Critical Miss: An Appeal

[JourneyThroughHell]

A personal appeal from wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales

Oh god the researching! I can't stop!

Oh my.

The way that guy stares into my soul from every Wikipedia article. I can't help it, I have to give him money. And my keys. And everything I own.

OT: Seriously, great comice, guys. I'm not against free speech or anything, but the way everyone on here ran to defend those guys' rights to draw swastikas in their emblems had me really weirded out.

Those are swastikas, guys. Whatever the origin of the symbol is, you know what it represents now.

Stop it.

Also, I'm glad to see that no Black Ops related thread could go without one or two posts that go:

Did you know that Black Ops sucks? 'Cause it totally does. Really. It sucks.
Did you not notice that I don't like the game? 'Cause I don't. I've already made 50 posts saying how much it sucks.
Is it enough? No. Because Black Ops sucks.
Oh, wait, this comic actually has fairly little to do with Black Ops, and more with free speech? Kind of cool.
But the game still sucks.

You don't have to like the game. But you probably shouldn't imply everyone who's playing it is in the wrong and is wasting his time.

 

[lacktheknack]

"""So, your assertion that "no one else will [laugh]" has failed"""

how did it fail?

Eh, I went back and read all your posts, so I have a clearer reference here.

Just because you CAN laugh at something doesn't mean you SHOULD. Imagine if your dog died, and someone stood of to the side and laughed while pointing for an hour. Would you be good with that?

YES, cuz im not an oversensitive "duecsch"...
I will see that someone else, is actually happy...
And acknowledge thier right to say hurtfull things...

Well, with that logic, imagine if someone thought threatening people with disembowelment and stalking was "funny". Should they be allowed to continue that?

NO. It's against the law.

Also, it's "douche" (now that you've wrecked the spelling a couple of times).

I never proposed that I personally would voilate the law...
im tired of trying to convince you that people laught at certain things.

f.y.i. i dont make jokes about jews, gays, dead stuff, pedophelia, lack of concerne for the proper spelling for words, and other peoples beliefs

I'm fully aware that people like to laugh at certain things. And I assert that at a certain point, they should be punished for it.

what if i said that you should be punished for finding the chicken crossed the road joke funny
cuz taht chickens life was in danger.
i bet you would consider me a lunatic.
sadly thats the way i feel about this swazticka buissness.
if you dont like it, dont look at it...

these people who are puting up hatefull stuff, paid good money to have taht option.
[just because your not laughing, you think that its wrong]

My line sits somewhere between mass murder and dead baby jokes (apparently, I'm not above gallows humor), and people tell me that even that goes to far.

So I keep the black humor to a minimum.

What a bizarre concept.

 

[ultimateownage]

This is why I love PC gaming. My Team Fortress 2 server of choice not only allows pornographic and/or offensive sprays, it actively encourages them. Basically, the only thing that they actually care about is a certain word starting with the letter N. Long as you avoid that word, you can spew just about any other form of insanity and be totally kosher.

So your favourite server is a server full of idiots who swear for the sake of it, trolls, and kids who think swearing and porn sprays are cool?
That is just the worst type of server. There's a reason most servers have rules and regulations. It's to keep order and prevent trolls and pricks.
There's a reason offensive sprays are called OFFENSIVE, no one wants to see them!

"no one"...
how come people like you, think that people like you are everyone?

Because we belong to a hive mind, obviously.

 

[Hman121]

had a laugh and something to think about. Kudos on the comic.

 

[Anton P. Nym]

Trolls. Can't live with 'em, can't process 'em into a slurry-like substance to use as animal fodder.

I also heartily endorse the product and/or service.

Seriously, folks, I see a lot of people expending precious synapses (that they probably should be saving for more important stuff) defending a theoretical freedom that, in practice, will be horribly abused in 99+% of instances used. That, or transparently attempting to justify their own antisocial practices.

I have no problem with Xbox Live telling its patrons, "play nice or play somewhere else." I just wish it was more effective backing that up... though I don't for one instant underestimate how hard it is to erradicate douchebaggery from an online service that big.

If you really want to strut around in Nazi regalia, go back to doing so in private. (And wash your hands afterwards, because, ew.)

-- Steve

 

[Popido]

People wont grow balls even if you draw a picture for them.

 

[Mechsoap]

funny comic, the last panel made me laugh very hard!

NOTE: many people in this thread need to loosen up a bit, its a comic, its not showing that everyone who play xbox is a troll.

 

[Zedar0]

This is why I love PC gaming. My Team Fortress 2 server of choice not only allows pornographic and/or offensive sprays, it actively encourages them. Basically, the only thing that they actually care about is a certain word starting with the letter N. Long as you avoid that word, you can spew just about any other form of insanity and be totally kosher.

That wouldn't happen to be the Bar Room Heroes server, would it?

Anyway, you folks need to lighten up. It's just a joke.

 

[WaderiAAA]

References for the win!

 

[Anton P. Nym]

Dulce et decorum est pro xbox livus actus douchebagus.

I don't speak Latin, what does this mean? :<

Well, it's fake-Latin so missing it isn't too bad...

It's a play on a WW1 slogan taken from ancient Roman literature, Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, "It is sweet and proper to die for one's country." (At least one post-war poem [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulce_et_Decorum_est] mocked this slogan viciously.) I suspect that the intended meaning is, "It is sweet and proper to act like a douchebag on Xbox Live", with all the same irony and sarcasm as that post-WW1 poem.

-- Steve

 

[Magnatek]

Sounds similar to the Poem 'Not my Business'.

THAT'S the one I was thinking of. I'm not sure where all these Roman references are coming from, because the text on the comic is based 100% on Not My Business. If I was certain about the meaning of 'paraphrase' I might even say that that's what it is. Is it?

You honestly think they would base a webcomic on a basic GCSE level poem?

Well, you can find inspiration from a lot of things. Hell, even VGCats did one strip using the tale of Frosty the Snowman as a base.

OT: Well, admittedly, I got the satire, but it is kind of a drastic change from last week's. I can't really say any more, since I don't have Xbox Live.

 

[McMullen]

I don't tend to read these anymore, because I think they're crap, but this one is beyond the pale. First you use as a title one of the greatest and most moving works of English poetry ever and apply it to the XBox live, then in the comic you compare XBL Bans to the holocaust.

Do you have a sense of proportion? Or do you really think that 6 million people being taken away from their friends, families, and lives, and gassed to death simply because they had another religion than the norm is equatable to a corporation banning people who have tasteless avatars?

If you don't have a sense of proportion then I pity you, if you really think the two are comparable then I hold you in the deepest contempt I have for this disgusting comic.

I love it when people completely miss the point of a satirical webcomic strip and get all preachy, telling the webcomic creators that they're horrible people and their comic is tasteless. How did you miss that people comparing the bans to the holocaust were the ones being made fun of here?

Keep it up though. Maybe if enough of you fools bring TEH RAEG to the forums about your violated sensibilities, there will be a comic about you next week, as happened at Penny Arcade with the dickwolves strip.

Hmm. People missing the point that badly on a webcomic named Critical Miss. I kinda like it.

 

[AgentBJ09]

I don't tend to read these anymore, because I think they're crap, but this one is beyond the pale. First you use as a title one of the greatest and most moving works of English poetry ever and apply it to the XBox live, then in the comic you compare XBL Bans to the holocaust.

Do you have a sense of proportion? Or do you really think that 6 million people being taken away from their friends, families, and lives, and gassed to death simply because they had another religion than the norm is equatable to a corporation banning people who have tasteless avatars?

If you don't have a sense of proportion then I pity you, if you really think the two are comparable then I hold you in the deepest contempt I have for this disgusting comic.

Agreed. I had similar feelings on this comic as soon as I read the first panel, and the end cemented my distaste of this thing.

 

[bdcjacko]

I love it when people completely miss the point of a satirical webcomic strip and get all preachy, telling the webcomic creators that they're horrible people and their comic is tasteless. How did you miss that people comparing the bans to the holocaust were the ones being made fun of here?

Keep it up though. Maybe if enough of you fools bring TEH RAEG to the forums about your violated sensibilities, there will be a comic about you next week, as happened at Penny Arcade with the dickwolves strip.

Hmm. People missing the point that badly on a webcomic named Critical Miss. I kinda like it.

You know...there could be people that got the point they were making and still found it stupid, unwitty, and a waste of time. It wasn't that subtle. It was just dumb. Then again I've never really found this comic strip to be funny.

 

[mr_rubino]

Sounds similar to the Poem 'Not my Business'. I wouldn't care if they banned people using penis, nazi-style swastikas and beastality emblems but I would be pissed if they banned people using the religious-style swastika.

Yes, all 0 of them. Monks aren't known for being on Xbox Live.

 

[mr_rubino]

This is why I love PC gaming. My Team Fortress 2 server of choice not only allows pornographic and/or offensive sprays, it actively encourages them. Basically, the only thing that they actually care about is a certain word starting with the letter N. Long as you avoid that word, you can spew just about any other form of insanity and be totally kosher.

So your favourite server is a server full of idiots who swear for the sake of it, trolls, and kids who think swearing and porn sprays are cool?
That is just the worst type of server. There's a reason most servers have rules and regulations. It's to keep order and prevent trolls and pricks.
There's a reason offensive sprays are called OFFENSIVE, no one wants to see them!

"no one"...
how come people like you, think that people like you are everyone?

Because we belong to a hive mind, obviously.

oh,
that makes sense.
im sorry society.

Can somebody just euthanize this unfunny and uninteresting puppy already? 50 posts in one day just for whining and being a bad troll? Everyone involved should be ashamed.

I love it when people completely miss the point of a satirical webcomic strip and get all preachy, telling the webcomic creators that they're horrible people and their comic is tasteless. How did you miss that people comparing the bans to the holocaust were the ones being made fun of here?

Keep it up though. Maybe if enough of you fools bring TEH RAEG to the forums about your violated sensibilities, there will be a comic about you next week, as happened at Penny Arcade with the dickwolves strip.

Hmm. People missing the point that badly on a webcomic named Critical Miss. I kinda like it.

You know...there could be people that got the point they were making and still found it stupid, unwitty, and a waste of time. It wasn't that subtle. It was just dumb. Then again I've never really found this comic strip to be funny.

Got it the first time, Mary. "I don't like this strip. Please pay attention to me. It's the only reason I'm still here pretending I'm offended by the comic. I lack shame and self-respect."
When you just repeat it, you start to look like a child throwing a tantrum.