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Delusional Jackasses Petition White House to Demand Return of Milo Yiannopoulos’ Blue Checkmark

This is what Milo Yiannopoulos fans really believe
From Twitter. This is what Milo Yiannopoulos fans really believe.

Today, in things that actually happened:

1) A fan of right-wing “journalist” and #GamerGate panderer Milo Yiannopoulos has set up a White House petition to demand that Obama “issue a statement demanding the restoration of Milo Yiannopoulos’s Twitter verification badge.”

According to the petition, Twitter’s removal of the little blue verification badge from Milo’s account  — a Twitter perk given to a teensy fraction of its users — means that it is “effectively declaring war on libertarian and millennial voices by punishing the outspoken commentator for his views.”

2) Meanwhile, on Twitter, the subject of all this drama — who still retains all his posting privileges on the social media platform — has been complaining “jokingly” that David Bowie’s death has drawn attention away from his plight.

Happily, the petition did not get 2000 signatures in those two hours, or at all. As I write this, the petition stands more than 98,000 signatures short of the 100,000 needed for the White House to even officially notice it.

Rest in Peace, David Bowie. And go to hell, Milo.

 

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ikanreed
ikanreed
8 years ago

Got to love someone who’s idea of free speech is the government telling a private website what to say about its users.

Ghost Robot
Ghost Robot
8 years ago

Sucks when people can’t tell the difference between “famous” and “internet famous.”

LeftWingFox
LeftWingFox
8 years ago

Well, I suppose if you believe feminists are destroying your life, and David Bowie is stealing your thunder by dying, it makes perfect sense that the all-powerful government that does nothing right ever can get tell a private company to reverse it’s policies.

Because you are the dense centre of your own little universe. A super-massive black hole from which no illumination escapes.

Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
8 years ago

It may be a coincidence, but the ad I got with this post showed President Obama laughing himself silly.

Ghost Robot
Ghost Robot
8 years ago

I often struggle to discern whether Milo’s monstrous self-absorption is genuine, or a carefully contrived act. And then I think of Donald Trump and get depressed.

ultimateprotagonistnerd
ultimateprotagonistnerd
8 years ago

Obama: “what the fuck is a Milo Yiannapolis?

Spaceman
Spaceman
8 years ago

Leda Atomica

He was SO the kid who would run to the closest adult and demand they make you give him all your candy. After he ate all his own candy.

Not only that but he would then complain (because you ate all of the good candy already) and throw a tantrum until the adult went out special to buy him more. Then he would hug the adult and smile at you while giving you the finger.

———

Milo feels like he looked at Ann Coulter and tried to be the tech world’s version of her. Someone who understands they are only popular and discussed when they are being horrible. So they have to double down on it. Except he lacks the talent to pick things that most people care about. He had one bout of popularity with GG and that is failing. So he wades into stupid things like this.

I doubt he cares at all about the checkmark. But it is another thing this week to keep his Breitbart blog’s traffic numbers up so he meets his weekly quota. Next week he will magically find something else to get his fans angry about to continue the click train.

Spaceman
Spaceman
8 years ago

Ghost Robot

I often struggle to discern whether Milo’s monstrous self-absorption is genuine, or a carefully contrived act. And then I think of Donald Trump and get depressed.

I believe he like Trump, Rush, Coulter, Hannity, Savage and many others who love to revel in the anger and hate crowd – they are playing a character. I would not be surprised at all to find one or more of them to personally believe the exact opposite of what they say to the public. Like I would honestly not be surprised if one of them actually voted for Obama. But when they step in front of that microphone, their wrestling persona takes over. Think of it that way and it is a lot less depressing.

Now saying all that – I could be entirely too naive about how horrible some people can be.

davidknewton
davidknewton
8 years ago

I’ve said before that he’s like The Sixth Sense, except he’s walking around not realizing he’s a total bastard.

I don’t even understand why they pulled that blue checkmark from him – I’d certainly want some sort of sign saying “Yes, this person really is that prick, stay away from him”.

Mortarius
Mortarius
8 years ago

Libertarianism has to be the most useless ideology in terms of the sheer number of professed adherents who drop it’s most basic precepts at the first sign of trouble; challenge; or god forbid, gaining any real power.

I suppose that’s because libertarianism serves the interests of the already powerful and privileged so a greater number of it’s adherents only follow it because it provides wider justification for pursuing what would otherwise be naked self-interest in politics.

Bina
Bina
8 years ago

In other news, Abraham Lincoln’s last words said to have been “Milo Yiannapoulis is a wretched cockgoblin”.

I can well believe that.

I’m thinking of starting a petition to get Obama to pants Milo. Preferably in public with live media coverage. Obama’s on his ‘don’t give a fuck’ tour, so I’m sure he’d be up for that.

Wedgies for Milo! Internet, do your stuff.

Alan Robertshaw
Alan Robertshaw
8 years ago

@ tesformes

Scientists need to remember “no bucks, no Buck Rogers”. We let them get away with sidelining Pluto and Brontosaurs but if they want any more public funded grant money they should give us Lemmium! 🙂

(I’m very happy for Rosalind to get one of the other new elements)

Scented Fucking Hard Chairs
Scented Fucking Hard Chairs
8 years ago

“Brontosaurus” wasn’t “Sidelined,” it was an Apatosaurus skeleton with a Camarasaurus skull glued on top because Marsh cared more about winning the Bone Wars than about being a non-shitty palaeontologist. =P

*temporarily loses all sense of humour because nerrrd*

Alan Robertshaw
Alan Robertshaw
8 years ago

If it doesn’t involve glue and dynamite it’s not paleontology! 🙂

Edward Drinker Cope FTW!

There’s a book though who’s protagonist (a ballet dancing dinosaur) is called Brontosaur Apatasaurus so I’m willing to compromise that way.

AsAboveSoBelow
AsAboveSoBelow
8 years ago

… “effectively declaring war on libertarian and millennial voices by punishing the outspoken commentator for his views.”

https://youtu.be/FuiX9mlDY9E

Kale
8 years ago

Unfortunately, David Bowie may not be the man we idolize. He has been accused of assault.

Fruitloopsie
Fruitloopsie
8 years ago

Terrabeau
I mean deport the pr*** to an island where there are no people or animals.

Kale
I’m not surprised with these celebrities anymore.

Spaceman
Spaceman
8 years ago

Milo seems to be one of those people who walk into a restaurant looking for things to argue about so they get a free meal. Then write notes on the tip section like “$0, get a real job” while hitting publish on his most recent article complaining how lazy the current generation of restaurant servers are for not meeting his every single need.

I would not be surprised if he has at one point in his life said to a server “I am deathly allergic to anything red” and then complained when the server did not bring ketchup with his burger.

raysa
raysa
8 years ago

Sevenofmine:

Not that you were speaking to me, but I am guessing that you were. Since I said I hate twitter and find it stupid.

I don’t hate it because I am privileged. Would that be white privilege you speak of? That’s the only privilege I have, so I am guessing it is my white privilege that makes me hate twitter.

I’m allowed to hate twitter, and you are allowed to hate that I hate it, but that’s about it.

Twitter may be a valuable medium. I still think it’s stupid. I hear about all kinds of things via you tube, blogs, etc., a million places. If that info gets to places where I see it because of twitter, great.

But I still don’t like twitter. Thanks for letting me know it’s because privilege.

Eitan
Eitan
8 years ago

they do realize that Twitter is not owned by the White House. Right?

Seraph4377
Seraph4377
8 years ago

I believe he like Trump, Rush, Coulter, Hannity, Savage and many others who love to revel in the anger and hate crowd – they are playing a character. I would not be surprised at all to find one or more of them to personally believe the exact opposite of what they say to the public. Like I would honestly not be surprised if one of them actually voted for Obama. But when they step in front of that microphone, their wrestling persona takes over. Think of it that way and it is a lot less depressing.

I disagree. When someone says and does the horrible things that these people say and do, it should be because they truly believe in them. It’s like that line from Dog Day Afternoon: “The guy who kills me…I hope he does it because he hates my guts, not because it’s his job.”

The idea that people would cause so much harm to so many people for money is much more depressing to me than the idea that they do it because they really believe the shit they say.

Scented Fucking Hard Chairs
Scented Fucking Hard Chairs
8 years ago

@Eitan

Ah, but you see, both Twitter and the White House are owned by DA JOOOZ.

… No, seriously, that’s what these twits actually believe.

sevenofmine
8 years ago

@ raysa

Re-read my comment for comprehension and get back to me.

dhag85
dhag85
8 years ago

When the internet was invented
People: “It’s just a bunch of people talking about what they had for lunch!”
Later: “Oh, wait.”

When blogs were invented
People: “It’s just a bunch of people talking about what they had for lunch!”
Later: “Oh, wait.”

When podcasts were invented
People: “It’s just a bunch of people talking about what they had for lunch!”
Later: “Oh, wait.”

When Twitter was invented
People: “Okay, I was wrong before, but THIS is JUST a bunch of people talking about what they had for lunch.”
Later: “Fucking hell.”

Ddog
Ddog
8 years ago

I think twitter can be useful. I personally don’t use it because the one time I tried I got too confused and just never tried again. On the other hand Milo and his cohorts are not useful. Confusing too but I will never try them.
In short….twitter once… Milo never ?