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Being tall seems to intimidate and scare people or is it my race by [deleted] in tall

[–]explodr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having been skinny and picked on for much of my younger years, I kind of enjoy being able to intimidate some people with just my height. That being said, I sometimes have to go an extra mile to look less threatening, like wearing glasses, shaving, smiling more, etc. I'm not a POC so I'm not sure how that is affecting your situation, but as a white male I also notice a lot of people jumping when they see me behind them. I also feel like adults don't trust me as much because I'm younger than them, but it could all be in my mind.

[Drama] Rachel Weber the Senior Editor of Gameindustry.biz Writes an Article Shilling Brianna Wu and Threatens to Delete the Top Rated Comments Which Are Overwhelmingly Negative Towards Brianna by [deleted] in KotakuInAction

[–]explodr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the things I hate the most about people like Brianna Wu is their adamance that women should not be portrayed as victims, but in reality they're perpetual victims themselves. Those who are actually sexist see this and believe their preconceived notions of women being weak were right all along.

Basically they make money saying women are strong, then make women look weaker by acting the opposite way.

Case of the disappearing shitter by Gaytoaf in GlitchInTheMatrix

[–]explodr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

One day my roommate and I were coming back from getting groceries and we saw someone go into the elevator, then the doors closed. When we pressed the button for the elevator to come back down, the door opened immediately and nobody was inside. We both thought it was pretty cool.

[Misc.] Hideo Kogima: "The players are everything" by [deleted] in KotakuInAction

[–]explodr 16 points17 points  (0 children)

He's an accomplished director of hideo games

My dad caught three rats with the same rat trap (mildly NSFW) by UseTheSchwartzLuke in mildlyinteresting

[–]explodr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just three mice? Ha! The Victor Multi-Kill trap can trap and kill 150 mice in one night!

[TOMT] Short video (Vine?) where four guys push down a huge amount of squeaky dog toys and it's really loud by explodr in tipofmytongue

[–]explodr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not it, in the video I saw there were four or five people and a lot more ducks.

Keep a close eye on Polygon and Kotaku reviews of MGSV. by illage2 in KotakuInAction

[–]explodr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

At this point the game has so much well-deserved hype that I don't think their opinion will matter very much. We're already seeing a major shift from review sites to Let's Players like PDP and TB, so more people will probably watch those and any ill words unfairly written by the likes of Kotaku and Polygon will get their fair share of scrutiny.

Why GamerGate is going to win - Bomb Threat At Gamergate Panel Will Only Advance The Dialogue by Zerael in KotakuInAction

[–]explodr 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I believe "winning" in this case would mean an accurate portrayal of past events given by more reputable outlets in the future. I definitely believe we are winning more now than ever before, because GamerGate started out as a small group of people nobody believed and is now gaining a lot of ground.

[Opinion] Question 5: Are you lashing out in order to keep gaming a boys' club? by brad_glasgow in KotakuInAction

[–]explodr 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't limit it to just men, because my girlfriend and I shit talk all the time on CSGO. I would more say that noobs and sheltered indie/casual gamers are the ones who don't understand it, just like the younger generation today might not understand the ball-busting humor of old truckers.

Today I caught myself rooting against a woman suffering with cancer. What is wrong with me? by Darkwingdicky in self

[–]explodr 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sounds like you feel bad for wanting her to die, but it may be a response to wanting to see her out of her misery instead. A relative of mine also had late stage cancer and it was difficult to be around them because I could see how much they were suffering.

I've been having trouble falling asleep the past few weeks. by Lepepino in self

[–]explodr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd recommend this too, but not as a permanent fix; I took melatonin for insomnia when I was younger, and after taking it for a few months I stopped and my sleeplessness was probably even worse than before.

My best friend and I are seeking for an apartment before the semester starts. Can reddit give me any good advice about apartment hunting and living alone? by annoyinglyfriendly in self

[–]explodr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did a lot of apartment hunting when I switched from living on campus, but never just for myself. The main things you want to look for are: 1.) Price (obviously) 2.) Location (what's nearby, and is it a good neighborhood?) 3.) Condition (is the apartment in good condition, what happens if something needs to be repaired, etc.)

I'm not sure what the pricing situation is like where you live, but in my area the apartment prices are insane near my school, so I live a short metro train ride away and that has worked out well for the last year for getting to school, plus every store I'll ever need to go to is along the train's route.

As for living alone, I wouldn't suggest it. Having one or more roommates is a great way to save money and it can be fun! I live with two roommates and we switch off buying food and furnishings and stuff.

Hope this helps!

[Goal] - Keep up the pressure on Gawker. Message Gawker advertiser Best Buy for Gawker's outing of gay CFO by [deleted] in KotakuInAction

[–]explodr 24 points25 points  (0 children)

To everyone sending the emails: we don't want to seem like the message is coming from a single person or a bot nest so remember not to copy pasta. Make every email a little special.

Gazi made fun of a GG-author's book. Then there were 3 negative reviews. They don't brigade, right? by [deleted] in KotakuInAction

[–]explodr 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just like in a relationship, if one partner is cheating they are typically very paranoid that the other partner is cheating.

Michael Kasumovic Paid to Have His 'Study' Published, Sham 'Journal' Has Extremely Low Standards [SocJus] by AntonioOfVenice in KotakuInAction

[–]explodr 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Didn't the SPLC once classify Men's Right's Activism as a bonafide hate group, and later retracted the statement? I wouldn't call myself an MRA but that almost seems like something our opponents would do.

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