EPTStephano suspended by Evil Geniuses - Page 44
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TommyP
United States6231 Posts
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Izanaki
England19 Posts
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Beavo
Canada293 Posts
On October 13 2012 11:52 CruelZeratul wrote: Except he is not from where you are from so it doesn't really matter what it means for you. Okay took 5 seconds to look up the French Penal Code and find the age of consent "The commission without violence, constraint, threat or surprise of a sexual offence by an adult on the person of a child under fifteen years of age is punished by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000." Going even Further ARTICLE 222-24 (Act no. 1998-468 of 17 June 1998 Article 13 Official Journal of 18 June 1998) (Inserted by Act no. 2003-239 of 18 March 2003 Article 49 Official Journal of 19 March 2003) Rape is punished by twenty years' criminal imprisonment 1° where it causes mutilation or permanent disability; 2° where it is committed against a minor under the age of fifteen years; The french penal code is notorious for leaving things open to debate :D | ||
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Shpandy
New Zealand4 Posts
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Data2510
Germany2 Posts
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achan1058
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DOUDOU
Wales2940 Posts
On October 13 2012 12:00 Postman wrote: I get trolling, don't worry. It's just that this wasn't funny in anyway, unless there's more to the conversation that wasn't posted on the front page. Stephano does a lot of stupid childish shit (remember when he signed with Complexity?). Eventually that bites you in the ass. I don't see why everyone is so up in arms about it... Edit: Just realized almost everyone who's mad is European. Now I get it. just realized almost everyone who is offended is from US, now i get it | ||
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Postman
United States269 Posts
On October 13 2012 12:02 Kasu wrote: I agree that its not funny. But I think shock-value pranks are common enough that people should know of their existence and be able to spot what almost certainly is one. But that's not a shock value prank. Have you heard of dead baby jokes? Most of them are awful and aren't funny, but they're obviously shock value jokes, no one really says things like that about dead babies. But people do legitimately abuse children, and if you aren't careful when you make jokes about abusing children you're going to experience backlash. Everyone just hangs off his nuts because he's the only white guy who doesn't get made to look like a fool. If fucking Machine said something like this (which he wouldn't because he understands that he's supposed to have a certain amount of class as a representative of EG) and got suspended no one would bat an eyelash. | ||
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Thrax
Canada1755 Posts
Hopefully, Stephano learned a valuable lesson here, and this does not affect the relationship with the team too much. I'd hate to see Stephano leaving. I think the Korea trip is kind if a carrot - hopefully we see a re-energized Stephano in tournaments in a month, and a lot of streaming until then. | ||
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NMHU.
Canada110 Posts
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revel8
United Kingdom3022 Posts
On October 13 2012 11:51 Daumen wrote: I actually didnt understand more than half of what you said, if that was a joke from HornyHerring I dont get it ... talking about Humor & Germans ... :D But whats the "srs" and whats their beef with SC2? srs is a sub-reddit which essentially stated they were unhappy with the reddit/starcraft thread about this issue. In other words, they were unhappy with some of the posts they read about this issue there on reddit/starcraft. This srs group expressed contempt for the SC2 community and stated they wanted to punish Stephano and punish the 'neckbeards' (as they derogatively term the SC2 community). That's right, it is fine for them apparently to use insulting terms for the SC2 community, but is NOT fine in their eyes for the SC2 community to make posts about this issue that they do not like. So because these posts were made in reddit/starcraft, and srs did not like them, they decided to email EG's sponsors to punish Stephano and reddit/starcraft. This is their intent, as they actually stated it. They acted out of malice towards the SC2 community on reddit rather than actual outrage over Stephano's comments. They are celebrating this suspension of Stephano and literally sneering at 'esports people'. These guys are not even part of the SC2 community, so it is not even 'our community' that is doing this but a bunch of outsiders who attempt to police reddit. | ||
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Sinensis
United States2513 Posts
On October 13 2012 12:06 Postman wrote: But that's not a shock value prank. Have you heard of dead baby jokes? Most of them are awful and aren't funny, but they're obviously shock value jokes, no one really says things like that about dead babies. But people do legitimately abuse children, and if you aren't careful when you make jokes about abusing children you're going to experience backlash. Everyone just hangs off his nuts because he's the only white guy who doesn't get made to look like a fool. If fucking Machine said something like this (which he wouldn't because he understands that he's supposed to have a certain amount of class as a representative of EG) and got suspended no one would bat an eyelash. I would be done with EG if they fired Machine over this. The drama is just as stupid even if it were to change targets. | ||
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Tgaud
France16 Posts
On October 13 2012 12:03 Beavo wrote: Okay took 5 seconds to look up the French Penal Code and find the age of consent "The commission without violence, constraint, threat or surprise of a sexual offence by an adult on the person of a child under fifteen years of age is punished by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000." Going even Further ARTICLE 222-24 (Act no. 1998-468 of 17 June 1998 Article 13 Official Journal of 18 June 1998) (Inserted by Act no. 2003-239 of 18 March 2003 Article 49 Official Journal of 19 March 2003) Rape is punished by twenty years' criminal imprisonment 1° where it causes mutilation or permanent disability; 2° where it is committed against a minor under the age of fifteen years; The french penal code is notorious for leaving things open to debate :D I'm french and you say bullshit. In france, A lot of young man sleep with girl of 14yo. Why? Cuz girl of 14yo pretend to be 15 or 16, they have boobs, make up. In nightclub its dark... And she reveals only the morning. you go to jail only if you can prove that you already knew her age before the facts, not after. More over its not a rape. for a french speaking to english , "to abuse of" (abuser in french), is more something lile "to use persuasion" But in any case it Was a Big troll. Like when in college, I pretended that My mom Died to shock my friends. Its just a joke. Saying this wasn't funny... but their reactions Was funny. | ||
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Postman
United States269 Posts
On October 13 2012 12:06 DOUDOU wrote: just realized almost everyone who is offended is from US, now i get it I'm not even offended by it, I just think it's a bad joke. What I am offended by is the legions of fans who think that Stephano should be above getting punished when he makes mistakes because he's the great white hope. People email sponsors, EG has to do something. Blame those who sent the emails, or blame Stephano for making a bad joke. EG didn't have a choice in the matter, and Stephano should be cognizant of what is acceptable from him. Obama doesn't whisper child abuse jokes in Biden's ear for a reason. Stephano is the biggest star in western eSports right now, he should know better. | ||
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Aulisemia
United States123 Posts
On October 13 2012 12:02 TommyP wrote: I dont understand the big deal. Its just Stephano being Stephano and he was obviously joking. Because he gets paid a lot of money to represent an organization like a professional, not some \b tard on the internet? | ||
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Kasu
United Kingdom345 Posts
On October 13 2012 12:06 Postman wrote: But that's not a shock value prank. Have you heard of dead baby jokes? Most of them are awful and aren't funny, but they're obviously shock value jokes, no one really says things like that about dead babies. But people do legitimately abuse children, and if you aren't careful when you make jokes about abusing children you're going to experience backlash. Everyone just hangs off his nuts because he's the only white guy who doesn't get made to look like a fool. If fucking Machine said something like this (which he wouldn't because he understands that he's supposed to have a certain amount of class as a representative of EG) and got suspended no one would bat an eyelash. Dead baby jokes are tasteless, but not that shocking after you hear one. They are also not the same style, since they are obviously not meant to be taken seriously. Stephano's pretending to be serious about this is what created the shock value. That is why this is a practical joke or prank rather than a conventional joke. I agree that it was childish and that people wouldn't care half so much (either way) if it weren't such a famous player. | ||
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revel8
United Kingdom3022 Posts
On October 13 2012 12:03 Beavo wrote: Okay took 5 seconds to look up the French Penal Code and find the age of consent "The commission without violence, constraint, threat or surprise of a sexual offence by an adult on the person of a child under fifteen years of age is punished by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000." Going even Further ARTICLE 222-24 (Act no. 1998-468 of 17 June 1998 Article 13 Official Journal of 18 June 1998) (Inserted by Act no. 2003-239 of 18 March 2003 Article 49 Official Journal of 19 March 2003) Rape is punished by twenty years' criminal imprisonment 1° where it causes mutilation or permanent disability; 2° where it is committed against a minor under the age of fifteen years; The french penal code is notorious for leaving things open to debate :D But was Stephano referring to events in France or in Spain or in Korea or Sweden or the USA or even in Canada? No clarification on this was given. He has been to all these countries very recently and they all have different ages of consent. | ||
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spaceyme
20 Posts
No doubt this is going to spark an investigation and there may be serious consequences. But I think EG has gone too soft. It's a very very stupid thing for him to say (or even do, if he did). Stephano's always been immature to say the least, him and Huk need to grow up already. | ||
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dcemuser
United States3248 Posts
On October 13 2012 08:37 Pwnzer wrote: I actually LOL'd at this post. Well done. Sigh, I wish this community didn't get so upset about things like this. He's a kid and sometimes kids say childish and inappropriate things. He's also one of the most successful players in an industry that lives and breathes based largely in part by the whims of sponsors, who would NOT accept what Stephano said. People have been witchhunted for far less in this community, and I've always been against it, but I'm almost for it this time after seeing how big the double standard is simply because he is Stephano. | ||
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dashpar
United States20 Posts
For any other player it wouldn't be that big of a deal but Stephano is going to lose like 30k in tournament winnings alone if he doesn't play at all in October not to mention any other revenue he creates. Stephano tell EG to suck it and go find another team. They need you a lot more than you need them! I'm sure you could find another team to buy and match EG's contract. | ||
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