I'm not saying i wouldn't be pissed at someone going through my stuff, It's pretty damn unprofessional of the employee to do that and he should be punished for it.Chairman Miaow said:
But at the same time i think the guy overreacted.
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But at the same time i think the guy overreacted.
Wait, what? When did he say that? Someone defamed him. That doesn't say anything about his views on homosexuality, just that he's pissed off someone pulled this prank on him which meant he had to deal with a lot of unwanted attention over something that wasn't true. Irrespective of what it is, the Best Buy employee was wrong to do it.
So why is the Escapist painting him as a homophobe?
I'm not saying what the employee did was fine. I'm saying the "victim" is over reacting and should get over it. There is real, bloody injustices going on in the world. When I see people like this proclaim their reputation has been tarnished over something like that I can't help but think lol, first world problems...FelixG said:
"First world" problems are still problems. Just because there are bigger problems out there doesn't mean things like this are... what... blessings? If I pay $5 for a burger and they don't give it to me, I'm not going to starve or anything, but it's still a problem: I'm going to do what I can to get it fixed.Raven said:
So far, we're painting this guy as an overreacting homophobe, and our only evidence is that we're being told by a supposedly disinterested party that he's a homophobe.
Oh, the guy's offended at being called gay? It must be that he hates all gays. That's ridiculous. If someone accessed my Facebook without permission and put up a message that I had sex with a coworker, I'd be intensely offended and I'd fight back -- does that mean I hate the coworker?
As to pursuing legal action, it's called "trying to do something." When someone wrongs you, it's only human nature to want to do something back. He's looking into what he can do, nothing more. He hasn't said he's suing the guy, he hasn't said he wants a bajillion dollars.
If he wants to crusade for justice that's fine. The rest of us don't need to know about it...Dastardly said:
Well there was apparently at least one reporter who asked the guy. And then a few news outlets that chose to run the story. Unless you believe this guy is also publishing all of these articles himself?Raven said:
Seriously, all of the crap stories out there about the various Kardashians and their antics, and this is the story you would crusade against? There are bigger problems out there... right?
Well point taken. But i cant say I even bother reading those ones lol.Dastardly said:
Stories like this just seem to provoke even more unhappiness if you ask me. Look how many people in this thread have had their hackles put up because of someone else's response?
I'm gay and I'd be pissed off if people were spreading rumors about me being straight.
Actually, that happens a lot. Some people seem to think that if a man and a woman talk to each other they must be having sex.
Still, I wouldn't like someone doing something like that and spreading things about me that aren't true.
And impersonating someone else like that is not funny or right. And it wasn't even like it was his friend or someone he knew.
Actually, that happens a lot. Some people seem to think that if a man and a woman talk to each other they must be having sex.
Still, I wouldn't like someone doing something like that and spreading things about me that aren't true.
And impersonating someone else like that is not funny or right. And it wasn't even like it was his friend or someone he knew.
I personally don't have anything against straight people, but I would be offended if someone spread rumors about me being something I'm not...Heimir said:
90% of all good facebook statuses are when someone has left theirs logged in, and they've been fraped as a result.
Dude from the original story(the one who decided to kick off because of this) is just being a dick by "exploring legal options".
However, the bloke working at the shop is also a bit of a retard - sure you do that stuff to friends, but not to paying customers when you work a place. Deserves to lose his job for such idiocy.
Dude from the original story(the one who decided to kick off because of this) is just being a dick by "exploring legal options".
However, the bloke working at the shop is also a bit of a retard - sure you do that stuff to friends, but not to paying customers when you work a place. Deserves to lose his job for such idiocy.
Dude. Delete the "I'm coming out" post. Make a new post saying you got hacked.
Your "reputation" can take it. The fact that you've made such a big deal out of it to the point where you're not even in contact with people anymore out of embarrassment will make it seem like you're confirming it.
Granted, the asshole who was supposed to help you with your phone should totally be fired, but you don't see me or anyone else immediately taking legal action when we get hacked. This is just justified anger while mixed with his natural greedy desires, like most domestic lawsuits.
Your "reputation" can take it. The fact that you've made such a big deal out of it to the point where you're not even in contact with people anymore out of embarrassment will make it seem like you're confirming it.
Granted, the asshole who was supposed to help you with your phone should totally be fired, but you don't see me or anyone else immediately taking legal action when we get hacked. This is just justified anger while mixed with his natural greedy desires, like most domestic lawsuits.
I find that most people on this thread have no sense of perspective. I doubt most of you would take this situation lightly if it happened to you. If a friend of mine logged in on my account and posted something that isn't true I'd be pissed. I'd demand that they rectify what they had done and apologize openly. Had someone I paid to fix my phone done the same, I'd be suing as well.
OP: I see you have played your cards well; you know your audience. Posting "He apparently isn't very fond of homosexuals" truly changed this topic. Instead of writing about a man who has been wronged by Best Buy you wrote that a homophobe is going bananas over a "minor prank". I do not find this funny.
OP: I see you have played your cards well; you know your audience. Posting "He apparently isn't very fond of homosexuals" truly changed this topic. Instead of writing about a man who has been wronged by Best Buy you wrote that a homophobe is going bananas over a "minor prank". I do not find this funny.
I'll admit, he should have just been happy with getting the guy fired, but bringing his lawyer into it is definitely a step too far.Ilikemilkshake said:
I think a lot of people here are missing something very important. Pranking friends is okay. Pranking complete strangers in what should be a professional setting? not cool.
When you're in your teens and 20s, it is expected you have idiot friends who will do stupid things like this, so when it is revealed to be a joke it is "okay". When you are a grown adult (because lets face it, people in their 20s are not "grown adults" as much as we would like to think.
The worst part about this article and about society in general is that people treat homosexuality as a joke. That is bigoted and immature. That whole LGBTQ community is just a group of people who want people to take them more seriously. The only time we see people representing LGBTQ in the media they are always a caricature (gays are good with fashion, lesbians are hot, gays are loud and obnoxious about being gay, etc).
Just like any group of people, they don't appreciate being at the short end of a bad joke. If a joke is funny, then it is funny. If it is lame (like facebook "hacking"), I wouldn't want to be associated with that.
Real shame that everyone believes that everyone on the internet is a white heterosexual teenager trapped in the American 1950s. It isn't funny; it's backwards.
When you're in your teens and 20s, it is expected you have idiot friends who will do stupid things like this, so when it is revealed to be a joke it is "okay". When you are a grown adult (because lets face it, people in their 20s are not "grown adults" as much as we would like to think.
The worst part about this article and about society in general is that people treat homosexuality as a joke. That is bigoted and immature. That whole LGBTQ community is just a group of people who want people to take them more seriously. The only time we see people representing LGBTQ in the media they are always a caricature (gays are good with fashion, lesbians are hot, gays are loud and obnoxious about being gay, etc).
Just like any group of people, they don't appreciate being at the short end of a bad joke. If a joke is funny, then it is funny. If it is lame (like facebook "hacking"), I wouldn't want to be associated with that.
Real shame that everyone believes that everyone on the internet is a white heterosexual teenager trapped in the American 1950s. It isn't funny; it's backwards.
