Doubtful it was intended as a joke. But ruminating on the meaning of a demented terrorist's message while his victims still lay dying is just not a good look.
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So um gaming analyst Michael Pachter has just tweeted this (mosque shooting related) [update: Pachter apologizes]
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Yeah I get the Pi(e)day and Pewdiepie connection, but not how it's supposed to come off as humorous in the tweet.
Why are people so hung up on if it's a joke or not, it was a crude and insensitive comment linking Pew and the NZ shootings. He deleted it and apologized because of what he said. He talked shit and should own up to it and there really should be no defense for it.
Do you really think that trumps tweets have no consequence? In Latin America, this guy is hated as devil. Just because you don't see the consequences right now, be sure that they exist.
Yes there is. Because clearly to many of us it doesn't seem like a joke. Pewdiepie supporters talk about supporting pewdiepie on pi (or pie) day, he made the observation it was pi day. So maybe think before you slander someone and think they deserve their life ruined. An insensitive observation isnt necessarily a joke
So apparently he's apologized but where's the confirmation it was a joke? What was the supposed joke? Him apologizing doesn't necessarily confirm it was a joke.
Where is the apology? I'm on his Twitter and I see nothing. And noone has linked his apology? Really?
"Defense force"? I don't even fucking like the guy.
But I'm also not gonna jump on comments I don't even understand and go all OFFENSIVE JOKE WTF when I don't even know if it's a joke or not.
Where is the apology? I'm on his Twitter and I see nothing. And noone has linked his apology? Really?
"Defense force"? I don't even fucking like the guy.
But I'm also not gonna jump on comments I don't even understand and go all OFFENSIVE JOKE WTF when I don't even know if it's a joke or not.
Update: Pachter apologizes
He apologized in the same Twitter thread his original tweet was in. (Or so I assume, don't really know how Twitter works exactly)
I don't think it was intended as a joke. And I think it's clear, but I'm not going to insist that people who disagree with me are wrong or evil. But anyone expecting him to admit it was a joke are in for a long wait, because if it was in fact a joke, he should (and would) get fired. One reading of what he said makes him tone deaf. The other makes him pure evil.
da fuq
there some connection between pi day and pewdiepie now?
seriously............can i not have some normal ass day ruined by some fuckwad on the internet?
there some connection between pi day and pewdiepie now?
seriously............can i not have some normal ass day ruined by some fuckwad on the internet?
I have no idea if Pachter was trying to make a joke or not but I don't see why we'd be giving the benefit of the doubt to someone who's supposed to have made a name for himself on his writing and analysis. Fucking that up is as close to "motherfucker you had one job" territory as it gets
Don't Australians write the date like UK? As in day before month? 14-3 doesn't make much sense as an implied intention for Pi day as an 3-14.
Anyway, the comment makes no sense for me and pretty insensitive and just out of his ass. Pretty bad timing.
Anyway, the comment makes no sense for me and pretty insensitive and just out of his ass. Pretty bad timing.
Except people infer meaning behind terror attacks all the time? People around the world were speculating immediately,
I watched the news. No one I saw gave any thought to the PDP message. They were too focused on the carnage he created. Rightfully so.
Because I wasn't talking about you? There have been people in this thread who presented their take on this tweet as fact, claiming it was NOT a joke, period.
If you weren't one of them, why would you feel even remotely affected by my post?
This is the same guy who posted this after Iwata's passing:
https://mynintendonews.com/2016/10/...to-satoru-iwata-as-the-late-and-not-so-great/
He doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt.
They were still likely ruminatibg as to the reasoning, motivation, targets, and timing of the attack. Pachter's speculation is dumb, but I don't see how it is different.
It was his only tweet about the attacks. For someone who is supposed to be progressive you would think his first thought would be to tweet sadness for the victims and the families affected and anger at those that carried out the attacks instead of dumb speculation...
Just for people arriving late, Pachter removed the Tweet, and replied to Klepek (who he was originally replying to and who had called him out directly) stating that he was wrong, apologized, and had now deleted the Tweet. Pachter kept that apology short and unequivocal, and I think he handled it as well as could be.
Well "after" in a sense that Iwata died well over a year ago before that episode. How long should people wait before they can be critical of people who have died?
And to you that's the same as wondering about the difference between pewdiepie and Pi day? It was a stupid tangent to go on. He admitted that. Let's take him at his word that he also understands that it was stupid.
Iwata was always great. He took over Nintendo during the Gamecube/GBA era (2002) and turned that company around with the Wii/DS and helped lead what eventually became the Switch. He had one dud under him (Wii U) and suddenly he's not so great? It was an unnecessarily jab that had no basis on facts. He clearly has prejudices towards people, is tone deaf, and insensitive. He doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt.
Of course you can be critical about someone's work after they have died. "Late and not so great" is an extremely dumb and insensitive way of going about it. A trend with him...
Man....... I really used to like Pachter when he would guest on some of the Game Trailers shows....... but this is fucking callous and inexcusable. Shame on you and good on Klepek for setting you straight
There's a difference between being critical to a passing person and making such a childish and petty comment.
Get over yourself.
All I had said from the start was at least give the guy a chance to clarify what he had said before calling for his head.
God forbid someone have a different opinion to the lynch mob. Or did you alsoconveniently ignore all my other posts in the thread?
I said, if it turns out to be a tasteless joke, then yeah go all out.
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Pi a math figure (irrational, endless decimal value) for the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. It starts with 3.14, so 3/14 is the holiday for it.
Give him a chance to clarify a tweet that was directly in response to a tweet that told him what was going on?
Yea, how about you get over yourself and stop defending shitty tweets.
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