Overly dramatic tweets during the Japan disaster - Page 2

Eulogy · 03-14-2011, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Sarcastic Smile

Like, is this really newsworthy? http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...ry?id=13113550

I find this to be infuriatingly asinine.

I don't understand why news outlets (CNN is especially guilty of this) hinge half of their reporting on people's twitter accounts.

Twitter is the worst thing.

Trotskilicious · 03-14-2011, 10:26 AM

"technology is stupid" = conservativeness.

Eulogy · 03-14-2011, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

"technology is stupid" = conservativeness.

I think Twitter is capable of doing a lot of good. It's a valuable tool. But not when ABC News is posting articles about Charlie Sheen's twitter reaction to a massive earthquake in Japan or when CNN picks random tweets from random people and tries to turn them into news items.

Trotskilicious · 03-14-2011, 11:03 AM

it's just search engine optimization, it's nothing to get all bent out of shape over.

JokeyLoki · 03-14-2011, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Sarcastic Smile

I never understood the "My thoughts and prayers are with the [people effected by x]" tweets, status updates,etc.

What is the point of that? I'm not really bashing the people that do it.. I'm just questioning why people do it.. for what? It doesn't really benefit anyone other than the person doing it by making them look compassionate or something. If your going to say something regarding the situation post something useful.. donate some of your millions or organize a search and rescue

Like, is this really newsworthy? http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...ry?id=13113550

Why say anything if it doesn't actually benefit anyone? WTF is the benefit of tweeting anything? It's fucking Twitter, it's not exactly a deep and insightful place.

Trotskilicious · 03-14-2011, 11:49 AM

the Revolution will be twittered.

Sonic Johnny · 03-14-2011, 11:57 AM

if it ain't gonna be in my news feed well, fuck, i'll probably miss it.

duovamp · 03-14-2011, 12:53 PM

Ryosuke Takahashi won't be saved unless God gets 245,000 prayers for him! Come on people, let's put our hands together and meet that quota!!

duovamp · 03-14-2011, 12:56 PM

Attn everyone following me on Twitter:

I am currently in the process of praying. You all must know this.

Eulogy · 03-14-2011, 04:19 PM

i was entertained by this though:

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New York Liberty guard Cappie Pondexter has apologized after causing an Internet uproar with comments on her Twitter account that were deemed insensitive toward victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.

On Saturday, Pondexter tweeted: "What if God was tired of the way they treated their own people in there own country! Idk guys he makes no mistakes."

She later tweeted: "u just never knw! They did pearl harbor so u can't expect anything less."

Pondexter also used used the racially derogatory term "jap," when referring to someone who was offended by her comments.

On Monday morning, Pondexter issued an apology on her verified Twitter account "cappa23."

"I wanna apologize to anyone I may hurt or offended during this tragic time," the tweet said. "I didn't realize that my words could be interpreted in the manner which they were. People that knw me would tell u 1st hand I'm a very spiritual person and believe that everything, even disasters happen 4 a reason and that God will shouldn't be questioned but this is a very sensitive subject at a very tragic time and I shouldn't even have given a reason for the choice of words I used.

"The least thing I wanted was to hurt or offend anyone so again I truly apologize. If you've lost respect for me that's totally fine but please don't let me or my words lose the respect of u the WNBA and what it stands for.

"I'm very strong woman evn strong enough 2 admit an apologize when I'm wrong. Twitter is a voice and wth tht I wanna apologize again."

More publicity with two tweets than the WNBA usually gets in a year.

Sarcastic Smile · 06:29 PM

in every dumb post I read there always seems to be a "their own people in THERE own country"

Eulogy · 03-14-2011, 04:28 PM

they did pearl harbor

Trotskilicious · 03-14-2011, 04:29 PM

yeah my grandpa was there and he's been dead over a decade now and uh he still wouldn't say any of this shit ever

sppunk · 03-14-2011, 06:00 PM

Did he fight in Japan? I know most who fought in Japan hated/ loathed the Japanese with a burning passion (rightfully so probably at the time) while people who didn't were far more sympathetic because they didn't face the atrocities the Japanese military created.

Trotskilicious · 03-14-2011, 07:14 PM

he was a plane mechanic, so no.

the other grandpa fought rommel though.

Trotskilicious · 03-14-2011, 07:15 PM

i don't think any of these people are ww2 veterans and besides that doesn't excuse racism anyway

i'd say we don't still hate germans (& nobody does, because...well.) but if there was a huge disaster there there'd be plenty of nazi jokes.

Order 66 · 03-14-2011, 08:57 PM

i know they did pearl harbor but what about the vietnam war did they do that too. if so they most def deserve it

duovamp · 03-14-2011, 11:29 PM

Terrible country tbh. Utterly terrible.

Starla · 03-15-2011, 01:04 AM

white people...

Starla · 03-15-2011, 01:07 AM

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Twitter is a voice

that's the fucking problem right there

Starla · 03-15-2011, 01:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sppunk

Did he fight in Japan? I know most who fought in Japan hated/ loathed the Japanese with a burning passion (rightfully so probably at the time) while people who didn't were far more sympathetic because they didn't face the atrocities the Japanese military created.

my cousin married a japanese man and my grandma (mom's side) had the nerve to say at her wedding, "i'm glad your grandfather is not alive to see this".

Trotskilicious · 03-15-2011, 01:18 AM

and then some guy at npr gets in trouble for saying the right is full of dangerous racists

Nimrod's Son · 03-15-2011, 12:37 PM

they also fired juan williams for no reason. NPR is a bunch of hacks

Eulogy · 03-15-2011, 12:58 PM

well one reason could have been that he's just kind of terrible and they were looking for an excuse to get rid of him

Trotskilicious · 03-15-2011, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Nimrod's Son

they also fired juan williams for no reason. NPR is a bunch of hacks

no, he said something racist on national television. he was a paid contributor and they decided his contributions were not welcome on their station. I'm not sure why we should just accept people's "right" to be racists.

Sarcastic Smile · 03-16-2011, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Starla

white people...

Luke de Spa · 03-16-2011, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Trotskilicious

I'm not sure why we should just accept people's "right" to be racists.

what are you going to do, make them stop being racist somehow

Sarcastic Smile · 03-16-2011, 02:38 AM

Trotskilicious · 03-16-2011, 02:45 AM

well you should be able to call them a racist without them getting offended, it's like they don't even know what it is anymore.

it's like they know they shouldn't be but they have no idea they are. "I'm not racist but..."

Starla · 03-16-2011, 02:58 AM

I saw white people talking on their cell phones in the library and it was like "oh dude, dude, yeah, dude, that's rad dude. Yeah brah, braaahhh"

03-14-2011, 04:25 PM	#41
Sarcastic Smile Amish Rake Fighter Location: I fuck in my spare time, this is what I do at work you dumb bitch.-esty Posts: 3,671	in every dumb post I read there always seems to be a "their own people in THERE own country" Last edited by Sarcastic Smile : 03-14-2011 at 06:29 PM.

03-16-2011, 02:38 AM	#58
Sarcastic Smile Amish Rake Fighter Location: I fuck in my spare time, this is what I do at work you dumb bitch.-esty Posts: 3,671	yes

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03-14-2011, 10:26 AM	#32
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	"technology is stupid" = conservativeness.

03-14-2011, 11:03 AM	#34
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	it's just search engine optimization, it's nothing to get all bent out of shape over.

03-14-2011, 11:49 AM	#36
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	the Revolution will be twittered.

03-14-2011, 11:57 AM	#37
Sonic Johnny Through Silver In Buds Location: Centralia Posts: 16,520	if it ain't gonna be in my news feed well, fuck, i'll probably miss it.

03-14-2011, 12:53 PM	#38
duovamp Brazilian Blouselord Location: heavy metal pool party Posts: 35,674	Ryosuke Takahashi won't be saved unless God gets 245,000 prayers for him! Come on people, let's put our hands together and meet that quota!!

03-14-2011, 12:56 PM	#39
duovamp Brazilian Blouselord Location: heavy metal pool party Posts: 35,674	Attn everyone following me on Twitter: I am currently in the process of praying. You all must know this.

03-14-2011, 04:28 PM	#42
Eulogy huh Posts: 62,361	they did pearl harbor

03-14-2011, 04:29 PM	#43
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	yeah my grandpa was there and he's been dead over a decade now and uh he still wouldn't say any of this shit ever

03-14-2011, 06:00 PM	#44
sppunk Netphoria's George Will Location: Fenway Park Posts: 37,125	Did he fight in Japan? I know most who fought in Japan hated/ loathed the Japanese with a burning passion (rightfully so probably at the time) while people who didn't were far more sympathetic because they didn't face the atrocities the Japanese military created.

03-14-2011, 07:14 PM	#45
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	he was a plane mechanic, so no. the other grandpa fought rommel though.

03-14-2011, 07:15 PM	#46
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	i don't think any of these people are ww2 veterans and besides that doesn't excuse racism anyway i'd say we don't still hate germans (& nobody does, because...well.) but if there was a huge disaster there there'd be plenty of nazi jokes.

03-14-2011, 08:57 PM	#47
Order 66 Socialphobic Posts: 11,883	i know they did pearl harbor but what about the vietnam war did they do that too. if so they most def deserve it

03-14-2011, 11:29 PM	#48
duovamp Brazilian Blouselord Location: heavy metal pool party Posts: 35,674	Terrible country tbh. Utterly terrible.

03-15-2011, 01:04 AM	#49
Starla ***** Posts: 15,778	white people...

03-15-2011, 01:18 AM	#52
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	and then some guy at npr gets in trouble for saying the right is full of dangerous racists

03-15-2011, 12:37 PM	#53
Nimrod's Son Master of Karate and Friendship Location: in your butt Posts: 72,943	they also fired juan williams for no reason. NPR is a bunch of hacks

03-15-2011, 12:58 PM	#54
Eulogy huh Posts: 62,361	well one reason could have been that he's just kind of terrible and they were looking for an excuse to get rid of him

03-16-2011, 02:45 AM	#59
Trotskilicious Banned Location: I believe in the transcendental qualities of friendship. Posts: 39,602	well you should be able to call them a racist without them getting offended, it's like they don't even know what it is anymore. it's like they know they shouldn't be but they have no idea they are. "I'm not racist but..."

03-16-2011, 02:58 AM	#60
Starla ***** Posts: 15,778	I saw white people talking on their cell phones in the library and it was like "oh dude, dude, yeah, dude, that's rad dude. Yeah brah, braaahhh"