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Post by Ninja Bunny on Sept 23, 2014 19:28:56 GMT -4
Gems are few and far between. 4chan is scraping the bottom of the social media barrel.
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Post by Hamatron on Sept 23, 2014 19:47:19 GMT -4
4chan is a message board, similar to this one, that was originally started as a site to discuss manga and other Japanese art and culture. You probably know some of the memes to come out of the site, such as lolcats, rickrolling, and pedobear. 4chan's most notorious subthread is /b/, where people try to entertain and shock with the most upsetting or bizarre images possible. This area of the site has also been known to harbor pedophile posters and host illegal content.
Both reddit and 4chan have been criticized for hosting sexually explicit content involving minors. However, 4chan has been around longer and has more of a reputation. Reddit has a lot of normal areas of discussion, so to speak. But both host a lot of really awful people.
And yeah, there is no such thing as a low point for 4chan. They don't care.
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Post by chonies on Sept 23, 2014 23:11:13 GMT -4
I agree--reddit definitely has swathes of normalcy, but since it's freeform there's a lot of stupid ranging from the questionable to the tasteless and worse. I like reddit but it requires a lot of cognitive dissonance some days.
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Post by kostgard on Sept 23, 2014 23:31:25 GMT -4
I have to come back and quote what were really my favorite bits of Emma's speech:
So true, and a very smart approach. These basement dwellers would probably benefit from the changes she suggests, but they are too busy being misogynist assholes to notice.
This just plays into one if the things that drives me bazoo. People vote in laws that hobble the middle class and keep people from rising up out of poverty, when helping both those groups benefits everyone. Even rich people. Just like women receiving equal pay and opportunities benefits everyone, including men.
Back to Emma - wonderful speech. And may I say she looked fabulous giving it.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2014 0:16:17 GMT -4
Emma has always seemed to have a good head on her shoulders, so it's no surprise that she's grown into an impressive woman. She's a great role model for young girls. I hope she continues on this path of activism.
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Post by MrsOldManBalls on Sept 24, 2014 7:43:21 GMT -4
Did she write the speech?
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Post by OnyxRose on Sept 24, 2014 10:28:12 GMT -4
I like Emma for everything besides her acting but if she can continue to be in the public eye and give girls a role model that keeps her clothes ON, well, that's okay with me.
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mmmkrimpets
Landed Gentry
Skate faster! We have reservations!
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Post by mmmkrimpets on Sept 24, 2014 11:18:56 GMT -4
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Post by Hamatron on Sept 24, 2014 11:34:02 GMT -4
Yeah, some "ad agency" is claiming that the threat was a marketing thing. No one believes that this is an actual agency, and most likely it's just 4chan's bizarre way way of backpedaling.
Honestly, I kind of doubt pictures exist. She's been the #1 searched name on the internet for years now. She did have picture scandals in her young teens (remember the drinking and drunken make-out pics?) and creeps trying to take up-skirt pics on her of-age b-day (why was that a thing for awhile??!!). That would be enough to turn me off of technology and selfies/nudies as a kid/young adult. Plus, the naked image hoarding trolls of the internet have been acting like she's their White Whale for years.
(Not that there's anything wrong with her having naked pics or doing nudity for work if she so chooses to do so. But damn, it's amazing how gracefully she handles things like that.)
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ladytrentham
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Now tomorrow morning, I'll breakfast in bed, and then get straight up into the tweeds.
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Post by ladytrentham on Sept 24, 2014 20:52:08 GMT -4
1. Hermione is too smart to send Ron nudie pics 2. The 4chan trolls probably thought the pictures would be moving
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