So on Halloween the dude in the pics above went out dressed as a … well, a Men’s Rights Activist, I guess, or maybe a GamerGater, or Redditor? Something along those lines. Whatever he was, he apparently won second prize in some sort of costume contest.
Well, the dude at the Tumblr blog Indefinite Free Pizza is having none of it:
I have to admit he’s kind of got a point about the Doritos.
And he does have some awesome cat pics on his Tumblr as well.
I mean, just look at these awesome cats.
But I think there’s something terribly wrong with this bird.
H/T — r/againstmensrights
@ ted
Try a newsboy cap, those aren’t associated with assholes yet.
Also, I did dress up as a feminist for Halloween. It’s the easiest costume ever, since we look just like everyone else.
I’m taking back the trilby.
…or I look like an asshole. Whichever. I like my hat.
@ cassandrakitty
That’s what I’ve been doing, actually! And I wear it backwards, because, I mean, if Samuel L Jackson looks awesome that way, I can too.
I love the shoddy craftsmanship on the sign. It’s very MRA.
I actually just bought myself a newsboy cap, for those occasions where the beanie with the big fluffy bobble on the end is a bit too juvenile. Presumable this is misandry, since it’s a boy hat.
Neither of us have a hope in hell of looking as cool as Samuel Jackson in our hats.
Now here is how one wears a fedora:
(this was also a Halloween costume)
oh crumb, try this: http://imgur.com/WxqkFZa
(not the most computer literate person on the planet)
That looks like eerily like an old school friend of mine..
Ooh, Sarah, a “straw feminist” costume could actually be really fun. Think scarecrow meets homicidal and unsexy old woman. With the right crowd, it would be hilarious. I’d have straw poking out all my sleeves and carry a knife for castrating the menz.
Aren’t feminists the ones who are supposed to be humorless outrage monkeys?
I like that the Guy Fawkes mask still has the little tab at the top, from which it was hung on a store’s display shelf.
Zolnier, if you were a panther, maybe so!
Speaking of ol’ Guido, his Day is day after tomorrow. Penny for the Guy?
He isn’t a Northern Territorian is he?
Definitely not — but cool to think he’s got a double out there somewhere.
Pod People!
Notorious R.B.G. was a popular costume this year.
Haha!
The funny thing is that I’ve seen the cat in the sink and the bird croissant on the Tumblrs of multiple feminists, so apparently he hates us but also views us as an excellent source of cute. Weirdo.
Actually, the Doritos and Mountain Dew part gave the Gamergate costume too much credit. It’s a clear reference to Doritogate, where a game journalist was interviewed between a poster of Halo 4 talking about XP boosts from Mountain Dew and Doritos, and a table holding Mountain Dew and Doritos. A journalist, not a spokesman.
That’s what’s called an actual gaming journalism ethics controversy. Notice how it didn’t draw nearly the shitstorm as Gamergate. It’s almost as if they don’t care about game journalism ethics…
I laughed a little at him calling Anonymous “one of the most influential political movements of this century” Like, really? Because I can think of a lot of more influential political groups/movements from this century.
By that logic tvtropes would be a superpower and Spacebattles an actual naval power.
Same here. This costume is clever as hell. Wonder who won first place…
I love how the costume makes him angry, not because #notallgamers, but because it besmirches the honor of Hawaiian shirts, Doritos and fedoras. Don’t anyone dare imply that Hawaiian shirts aren’t ALWAYS fun and fedoras aren’t ALWAYS classy!
For people who speak and think almost entirely in stereotypes, they sure are willfully obtuse about cultural shorthand when it suits them. “What is this ‘Mountain Dew’ you speak of? It’s a refreshing, lively drink enjoyed by millions!” “Big noses are anti-semitic? I had noooooo idea! Maybe YOU’RE the racist, since you brought it up.”
Speaking of stereotypes, I saw this on Daily Kos the other day (apologies if it’s already been posted here, I haven’t been able to keep up with the threads lately):
Q: What’s the difference between wine and gamergaters?
A: Wine eventually matures and leaves the basement.
I’m pretty sure they only know that mask from “V for Vendetta”.
Or ignoring that Anonymous is from 4chan and has engaged in such world-changing activism as mass doxxings and posting flashing gifs on a message board for people with epilepsy.
Anonymous, brought to you by the makers of PedoBear!
To be fair, they have done some decent things, due to the whole loosely affiliated collection of individuals thing, but overall? The civil rights movement it isn’t.