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so i generally am not part of the gamer community, and was completely unaware of #gamergate until seawasp posted to his lj a link to his opinion on the matter. and after reading through links to figure out what was going on and the major players and stuff, i decided two things:
1) gamergate is completely insane.
2) Chris Kluwe's rant is a thing of beauty and a joy to read.
a word of warning: this rant is full of profanity. it is not safe for work or little kids....
but it is some of the most creative profanity and awesome turns of phrase i have read in a long, long time, and aside from the topic, i was marvelling at the man's mastery of the english language. you should read it. seriously, go read it.
what makes this piece so awesome is that it's entirely apparent that Kluwe doesn't *need* profanity to make his point. he understands the language and how to use it. even better, there are a number of cultural references in the piece that indicate someone who at least paid attention in history class, if not being well-read outside the traditional school curriculum.
and he's white, male, and a former NFL player. it's distinctly refreshing to be able to read something like this from a 'personality', especially a sports figure, and especially that it's hard for me to remember an athlete on the news that spoke intelligently at all, and/or wasn't abusing the women in his life. *shakes head*
refreshing, i say. REFRESHING.
-bs, in awe of a master
1) gamergate is completely insane.
2) Chris Kluwe's rant is a thing of beauty and a joy to read.
a word of warning: this rant is full of profanity. it is not safe for work or little kids....
but it is some of the most creative profanity and awesome turns of phrase i have read in a long, long time, and aside from the topic, i was marvelling at the man's mastery of the english language. you should read it. seriously, go read it.
what makes this piece so awesome is that it's entirely apparent that Kluwe doesn't *need* profanity to make his point. he understands the language and how to use it. even better, there are a number of cultural references in the piece that indicate someone who at least paid attention in history class, if not being well-read outside the traditional school curriculum.
and he's white, male, and a former NFL player. it's distinctly refreshing to be able to read something like this from a 'personality', especially a sports figure, and especially that it's hard for me to remember an athlete on the news that spoke intelligently at all, and/or wasn't abusing the women in his life. *shakes head*
refreshing, i say. REFRESHING.
-bs, in awe of a master
