EPTThat seems like a much better life choice than a Finance Master's Degree, Sports and Hobbies I enjoy.
I think it's a funny little clip, I can't get the real 'tone' of it since its in German, but it doesn't strike me as especially scathing.
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EnderSword
Canada669 Posts
That seems like a much better life choice than a Finance Master's Degree, Sports and Hobbies I enjoy. I think it's a funny little clip, I can't get the real 'tone' of it since its in German, but it doesn't strike me as especially scathing. | ||
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sleepingdog
Austria6145 Posts
On August 25 2011 21:57 BlackFlag wrote: I find it interesting that RTL now picked on a group that fights back. Normally they only make fun of unemployed people on HARTZ IV and build up a hatred for them (as if every unemployed person in germany is an antisocial fucker who starts drinking at 8 in the morning). Could get pretty interesting. lol this exactly - angry nerds and the internet is a dangerous combo  Normally they do indeed only choose groups, or people that are NOT closely connected with one another. Unemployed people is the perfect example. Every unemployed is unemployed "by himself" (unless a huge factory just got closed), RTL can make fun of them without having to be afraid of much consequences. There won't be an uproar in the "unemployed community". Gamers, however, form a pretty tight network nowadays - I'm sure RTL to some extent underestimated the shitstorm that this would start. | ||
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ChrisXIV
Austria3553 Posts
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sylverfyre
United States8298 Posts
On August 25 2011 01:46 aaronthebaron80 wrote: People only get offended when a comment hits too close to home. While it certainly doesn't apply to everyone, I'm sure we can all think of many examples where her description is spot-on. Not really, people also get offended when you stereotype them in an outrageous and untrue manner, like so. | ||
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Nizaris
Belgium2230 Posts
On August 25 2011 22:23 sleepingdog wrote: lol this exactly - angry nerds and the internet is a dangerous combo Normally they do indeed only choose groups, or people that are NOT closely connected with one another. Unemployed people is the perfect example. Every unemployed is unemployed "by himself" (unless a huge factory just got closed), RTL can make fun of them without having to be afraid of much consequences. There won't be an uproar in the "unemployed community". Gamers, however, form a pretty tight network nowadays - I'm sure RTL to some extent underestimated the shitstorm that this would start. they already got DDOS'd i think. I was hoping they would deface their website aswell. Put pics of their fatass journalists there or something funny. | ||
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BlackFlag
499 Posts
On August 25 2011 22:23 sleepingdog wrote: lol this exactly - angry nerds and the internet is a dangerous combo Normally they do indeed only choose groups, or people that are NOT closely connected with one another. Unemployed people is the perfect example. Every unemployed is unemployed "by himself" (unless a huge factory just got closed), RTL can make fun of them without having to be afraid of much consequences. There won't be an uproar in the "unemployed community". Gamers, however, form a pretty tight network nowadays - I'm sure RTL to some extent underestimated the shitstorm that this would start. Also "gaming" isn't anymore something only nerds too. Everyone has a console at home, plays on his mobile phone etc. It's a booming industry, RTL probably also upset a large part of casual gamers. There were 60.000 people at gamescon, that's huuuuge. | ||
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bLooD.
Germany470 Posts
On August 25 2011 22:44 BlackFlag wrote: Also "gaming" isn't anymore something only nerds too. Everyone has a console at home, plays on his mobile phone etc. It's a booming industry, RTL probably also upset a large part of casual gamers. There were 60.000 people at gamescon, that's huuuuge. There was a total of 275.000 people at this years gamescom... so yeah | ||
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Slakter
Sweden1947 Posts
On August 25 2011 22:36 ChrisXIV wrote: Lol @ "It was supposed to be funny". Making fun of other people != funny. Making fun of people is often times the most fun thing there is IMO! I love joking about white people for instance. And I´m white! | ||
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Toadesstern
Germany16350 Posts
basicly something along the lines "We're sorry, what the editor posted on fb was his own opinion and has nothing to do with rtl. We did not intend to offend someone however if we ended up doing so we're sorry" | ||
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REDBLUEGREEN
Germany1903 Posts
On August 25 2011 19:50 FeyFey wrote: mmmm german free tv got boring a while ago. Unless you like fake reality shows 24/7. And i thought talk shows would be bad. In the end, german tv is as meh as the politicians here. But i guess everyone in the world is having the same issues x3. Except switzerland xD Funny because the state owned television channels are all really decent and except for a few others the only watchable stations. Especially ZDF, their digital channels(zdf kultur broadcasting sc2  ), and associated channels like ARTE, 3sat, Pheonix, where you actually learn something instead of losing and IQ point for every hour you watch  | ||
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ChrisXIV
Austria3553 Posts
On August 25 2011 22:52 Slakter wrote: Making fun of people is often times the most fun thing there is IMO! I love joking about white people for instance. And I´m white! I meant it more in the finger-pointing way where you're not talking to the person you're making fun of, but he/she can still hear it. | ||
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sleepingdog
Austria6145 Posts
http://www.gamecity.ch/label/update/rtl-gamescom-bericht-wird-offiziell-gepruft/0033562/ http://www.pcgames.de/gamescom-2011-Event-235611/News/Gamescom-Messe-Leitung-und-RTL-Redakteur-beziehen-Stellung-zum-RTL-Bericht-841262/ There will be an official investigation about the show. I don't think it will lead to anything, but at least the authorities take it seriously. | ||
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ChrisXIV
Austria3553 Posts
Edit: PCGames link works. gamecity fails at quoting. | ||
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See.Blue
United States2673 Posts
Poll: How Often Do YOU Get Laid: More Often Than CharlieMurhpy Gets Banned (9) I'm a Pansey (8) 17 total votes Your vote: How Often Do YOU Get Laid: (Vote): More Often Than CharlieMurhpy Gets Banned | ||
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brobrah
220 Posts
Seriously, these things don't bother me. Ignorance is easily ignored. | ||
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Kuhva
United Kingdom183 Posts
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eVolvE342
157 Posts
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Iplaythings
Denmark9110 Posts
On August 25 2011 23:58 See.Blue wrote: Such demeaning commentary really calls for a scientific appraisal of gamer's lifestyles: Poll: How Often Do YOU Get Laid: More Often Than CharlieMurhpy Gets Banned (9) I'm a Pansey (8) 17 total votes Your vote: How Often Do YOU Get Laid: (Vote): More Often Than CharlieMurhpy Gets Banned Last option is sorta sad cus, since charlie is perma'd people had had glory days and now are without? Cant help but feel thats misleading, yo | ||
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ChrisXIV
Austria3553 Posts
On August 26 2011 00:07 eVolvE342 wrote: i like the update saying that it was all a joke. u cant really blame poeple for taking an article from germany seriously, after all a study found them to be the least humerous nation. i will definitely say that some gamers do smell and have no life, but on the other hand there are obviously clean respectable members of society that game. i feel gamers span the whole spectrum of social edicate/cleanliness which is why we are a great comunity. I assume you don't speak german and have not watched the video with subs? | ||
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Zulueta
Germany28 Posts
On August 26 2011 00:07 eVolvE342 wrote: i like the update saying that it was all a joke. u cant really blame poeple for taking an article from germany seriously, after all a study found them to be the least humerous nation. i will definitely say that some gamers do smell and have no life, but on the other hand there are obviously clean respectable members of society that game. i feel gamers span the whole spectrum of social edicate/cleanliness which is why we are a great comunity. ur right! but this report says that all gamers smell, are ugly, stupid and so on! this includes you and everyone else in the whole gaaming community. No exceptions made! No one seems to care about social aspects of gaming! I guess there was no TV show about TLO´s or Sheth´s 24hour benefit streaming for Dw/oB. This is just discriminatory and misanthropic! Hope the editor will lose his job! | ||
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