate Rey in the new Star Wars movies! All sorts of stuff that would be met with the thunderous applause of a church of quacking ducks over on Era, but might draw genuine criticism — even drive-by shitposting — here on GAF. So how can this be? How can I possibly feel “safer” here than in a sheltered, coddled foxhole?

That’s easy. The answer is that people are allowed to be people here, and differences of opinion are encouraged.

This is exactly why i feel comfortable to post on this site. Yes i am aware i may need to bite my tongue sometimes but i at least know that my opinion, thoughts and feelings on topics from games to my favourite part time hobbies or interests can be shared with anyone. Hell, i may even make a friend or two because of my views.

Didnt say it before but i will say it now. I LOVE the Gaf approach.

 

[Jooxed]

Man this has given me so much entertainment throughout my work day. Never change resetera

 

[Helscream]

You could retire a team of psychiatrist trying to figure ResetEra.

 

[jason10mm]

Both incels and sad basement-dwelling virgins that populate resetera want to have sex though. Asexuals don't. People find it strange and hard to relate to but I can't imagine anyone using asexual as a slur.

I dont get the "asexuals can be gay, lesbian, or trans" bit. Well, maybe trans, but shouldn't being attracted to ANY gender, no matter how faintly, disqualify you from being asexual? Do folks actually know what that means biologically? Besides, lack of interest in physical intimacy is probably a hormone problem that cam be treated, right? (please dont ban me for "asking questions"

 

[Calcium]

I think the primary difference between you and them is that you’re actually empathetic.

That or she isn't batshit crazy. Ailynn must be utterly confusing for Resetera. She is not only accepted, but embraced by a hive of alt-right Nazis. How can this be?!

 

[Musky_Cheese]

That or she isn't batshit crazy. Ailynn must be utterly confusing for Resetera. She is not only accepted, but embraced by a hive of alt-right Nazis. How can this be?!

I don't think they would be confused.

They will ban anyone for not thinking what they think regardless of race, gender, ect.

You have to repeat what they tell you. Any minority status is just a bonus.

But if you aren't full of hate... Ailynn likely wouldn't fit in.

 

[FUBARx89]

What's the deal with the ksweeley fella? Has he always been this......odd and what the fuck is a community resettler member lol. Sounds mega cult-y

 

[Deleted member 17706]

Exactly this.

It happens in each and every thread on touchy subjects. Its no coincidence when you go into these threads and see people banned left and right to the point where i avoided topics like anything regarding politics, racism, religion, basically any topic where people's opinions should be respected regardless of their views.

AND THIS IS THE PART THAT INFURIATED ME THE MOST...

Whenever you say something that's not in line with their views you will have a number of members gang up on your comment, page after page which eventully gets you either a warning from the mods OR banned.

I cant remember how many times i was ganged up on, despite me taking back my initial comment because of the hive mind mentality on that site. Say Michelle Obama is hot and you have multiple members gang up on you, derailing the thread in the process and getting you banned.

I intentinoally got myself banned when i went into a topic about some Era member asking for help because he had sucicidal thoughts. Before that i requested the mods remove my account completely because i did not want to associate myself with the site anymore. A request which they ignored (probably to inflate their member numbers maybe, i dunno). So i thought the suicide topic would be a perfect opportunity to get my account removed so i was intentionally a dick in that thread and got perma-banned within seconds. Not even minutes.

Happy i'm no longer associated with a trash site like Era.

Keep using the Contact form or emailing reseterastaff@gmail.com and they will eventually process your account deletion request.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Something I've noticed... Resetera members sure are fine with cursing in their thread titles. It seems unnecessarily crass and vulgar to me. Hateful even in some cases. I'm sure that happens here as well but I haven't noticed it. I curse constantly myself but why put it in a thread title?

 

[dream]

That or she isn't batshit crazy. Ailynn must be utterly confusing for Resetera. She is not only accepted, but embraced by a hive of alt-right Nazis. How can this be?!

I have a sinking feeling they’d call her whatever the trans version of an Uncle Tom is, and I will throw hands with anyone who does that.

 

[OutrageousFacts]

It's Trans Awareness Week! (Nov 13th -19th)

Please don't forget that the eyes of every LGBT person that uses ERA are on this. This statement has to speak to them, to us, not around or about us.

www.resetera.com

... ok, these people are ill in the head. I kinda pity them.

 

[Trojita]

I have a sinking feeling they’d call her whatever the trans version of an Uncle Tom is, and I will throw hands with anyone who does that.

They have a new word for that, it's "Truscum"

 

[dream]

They have a new word for that, it's "Truscum"

You have to be kidding me.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

It's Trans Awareness Week! (Nov 13th -19th)

Please don't forget that the eyes of every LGBT person that uses ERA are on this. This statement has to speak to them, to us, not around or about us.

www.resetera.com

... ok, these people are ill in the head. I kinda pity them.

The virtue signalling is going on strong today. "Look at me! I'm an ally! Praise me!"

 

[BrandNewMe]

Now that I am thinking about it, the best-case scenario is that the mods deliver a half-assed apology and all the lunatics who even cared about this ¨controversy¨ will peace out while leaving the forum to slightly more intelligent people.

 

[NickFire]

I have a sinking feeling they’d call her whatever the trans version of an Uncle Tom is, and I will throw hands with anyone who does that.

Earlier I saw a post where someone was banned for merely recognizing the advantages of MtF in sporting competitions. So yeah, our friend Ailynn would be banished from that place in a heartbeat. And considering how emphatic Ailynn is, she'd end up banned for countless other reasons as well.

 

[Trojita]

You have to be kidding me.

I'm not kidding. Look it up lol.

 

[Calcium]

I honestly can't decide which outcome is funnier. Unbanning Ketkat to appease the crazy and show just how spineless the admins are or leave her banned and watch them tear each other apart in a She-Ra themed riot.

 

[Tesseract]

The virtue signalling is going on strong today. "Look at me! I'm an ally! Praise me!"

it's the same old story

 

[dream]

I'm not kidding. Look it up lol.

I hate you for introducing me to this word.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

 

[dream]

The virtue signalling is going on strong today. "Look at me! I'm an ally! Praise me!"

And this so starkly shows the difference between us and ResetEra. We don’t like Ailynn just because she’s trans; we like her because she’s a cool human who just happens to be trans.

 

[nush]

What's the deal with the ksweeley fella? Has he always been this......odd and what the fuck is a community resettler member lol. Sounds mega cult-y

He's either a master troll or unable to distinguish the reality of his past with some TV or movie he watched as a kid.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

And this so starkly shows the difference between us and ResetEra. We don’t like Ailynn just because she’s trans; we like her because she’s a cool human who just happens to be trans.

100%. It's really that simple.

 

[Hawking Radiation]

I honestly can't decide which outcome is funnier. Unbanning Ketkat to appease the crazy and show just how spineless the admins are or leave her banned and watch them tear each other apart in a She-Ra themed riot.

I'm keen for both scenarios. Only problem is i'm running out of popcorn.

 

[Doczu]

"Acephobia."

Well...as I am both a trans woman AND never desire sex, I just learned I am doubly oppressed!

I wonder...does this make me invincible from all forms of criticism?


Ohh, no...

It gets worse. You post on NeoGAF so whatever oppression points you saved just dont matter

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Gaf just got name-dropped again. "those alt-right chuckelfucks." They are really trying to make themselves believe that bullshit aren't they? Say it to themselves daily to convince themselves that they are in the right. Keep telling yourselves that. All of you know it has no basis in reality.

 

[Musky_Cheese]

And this so starkly shows the difference between us and ResetEra. We don’t like Ailynn just because she’s trans; we like her because she’s a cool human who just happens to be trans.

I don't know anymore. Ailynn being around isn't a positive.

She logs in with her good kind hearted nature self, good positive caring vibes... and disrupts all the shit posting we got going on.

Is that what everyone wants around here? Someone that makes you rethink acting like a shit head? Not I!!!

#CancelAilynn

 

[OutrageousFacts]

I honestly can't decide which outcome is funnier. Unbanning Ketkat to appease the crazy and show just how spineless the admins are or leave her banned and watch them tear each other apart in a She-Ra themed riot.

You forgot outcome #3: Them realizing that we're having fun watching them fall apart, causing them to fake-make up with each other. Basically the Cringe Supreme-outcome

 

[Deleted member 17706]

As anticipation for the grand statement builds, more and more members are making their ultimatums that KetKat being unbanned and addressing the *systemic* moderation issues that led to her being banned is the bare minimum that will prevent them from not completely writing off the forum. Gonna be lit either way once that statement drops.