Are you actually going to miss him being in the Simpsons when you watch it though?
Has political correctness actually gone mad?
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Are you actually going to miss him being in the Simpsons when you watch it though?
Oh apparently they're not even actually getting rid of Apu and once again we might be arguing over nothing.
1980s stereotypes though. Its why the show seems so dated. They really should have just retired the show and come up with something new. Its why pretty much every other comedy show is more relevant. Bart Simpson is a 30-year old skateboarding 10 year old ffs you know?
Fair enough. To me, he was a character that worked better in small doses. Like the Janitor on Scrubs. Start focusing on him too much, and he becomes annoying (to me).
Family Guy and South Park are aimed at more mature audiences, and are given a bit more leeway when it comes to playing around with stereotypes. I guess they've both attracted some controversy, but it usually dies down because the show is meant for people that are (or at least should be) smart enough to understand that you shouldn't try to emulate Cartman or Peter.
That being said, people who are huge fans of these shows are completely insufferable. They're the kind of people who are mad that they can't call people faggots.
Oh my god you're perfect. I can't tell if this is ironic or not.
I'm genuinely surprised you didn't insert an apology for being white and for your ancestors crimes.
Why would it be ironic and why would he consider apologising for being white if it wasn't? Odd statement.
As for the apology thing there is a huge difference between a nation apologising for past actions e.g. Japan for actions in WW2 or Australia for the stolen generation and someone personally taking personal responsibility for historic events (which is a silly straw man at best).
Who could have seen that coming?
Yes, it would be great if they could, let's make up a random example, give the Simpsons an annoying, over-religious neighbour with stupid catchphrases who would be a staple at the local protestant church, and we could laugh at his ridiculous beliefs and how he has brainwashed his poor kids into believing how everything in the Bible should be taken literally. Then there could be a reverend at the local protestant church who would hold the most boring sermons in the universe and would be intolerant to gays and evolution, that would have been really funny. Then they could make Homer have the best day of his life due to skipping church, and even God would agree that going to church is kinda pointless. Too bad nothing like that could ever happen in the Simpsons, a show where only other nationalities and rich people can be mocked.
bloody snowflakes
Thank god the thought police haven't infilitrated youtube videos and comments 
(video involves a suffragette campaigner)
(video involves a suffragette campaigner)
Mark my words,this will end up as a kotaku or polygon article.
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It is probably because I'm now a middle aged man but christ on a bike I do despair sometimes at the things that people appear to be offended at now. People are free to get offended at stuff but let's not burn down the house just because somebody doesn't like the curtains.
Why you tagging me in this thread? You tell me to ignore you yet you tagging me. That doesn’t make sense. I been through my points and several others did to you in that thread where you just responded in a condescending fashion and posted smilies at them. I got a warning for no reason the other day @Damien yet people can start shit up again when I been through it 100 times with this guy.
Maybe you should read your first post in that thread where you say you hate the stories in Rockstars game and they should include a female because it will make it better somehow. If you don’t like Rockstar stories then you ain’t going to like one. Btw have you actually played the game yet? Or are you still sitting there being armchair critic frantically looking for any negative you can find about the game.
Funny how you comparing my post to those people. When if you bothered to read my post I said let the developer behind the game choose the character not idiots like you crying if they don’t get their way. If red dead had a monkey or a pig as the lead character I could care less as long as the game is fun. It’s just a shame people like you don’t understand the word fun.
Maybe you should also post your condescending replies in this thread too.
Thank god the thought police haven't infilitrated youtube videos and comments
(video involves a suffragette campaigner)
Videogamers are trash, and that's coming from someone who video's many a game.
I haven't seen the documentary but a few of the responses here ("being teased on school with his catchphrases") made me support his removal. I think this article makes a really good case why he should not be removed.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/01/apu-simpsons-hero
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/01/apu-simpsons-hero
Great video
https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/05/poli...-presenter-calls-snowmen-snow-people-8107302/
It's like the old joke : What's the difference between snowmen & snowwomen ? Answer : Snowballs
It's like the old joke : What's the difference between snowmen & snowwomen ? Answer : Snowballs
Indoctrinated delusional virtue signalling NPC shithead.
That's my new favorite insult.
That's my new favorite insult.
Imagine going on Twitter to complain because someone didn't use the word snowman.
I've seen "snowpeople" used for years, so it's hardly a new thing anyway.
I've seen "snowpeople" used for years, so it's hardly a new thing anyway.
This is uquestionably and undeniably an example of anti-PC gone mad. Christ.
Something snowflakes something something.
I'd say that Twitter is a prime driver of the PC world we now live in. Me personally it's the first time I've heard the word 'snowpeople'. My grandkids still refer to them as snowmen, but they're all under the age of 4. Maybe a few more years of watching Cbeebies will put them right. I certainly agree though that it's totally laughable on both sides. Why would anyone get so upset over the gender distinction of a lump of snow ? & why would anyone give a f**k at those people wanting to change the terminology.
I was curious so I looked on Google Books and Archive.org and there are multiple books from the 70s and 80s (even a few earlier than that) calling them snowpeople.
I would agree that anyone getting offended about them being called "snowmen" would be being a bit silly as well, but this is even dumber than if that happened IMO. One person didn't use it and it's indoctrination worthy of articles and outrage.
In that context it’s fine. Snow people = snow men + snow women. Who hasn’t stuck a couple of extra snowballs on the chest of a snow man? So it makes sense that she talks about “snow people”
People who make acccusations of political correctness that isn’t there are just as annoying as people who get offended over shit that’s not worth getting offended about. Basically, people are annoying. Especially the journalists who realise the best way to get clicks is creating deliberately controversial articles based around a half dozen tweets from idiots.
But the article isn't about the game itself, but rather the rampant sexism and misogyny among videogamers? What's 'PC gone mad' about it?
69 year old TV personality Emile Ratelband is taking legal action to officially change his age to 45 saying he identifies as a 45 year old and should be able to do so.
Daily mail ran m item bout it. Not going to bother linking it though. For perspective he's doing this tongue in cheek it seems.
Daily mail ran m item bout it. Not going to bother linking it though. For perspective he's doing this tongue in cheek it seems.
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Blaming a video game for sexism is like blaming a gun for murders.
It's not Rockstar's fault that shitty people use their sandbox to show the world said shittiness.
Why an article about sexism among gamers is newsworthy eludes me. That's like publishing an article about racism among ex grand wizards of the KKK.
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I always find it really stupid when people complain about people doing specific things in a game where the whole point is you can do anything. Not to mention it's extra stupid when pretty much everything in the game is a negative thing. Like, "Oh tying people up and throwing them off cliffs or putting them on a railway track to get squished was fine, but this..."
I found youtube vids of it and the comments were a little more specific than "random thing to do in a game".
https://www.redcafe.net/threads/has...tually-gone-mad.404570/page-144#post-23247416
Nobody sane actually pays attention to YouTube comments. They all full of shit.
Yeah those people are dickheads and the comments are shitty, but the article on the previous page is about Rockstar being criticized for it, it's not their fault that those idiots are saying those kinds of things. If the article was "People on Youtube video of video game say stupid things" then I would agree, but I think it's ridiculous for anybody to be blaming Rockstar for it and asking them to explain themselves.
Oh, I agree. I do think there's a story with the reactions to that option in the game, but the story isn't "how dare they put in that option."
Just discovered that “AD” and “BC” are falling out of favour. Too Christian, apparently. Discovered this in a fairly right on kid’s book my daughter is reading, all about famous wonen in history. They’re all born either BCE or CE. Not sure I approve.
My guess is that people who don't really know how games like Red Dead or GTA work think the game actually tasks you with killing a suffragette. That's not on Rockstar, though.
I've said it plenty of times, but if someone identifies as a videogamer (as in, they consider playing videogames their defining trait), there's a good chance they're scum.
Look on the inside cover at what year was the book published. It ought to say 4.5 billion if they're gonna be consistent.
I'm probably missing something but they seem to have replace before christ with before the christian era. I can see it's a bit different but not a lot. I suspect it will change again before long.
Before current era surely?
It’s Before Common (or Current) Era.