Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt
from the and-the-winner-is... dept
Once again this week, it looks like one comment took home the gold medal in both categories. And it wasn't even close, even if it was on a story that was just published late Friday morning. So step right up Dark Helmet and claim your prize for both most insightful and funniest according to folks here, on your comment about Redskins owner Dan Snyder and his complaint that a photograph of him with scribbled devil markings on it was somehow "anti-semitic":Ah, I see. Dan Snyder objects to the to squigly lines drawing devil horns and a goatee (by cracky) on his image because they're anti-Semetic. Dan Snyder, you see, is against images and depictions of racist and culturally insensitive nature.I almost feel like we shouldn't even bother looking at other comments after that one, but just to satisfy everyone's curiosity, the next two on the most insightful list were both short and sweet, so I'll include them both. The first was a comment on Egypt's decision to shut down the internet, where an anonymous commenter made a simple point:
Hey, fuckhead. You own an NFL football team based in the nation's capital called the REDSKINS! Are you kidding me? It's an insensitive term with a stereotypical logo of an American Indian, the gall of which is only supplanted by the fact that the team is located in the home city of the governing body that raped and pillaged their people? Who the hell are you crappin'?
How about some Irish immigrant owning a football team called the New York Porchmonkeys (I'm just bringing it back)? Or that Saratoga Slants? Maybe the Talahassee Towelheads? Portland Pollocks? Ooooh, the Memphis Micks (that one is close to my heart)?
Way to be a hypocritical polesmoker there, D-bag....
If your government shuts down the internet, shut down your government.And, in discussing the study financed by NBC Universal that showed that the amount of "piracy" online was driven, in large part, by their own failure to provide legitimate alternatives, Marcus Carab pointed out a key point that is so frustrating to so many of us. In responding to another interesting comment about the amount of data in the Library of Congress, Marcus stated the unfortunate truth:
That quote highlights another thing worth noting here: we now live in and age where it's technologically trivial to have the entire library of congress in your room, and yet thanks to copyright, none of us do.Over on the "funny" side was a rather wry comment from anonymous user, poking a bit of fun at the people who believe that kicking people off the internet will lead to increased music sales. So, when Egypt shut off its internet access, that commenter asked:
I wonder how much music sales went up during this period.And in third place, thublihnk responded to Feargal Sharkey's complaint that thinking about increasing fair use in the UK was nothing more than "intellectual masturbation" by putting it into the appropriate context:
I know sometimes when I'm alone in my apartment I like to turn the lights down low, maybe light some incense and just think about the proper way to treat intellectual property in relation to content creation and distribution in the interconnected age of today.Thanks for another week of fantastic commentary.
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Or an Apache...
I'm sure the results will be quite interesting.
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Second of all, Red Skins has become a slur, if it wasn't always. Even if some black people have chosen to reclaim the word "nigger" or gay people choose to reclaim the word "queer," it doesn't make it acceptable for non-members to toss it around carelessly.
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Indians don't like the use of the name "Redskins!" Waaah, get over it.
Pacifists didn't like the name of the Washington Bullets, so they caved and became the Washington Wizards.
Who else has an Indian name? Chicago Blackhawks. Or the Atlanta Braves. Or the Florida Seminoles. I'm sure some are offended by that. Come on, let's change the team name to appease the minority that hates the name.
What about the Colorado Avalanche? How insensitive to all the people/towns ever buried in one. Change the name of the team now! And I'm sure there are trees out there that hate the name of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Oak trees feel left out.
Hypocrisy is one thing, and I agree that the 'skins owner is a douche because of it, but get a grip, people. Get over the over-sensitivity and "everything offends me" mindset.
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It's not just other trees. The "Leafs" also offend fans of proper English pluralisation.
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So, you are offended by people claiming to be offended?
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They're offended by people claiming to be offended by people claiming to be offended.
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Maple Leafs - named after a WW1 fighting Unit (see
http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=42182 ) -
so the 's' is correct as it is not the 'leaf' alone that is being pluralized
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How about celebrating something truly horrible that happened to Americans with a cute name?
You see I agree some people are sensitive and there a lot of BS going on, but c'mom if it was something that offended most Americans you would see changes, but today we just don't go out and kill people to do those changes or violence is necessary to show how serious someone is like religious fanatics of today like Islamic fundamentalists?
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Anyway, I though this was a "technical" forum? Not a "political" one.
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You get what you deserve, heretic!
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Snopes.com Scam? or worse?
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TechDirt wouldn't be nearly as much fun if it weren't for the Weird Harolds, Angry Dudes and TAMs.
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In awe, just in awe!
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I would seriously buy that commenter a beer or 6 if I met them.
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White? Check.
Doesn't watch football? Yeah, right. I'm a huge Bears fan and a member of a state with a state school involved in a ridiculous controversy for YEARS about an American Indian mascot, so much so that I've heard a TON of the debate on the topic (Chief Illiniwik).
You want to swap football know how as proof? The relative successes of the 4-3 defense in the modern era vs. the transformative 3-4? The defensive philosophy of the Cover/Tampa Two defense and the role of both safeties as deep covermen? Timing based offenses like Mike Martz's compared with the "see it, throw it" formula favored by the West Coast offense? Emergin football metrics and their uselessness relative to baseball statistics? The silliness of relying on QB efficieny ratings as any kind of a metric for performance? The most effective run it / throw it ratio for a modern era quarterback? Which position is the cornerstone of an O-line, or the importance in different schemes of a 3-technique tackle on the D-Line?
C'mon, friend, which football topic would you like to rap about?
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Native Americans have sued repeatedly to get the Redskins to change the name, so their opinion of the name is clear.
If Mr. Snyder wants to be the victim he needs to treat others as he wishes to be treated.
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I wouldn't think an Indian would be abhhored to hear 50,000 Redskin fans cheering for their team that they fondly call the Redskins. No one uses the term Redskin offensively, or to perpetrate bigotry. Quite unlike your two examples, n*****s and q****r. Maybe we should even rename Indiana?
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