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Elevating “alternative sexual archetypes in the marketplace (‘fastest mario’)” in c/copypasta@hexbear.net
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The top post of all time on /r/hearthstone will always be funny to me (hexbear.net)
submitted 4 years ago* (last edited 4 years ago) by to c/games@hexbear.net
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A little bit of context (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blitzchung_controversy)

In 2019, competitive Hearthstone player Blitzchung was removed from a tournament and banned from future tournaments for displaying a sign saying "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" in accordance with Blizzard's policy against political protest during events

Now that they've Targeted Gamers, there was a massive outrage, and the hearthstone community got pissed, so they protested in the following ways:

-Pretending to delete their account

-Preparing for some big protest at Blizzcon

-Some weird scheme to associate Overwatch's Chinese character Mei with Hong Kong protests, in hopes of getting Overwatch censored in China (obviously didn't do anything, based on the myth that Winnie the Pooh is banned in China)

-And most importantly, making big posts about how mad they are

Eventually, Blizzcon rolled around, no protest materialized, and they announced Overwatch 2, so everyone let this die, everyone let Hong Kong be forgotten. A stunning example of Reddit activism, I'll never forget it

TIL Chick Tracts are still a thing, some middle aged man handed this to me a few minutes ago in c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
What was this guy's problem? Why was he such a liberal in c/anime@hexbear.net
What's up with Japanese writers and brother-sister incest subplots in c/games@hexbear.net
Tvtropes coping about Mr Robot in c/movies@hexbear.net
[–] 1 point 4 years ago

You can say whatever you want on TV tropes, haven't browsed in half a decade but I feel like a ton of the "tropes" are just people giving their opinions about media and finding a trope to label their opinions

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    What did Marx fail to consider? Post your best answers in c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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    What actually happened with the 'Kony 2012' campaign? in c/askchapo@hexbear.net
    [CW: Disney propaganda] The new movie Free Guy has a scene that's worse than the entirety of Ready Player One in c/the_dunk_tank@hexbear.net
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    POV: you have never seen or spoken with a Japanese person in c/the_dunk_tank@hexbear.net
    [–] 1 point 5 years ago

    This has to be what reeducation camps are made for, right? Do you think he could be taught that his porn addiction isn't a personality trait, or that forcing him to talk to other humans his age would eventually transform him into a productive member of society?

    "30 year old openly attracted to anime children" is one of the most disgusting types of people I can imagine, I wonder if there's any hope for them

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    We see you, we hear you, you are valid pawns of imperial violence. in c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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    (CW: Sexual Violence) Man, history classes really glossed over the fact that Thomas Jefferson enslaved his own children (hexbear.net)
    submitted 5 years ago* (last edited 5 years ago) by to c/history@hexbear.net
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    I think in elementary school I was taught that Jefferson "fell in love with a slave" but it was framed as a positive trait, proving he's not that racist. The fact that he had 6 kids with her and enslaved them until his own death was not mentioned. This is probably common knowledge around here but wtf that's probably one of the most evil things you can do

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