Ikaruga: Modern, Subliminal Racism

FatalFlame = BinaryTree?

Ha ha ha, that was delightful, almost as good as that last rant about video game violence, which called GTA3 "A terrorist propaganda machine".

:)

I'm amazed at how many people on TNL fail to recognize satire even when it's blatantly obvious.

what a stupid thead. :rolleyes:

*signs petition*

I read that as a piece of humor. It was pretty funny until I realized that everyone else got the impression that he was being serious...

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Originally posted by Captain Vegetable
I read that as a piece of humor. It was pretty funny until I realized that everyone else got the impression that he was being serious...

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Well.

I've come across so many of these type of things on the internet over the years it doesn't really occur to me that someone might not be serious unless they use some heavy handed sarcasm.

Actually, FatalFlame and I used to discuss racism in media (and religion in politics) back at GameGO. I always suspected it was ECM trying to bust my chops. But ECM is dismembered in Mr. Goo's basement freezer, so this can't be him.

Believe it or not, some people truly hold views like this. Sorry to bust your perfectly round soap bubbles.

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Originally posted by Nick
Believe it or not, some people truly hold views like this.

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I know...but I also know I can discern a serious tone in the written language, verses a sarcastic/satirical one. :p

if these bullets were, say, blue and red, would that mean its not racist?

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Originally posted by Regus
FatalFlame = BinaryTree?

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nah, i dont think he's ever coming back here (or the Tavern). i really liked BT, and im sad that he left.

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Originally posted by Box Drink
FatalFlame is a retard, and not funny and wasting everybody's time... there is no racism in Ikaruga, who is it racist againt? huh? at some points your white at other times your black... also you called all of us cretins...

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you take everything way to literal, dude. you do know what a 'joke' is, right? ;)

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Originally posted by FatalFlame
I sincerely hope that the winner of this contest can sleep at night after drinking from that sake cup knowing that they were not only sipping Japanese alcohol, but also the blood of hate crime victims worldwide.

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I mean, come on! You thought this was serious?! Read that again and try not to laugh.

I think this is comic gold, if not for the content, then for the unwavering mock-serious tone he takes throughout the entire article. He doesn't let up once, and in my opinion, it is this fact that makes it so damned funny.

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that caught the symbolism, FatalFlame, and thank you for being the first to come forward.

Though most of you seem to not want to believe that this symbolism is there, rest assured that somewhere, some hate-mongerer is getting his rocks off to this kind of stuff right now.

I only hope that we can open enough eyes to the evil that this game represents. For, perhaps then we can establish a precedent that may reach to one of the most vile, deceptive and deeply-rooted tools of hate known to us-

Chess.