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Alt-Right attacks Star Wars fan for Reaction Video; Mark Hamill and fans come in to support him. (See Staff Post)
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Mark turns to him in his seat "reaction videos are dumb but bullying is more dumb. Enjoy the movie!"
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Don't care for cargo shorts, but whatever makes people happy. Speaking of happy, that man's joy was awesome, especially in the age of the reaction video that is typically overreacted for clicks. Fuck the alt right and their desire to make everybody else as miserable as them.
Now that that's all said. Dayum! I hope somebody can love me the way that dude loves Star Wars.
Now that that's all said. Dayum! I hope somebody can love me the way that dude loves Star Wars.
Don't get what's bad about the reaction video, seen far worse. Guy looks at least genuine and seeing him get so passionate is sweet. Once again, the altright prove they're nothing but miserable, worthless bullies.
Also I'll wear cargo shorts whenever I want to, fuck you and your fashion.
Also I'll wear cargo shorts whenever I want to, fuck you and your fashion.
The video is cringy and his reaction is staged as shit, but that's no reason to ridicule him in public. He's doing no harm.
There's nothing wrong. What's wrong is being a shallow asshole who discriminates other people for what they wear.
I wish I got excited for anything like this. All the power to him. Much love for all those coming to his defense. Fuck bullies.
GOOD. FUCK THE PIECE OF SHIT WHO MADE FUN OF THIS GUY.
I commented on that prick's video and told him the fuck off for being the piece of garbage he is.
I didn't even have any idea he was some alt-right asshole when I saw/commented either.
Edit: Ah I thought it was one guy who made a video being a douche, didn't realize this was a big thing.
Makes me sick that people would bully this guy.
I'm so happy Mark Hamill voiced his support.
I commented on that prick's video and told him the fuck off for being the piece of garbage he is.
I didn't even have any idea he was some alt-right asshole when I saw/commented either.
Edit: Ah I thought it was one guy who made a video being a douche, didn't realize this was a big thing.
Makes me sick that people would bully this guy.
I'm so happy Mark Hamill voiced his support.
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He's not passionate about oh so macho shit like walking into a McDonalds with an AR15 slung over your shoulder, as if Ronald McDonald is suddenly going to spring out of the restroom firing like Rambo
Wow, this thread got heated.
So... AshleyStClair is not a nice person, and I disagree with her political views, but her initial comment actually wasn't offensive or abusive.
She's entitled to consider fans of superhero / SW movies who react like that 'undateable'. If she's using Twitter disingenuously to get alt-righters to dogpile the guy, then fuck her, obviously.
The reaction video itself is a little OTT and I can't relate. Barring the fact his reactions may not have been entirely "honest and off the cuff", if my partner reacted like that to any form of media, I'd find it a little disconcerting and emotionally unbalanced. That doesn't mean he deserves ridicule, and I'm glad people have rallied to support him, but I don't think anyone involved comes out of this looking good. Except Mark Hamill, I guess.
Corey Barlog saying he'd date the guy comes off as patronising to me.
So... AshleyStClair is not a nice person, and I disagree with her political views, but her initial comment actually wasn't offensive or abusive.
She's entitled to consider fans of superhero / SW movies who react like that 'undateable'. If she's using Twitter disingenuously to get alt-righters to dogpile the guy, then fuck her, obviously.
The reaction video itself is a little OTT and I can't relate. Barring the fact his reactions may not have been entirely "honest and off the cuff", if my partner reacted like that to any form of media, I'd find it a little disconcerting and emotionally unbalanced. That doesn't mean he deserves ridicule, and I'm glad people have rallied to support him, but I don't think anyone involved comes out of this looking good. Except Mark Hamill, I guess.
Corey Barlog saying he'd date the guy comes off as patronising to me.
I turned 36 this week and my faith and dedication to cargo shorts has never been stronger.
Reaction videos are pretty lame but this dude deserved none of the vitriol that was directed his way. The alt-right shitheels continue to fucking suck at life.
Reaction videos are pretty lame but this dude deserved none of the vitriol that was directed his way. The alt-right shitheels continue to fucking suck at life.
You can have all sorts of reactions to videos like this (or the very concept of them). Doesn't mean you need to target and be an ass hole about it.
Casual glance at her feed seems to show the only things she thinks she has going for her is her trump affixation and her looks, literally bargain bucket basic.. No wonder she needs to be an edgelord to get people to pay attention. I actually feel sorry for her to have such a lousy personality lmao.
What a weird dude, lol.A reminder on why one shouldn't take Molyneux seriously (outside of the many other reasons)
It would not surprise me if he's done this multiple times before or after.
EDIT: And he has
Why is it the biggest norbs are idolized by the alt right?
This is the smelliest of horseshit. I'm going to Old Navy and buy 5 pair of cargos and a bunch of Star Wars tees and I'd make a reaction video and if I didn't already have a hot wife id go on a 5 dates in the aforementioned cargo shorts.
There's enjoying something, and then there's breaking down in floods of tears at the slightest innocuous detail. You release a reaction video, you're competing for views with other content creators, which prompts more extreme reactions. The relation between any 'reaction video' and marketing for the either the creator or product makes me cautious to characterise this situation purely as an overenthusiastic fan being bullied online.
I don't really have an opinion on his reaction, didn't care for reaction videos even when they were the thing, but people used him as a launching pad for their spiteful hot takes. Which seems a bit much.
This whole thing feels so disingenuous to me. Like people are defending it just to stick it to the alt-right, but on any normal day some of those same people would have been talking about how cringy it is. Not about how it keeps them going and puts wind beneath their wings or whatever.
Our enjoyment of media is subjective and the amount of people commenting on how "staged" this reaction is without any actual proof is kind of concerning.
Yes, people can react with screams and tears to the smallest detail, especially if they're a passionate fan. I'm 31 and when the last BOTW trailer was shown in January 2017 I screamed, I jumped and, yes, I cried. Should I feel ashamed about that ? Cringey even ? Maybe let's stop judging how people reacts to things, saying it's "cringey" and shit like that. This is exactly why people can't feel like they can express themselves freely. It's not hurting anyone, they're having powerful emotions about something they care about in the most positive way possible. Why attempt to cut that down just because you wouldn't react like that ?
You may be dunking on people who do stage their reactions, as that can totally be a thing, but I feel like there's a serious disbelief and will to subtly shame anyone who's willing to cry over a passion, for reasons I still can't comprehend.
Yes, people can react with screams and tears to the smallest detail, especially if they're a passionate fan. I'm 31 and when the last BOTW trailer was shown in January 2017 I screamed, I jumped and, yes, I cried. Should I feel ashamed about that ? Cringey even ? Maybe let's stop judging how people reacts to things, saying it's "cringey" and shit like that. This is exactly why people can't feel like they can express themselves freely. It's not hurting anyone, they're having powerful emotions about something they care about in the most positive way possible. Why attempt to cut that down just because you wouldn't react like that ?
You may be dunking on people who do stage their reactions, as that can totally be a thing, but I feel like there's a serious disbelief and will to subtly shame anyone who's willing to cry over a passion, for reasons I still can't comprehend.
I will wear cargo shorts at a fucking black tie event hosted by the U.N. before ever even considering to place a serious thought towards this example of frat-boy douchebag bullshit.
I like Star Wars, and I also like wearing cargo shorts, and I really couldn't give less of a shit what some snobby alt right bitch on Twitter thinks about it and neither should the dude in the video
Only because disney give him a cheque everyday for him to pretend to be cool.
Also why the fuck is this thread mostly about cargo shorts ffs.
I was referring to the fact that in his non Star Wars life he seems to have his head screwed on right. I don't understand what you mean? Disney is paying him to be a decent human being online?
I have a dream
That one day boys and girls on twitter will stop fucking replying to trolls and giving them the attention they seek
She doesn't want to do her "best", she just wants to shitpost
I meant her best effort in trying to shitpost. That woman is sad.
Self-awareness and maturity allows one to feel emotion without displaying it in a way that makes other people uncomfortable or appears disproportionate, out of context and unhinged. If the guy reacts like that to a teaser trailer... how can he escalate for the full film... or the birth if his first child. Is there some displacement going on, a personal trauma which is feeding this reaction?
We stop children from expressing themselves freely because that type of behaviour is often antisocial - or rather we learn to control how we express ourselves to as not how to behave anti-socially. It isn't repressing anyone to say - maybe you shouldn't record yourself having a total breakdown over a 30 second movie clip (of which very little was actually shown). I'm not saying that to be a dick, but this isn't a healthy response.
I suspect there's a psychological or comprehension problems if you're regularly crying over reveal trailers.
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I mean there's acknowledging that it's cringe and then there's just shitting on his whole life.
As ive gotten older, I've found i cry more at movies than i ever did when i was younger. i'm going to be a blubbering mess during Endgame.