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i appreciate how this will bring no criticism of underlying causes like
- the american healthcare system
- the heavily armed and hair trigger police state
Kotaku does drop a surprising line at the end
On the other hand, it’s a shame that the U.S. healthcare system is such a joke that an 81-year-old woman has to endure getting swatted on Twitch so she can help financially support her cancer-stricken grandson.
i thought Kotaku was a kinda big g*mer publication with editors and stuff, didnt expect to see that get left in but then again i dont follow g*ming news or game so idk
Kotaku was one of the "unethical publishers" during the whole gamergate frenzy. Often accused of being paid of (via money or sexual favors) by Anita Sarkessian to post anti-g*mer articles.
KotakuInAction is the main gamergate subreddit
Sue Jacquot, better known by her Twitch handle GrammaCrackers, has been livestreaming her attempt to beat Minecraft for over fifteen straight days now, in a bid to raise money for her 17-year-old grandson’s cancer treatment. You’d have to be some kind of heartless monster not to feel immediately supportive of such a noble goal, which is why it’s beyond grotesque that some unlovable goblin decided to swat GrammaCrackers in the early hours of May 19.
Everything wrong with Western culture in a single paragraph
“Let me tell you about my swatting experience,” GrammaCrackers explained in her video. “I was asleep–I was so asleep, I did not wanna get up. These policemen came in the door…the prettiest policewoman I’ve ever seen–beautiful eyes, so sweet, but I think she could kick butt if she needed to…they walked me out, and I didn’t know what was going on, but it was kinda fun.”
“My grandkids and my kid, they were hugging me,” she continued. “You know, you can’t get that much attention normally. I was getting all kinds of hugs. I was really eating it up! It was kinda fun.”
Because of the SWATing I bet her story will reach a ton of people that will donate to her grandson's treatment who otherwise would have never done so, the person trolling her may actually have helped her cause
Is there a chance someone did that on purpose? 
this post was submitted on 21 May 2026
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