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theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#901: Jun 24th 2017 at 5:35:02 PM

Ugh, You Tube's copyright system is the worst.

carbon-mantis Collector Of Fine Oddities from Trumpland Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Married to my murderer
Collector Of Fine Oddities
#902: Jun 28th 2017 at 9:22:01 AM

Apparently the individual in question is now directly sending death threats to the various youtubers covering her antics.

Unfortunately when it was outed that the composer was trans, the floodgates opened and the good old internet hate machine cranked into overdrive. Even the likes of Jim Sterling, who's about as LGBTQ-friendly as one can possibly be, has been fighting a losing battle trying to control the hate and vitriol being spewed in the comments. Composer has been sent thousands of death threats and hate mail with messages ending in shit like "Total Biscuit sent me bitch!"

edited 28th Jun '17 9:27:15 AM by carbon-mantis

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#903: Jun 28th 2017 at 2:27:11 PM

Ugh, it's like Gamergate all over again.

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#904: Jun 28th 2017 at 6:12:14 PM

Nah this is one person having a massive downward spiral and trying to hurt as many people as they can, it's far more simple and easy to understand than that entire mess, even when you factor in the idiots that think harassing her is in any way productive or moral.

In the end false DMCA claims, death threats against YouTubers and mob harassment are all things that happen reasonably regularly online, they jsut don't tend to all come together like they have in this instance.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
carbon-mantis Collector Of Fine Oddities from Trumpland Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Married to my murderer
Collector Of Fine Oddities
#905: Jun 30th 2017 at 8:03:22 AM

From TB in regards to the lynch mobs in his, SidAlpha's, and Jim Sterling's YT comment sections.

The transphobic comments on this video are disgusting and I hope that none of you think that myself, Jim, Sid or anyone else shares your backwards way of thinking even a tiny bit. We don't want you here and anyone that gloats over the suffering of another human being no matter how many mistakes they've made is someone I don't want as a viewer.

Unsurprisingly a lot of the shitheads are flaming his channel with "CENSORHSIPCUCKCUCKCUCK" flavoured bile. From some of the comments on a few of their collective videos a lot of the nastiest stuff has been purged but it's pouring in faster than they seem to be able to handle without resorting to closing off comments.

edited 30th Jun '17 8:04:53 AM by carbon-mantis

Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#906: Jun 30th 2017 at 8:12:34 AM

In other news: Youtube comments remain unchanged and water still wet. :-P

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#907: Jun 30th 2017 at 10:09:16 AM

Shit like that is why TB doesn't allow comments on his videos anymore.

Also, Alex Mauer is now in custody following this whole drama.

YouTube is escalating the counterclaims of all of the people she DMCA'd too, so hopefully all the damage she did will be fixed soon.

Nettacki Since: Jan, 2010
#908: Jul 11th 2017 at 9:41:45 PM

TB posts a video to once again get people to support Net Neutrality and prevent the FCC from repealing it.

DrunkenNordmann from Exile Since: May, 2015
#909: Aug 17th 2017 at 4:43:43 AM

TotalBiscuit on Dealing with the Hate

Disclaimer: It's a Kotaku article, for the ones who don't like going to this site.

We learn from history that we do not learn from history
Selay47 Since: Jul, 2011
#910: Aug 17th 2017 at 5:35:51 AM

Everyone's favourite "pop culture critic" decided to turn this into a controversy, and the author's been doxxed and harassed. What a trip!

Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#911: Aug 17th 2017 at 6:19:05 AM

...who?

Selay47 Since: Jul, 2011
#912: Aug 17th 2017 at 7:11:31 AM

I don't know how to hyperlink, but this thread has the (abridged) details:

https://twitter.com/Totalbiscuit/status/897920997470474240

Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
math792d Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#914: Aug 17th 2017 at 7:39:55 AM

Oh hey, Full Croissant still has me blocked on Twitter. August 2014 feels like such a long time ago, now.

edited 17th Aug '17 7:40:17 AM by math792d

Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.
theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#915: Aug 17th 2017 at 8:11:00 AM

TB's gonna be streaming Total War Warhammer 2 today, playing with the quest battles of all four of its races. I don't think I've ever seen him play a Total War game before; this is gonna be good.

TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#916: Aug 17th 2017 at 8:32:14 AM

So, Kotaku released an "apology" aimed at appeasing Anita Sarkeesian and the like, and as a result TB officially just completely cut off Laura K as a response. (Keep in mind she was actually feeling suicidal yesterday, which she admitted on Twitter.)

So...good job TB. Way to look like the bigger man. At the minimum, this guarantees that neither Laura K nor Jim Sterling will touch anything TB does (like the Co-Optional) with a fifty-foot pole.

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#917: Aug 17th 2017 at 8:38:14 AM

So what is she-who-should-not-be-name pissed over?

theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#918: Aug 17th 2017 at 8:46:46 AM

Hasn't Jim Sterling been on the Co-Optional Podcast multiple times before?

Besides, Sarkeesian was the one that started Gamergate and apologizing to her for something she started is definite brown-nosing.

math792d Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#919: Aug 17th 2017 at 8:48:51 AM

Kotaku did a puff piece on Complete Cookie about 'dealing with hate' that sort of forgot the fact that he spent most of 2014 and 2015 being a huge flaming bellend and doing shit like, say, calling Leigh Alexander an alcoholic and a washout over the whole 'gamers are dead' article thing. Oh, and jumping on the Zoë Quinn bandwagon with the excuse of 'oh I'm just reporting on this because I had her on the podcast once to be Totally Ethical.'

Oh and you know, guest starring on a couple of podcasts starring the shit-stirrers jumping on Zoë Quinn and then trying to act like a 'reasonable party' when he wasn't being a colossal dickhead.

Understandably, some people took umbrage with the article (one of them Sarkeesian), which caused some discussion on the interwebs, which apparently prompted this response from the Biscuit.

Summa summarum, it may be August 2017, not August 2014, but TB is still a nobhead.

Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.
Ghilz Perpetually Confused from Yeeted at Relativistic Velocities Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Perpetually Confused
#920: Aug 17th 2017 at 8:51:03 AM

Seems like both sides are being Nobheads. Saarkesian calling someone else out over their actions during that-event-which-shall-be-not-named feels like the pot calling the kettle black.

Selay47 Since: Jul, 2011
#921: Aug 17th 2017 at 8:51:21 AM

[up]She invented the controversy by implying that TB was a harasser and that Laura had purposefully released the article on the Gamer Gate anniversary which any sane person can tell was not the case.

She then pretended to be shocked when her followers harassed and doxxed Laura as a result, primarily because (I think) she's under the impression that harassment is only a one-way street; something her enemies do, but allies would never dream of.

The usual suspects are trying to throw TB under the business and apologise for the 'terrible coincidence' which has been so 'hurtful' for the nasty over-sensitive busy-bodies who took offence at an anti-harassment article.

Jim Sterling, naturally, stormed to the defence of his friend but later deleted tweets that could be seen as critical of the Queen.

math792d Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#922: Aug 17th 2017 at 8:58:53 AM

I mean if we wanna play Spot the Conspiracy Theory it could also just be that the awful troglodytes who populate the Internet purely to harrass people who have the gall to not be Ethical Pro Consumer Gamer Advocates Please Drink Mountain Dew (tm) saw the opportunity to dogpile one of their favorite targets and blame one of their other favorite targets for it.

That makes about as much sense.

Still not embarrassing enough to stan billionaires or tech companies.
Selay47 Since: Jul, 2011
#923: Aug 17th 2017 at 9:06:33 AM

[up]I've not postulated a conspiracy theory. It's pretty evident from Anita's follow-up comments that she realises she was responsible for this mess.

TotemicHero No longer a forum herald from the next level Since: Dec, 2009
No longer a forum herald
#924: Aug 17th 2017 at 9:09:30 AM

While I have defended Anita in the past in certain respects, her claims that the whole "anniversary" thing was planned is clearly not defensible. While she isn't responsible for what her fans/"fans" do, she is responsible for the original controversial tweet that started this shindig. Simultaneously, TB is not responsible for what his fans/"fans" do, but he is responsible for venting his anger on a woman who is having suicidal thoughts.

Twitter drama aside, this does have the potential to affect his future content, depending on how Maker Studios, Jesse Cox, and/or Dodger respond. We'll see how this shakes out, but it's not looking good for anyone involved.

Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)
Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#925: Aug 17th 2017 at 9:10:01 AM

so apparently this story blew up and made kotaku print this one...

And you guys are saying that TB has no right to be pissed off at that second one? Umm Wait, What?... it's like a lawsuit waiting to happen.

edited 17th Aug '17 9:39:29 AM by Memers


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