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[Bauglir]

The irony is staggering.

[itisnotlogical]

Resident Evil 2 is much scarier than I remember it being. It's gotten me really good with some of the jumpscares, especially since I've forgotten most of them. Voice acting and controls aside, it does a pretty good job of keeping up the atmosphere and tension.

[WealthyRadish]

For me the camera angle stuff was always too much to find it anything but goofy. Something about seeing your controlled character run around from a fixed angle reminds me of those clips of drunk people breaking into liquor stores. Some of the early scenes with the crawling things are kind of scary, though.

[Helgoland]

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Dude, there's a lot less \forall quantifiers in that 4chan thing than in your post. No sane person would propose that baggy pants are the sole reason for police shooting black people - hell, that's the first sentence - but it's certainly an interesting and not entirely implausible idea. Worth a look and a think at least. And if it turns out to be true, it would be a great example of cultural differences being misinterpreted with horrible results.

[Flying Dice]

Shitposting is making posts of deliberately no actual value, mostly to get cheap reactions out of other people. Hence they are shit posts.

However, as with all other pejorative content-related insults, the descriptive meaning is "something someone said that I don't like." 

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Dude, there's a lot less \forall quantifiers in that 4chan thing than in your post. No sane person would propose that baggy pants are the sole reason for police shooting black people - hell, that's the first sentence - but it's certainly an interesting and not entirely implausible idea. Worth a look and a think at least. And if it turns out to be true, it would be a great example of cultural differences being misinterpreted with horrible results.

I mean, it makes sense. Ever tried to move quickly in baggy pants without a belt? You gotta hold those fuckers up! Notice how people tend to get shot by cops when they pull out cellphones, wallets, &c.? Exact same sort of motion! The kneejerk "das raycist" is... exactly that. I sincerely doubt anyone would be crying racist if someone asserted that relatively few suburban white girls get shot by cops because they don't have any pants to pull up.

[EnigmaticHat]

The kneejerk "das raycist" is... exactly that. I sincerely doubt anyone would be crying racist if someone asserted that relatively few suburban white girls get shot by cops because they don't have any pants to pull up.

Ignoring any actual content... that's not how you reverse statements.  The slashed-through statement says the exact same thing as the racist statement, just in negative terms.  Its akin to the difference between "I'm richer than you because I worked for it" and "you're poor because you didn't do work."  They aren't opposite statements at all.

So really anyone that thinks the first statement is racist would by definition think the second statement is racist as well since they both say the same thing about black people, the second one just throws in some "white girls are acceptable targets" for good measure.

[Orange Wizard]

I'm struggling to see the racism in the baggy pants thing.

[scriver]

The racism is not in the baggy pants thing itself but in how it dismisses real systematic racism which results in lots of deaths and injuries every year.

[Execute/Dumbo.exe]

The racism is not in the baggy pants thing itself but in how it dismisses real systematic racism which results in lots of deaths and injuries every year.

It said in the first paragraph that systemic racism was a massive problem.

[NJW2000]

The racism is not in the baggy pants thing itself but in how it dismisses real systematic racism which results in lots of deaths and injuries every year.

It said in the first paragraph that systemic racism was a massive problem.

Then that many of the police shootings may be due not to racism but to slightly different choices of trousers.

The word "trivialisation" is much bandied about these days, but in this case...

[Execute/Dumbo.exe]

The racism is not in the baggy pants thing itself but in how it dismisses real systematic racism which results in lots of deaths and injuries every year.

It said in the first paragraph that systemic racism was a massive problem.

Then that many of the police shootings may be due not to racism but to slightly different choices of trousers.

The word "trivialisation" is much bandied about these days, but in this case...

Well, no, the direct quote would be 'I wonder how many fucking BELTS would save lives, I reckon at least a few people would have better results here.'
He said a few, which could very well be true out of the many, many shootings.

[Flying Dice]

It's truly astonishing that people can't grasp the concept of multiple causes contributing to the same effect, or that different things can have differing levels of impact.

Like, say:
1. "War is caused by greed--desire for territory, resources, &c.."
2. "Well, there can also be ideological motivations to go to war. Sometimes there might be nationalistic sentiment at work, or old grudges from prior conflicts."
3. "NO IT IS ONLY GREED YOU JUST SAID IT WASN'T GREED."

Or...
1. "Cars are more likely to crash if the driver is inexperienced."
2. "What about if they're drunk?"
3. "OMG HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS AREN'T THE REASON THAT CARS CRASH!"

That's what it sounds like, slightly dramatized. I mean, reading comprehension, people. The anon was pretty clearly saying, "Hey, systemic racism's definitely a big factor in police shootings, but what if misinterpreted actions re: pulling up baggy pants while running/'HE'S GOT A WEAPON' also plays a role," and then people are completely misrepresenting what was said because... reasons?

[GiglameshDespair]

It's truly astonishing that people can't grasp the concept of multiple causes contributing to the same effect, or that different things can have differing levels of impact.

Like, say:
1. "War is caused by greed--desire for territory, resources, &c.."
2. "Well, there can also be ideological motivations to go to war. Sometimes there might be nationalistic sentiment at work, or old grudges from prior conflicts."
3. "NO IT IS ONLY GREED YOU JUST SAID IT WASN'T GREED."

Or...
1. "Cars are more likely to crash if the driver is inexperienced."
2. "What about if they're drunk?"
3. "OMG HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS AREN'T THE REASON THAT CARS CRASH!"

That's what it sounds like, slightly dramatized. I mean, reading comprehension, people. The anon was pretty clearly saying, "Hey, systemic racism's definitely a big factor in police shootings, but what if misinterpreted actions re: pulling up baggy pants while running/'HE'S GOT A WEAPON' also plays a role," and then people are completely misrepresenting what was said because... reasons?

Reasons are much like the highlander.

[Loud Whispers]

To add to that FD, there's also a thing where if you disagree with someone they assume you agree with what they view as the opposing viewpoint, even if there is no dichotomy

[scriver]

The racism is not in the baggy pants thing itself but in how it dismisses real systematic racism which results in lots of deaths and injuries every year.

It said in the first paragraph that systemic racism was a massive problem.

Then that many of the police shootings may be due not to racism but to slightly different choices of trousers.

The word "trivialisation" is much bandied about these days, but in this case...

Well, no, the direct quote would be 'I wonder how many fucking BELTS would save lives, I reckon at least a few people would have better results here.'
He said a few, which could very well be true out of the many, many shootings.

And the sum of the post gives off wibes that is contrary to that statement, in my opinion. Gotta look at the forest and not just the trees and all that.

&c

Did you just shorten the shortening of etcetera?