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Edited by FoMan123:
8/28/2015 5:35:11 PM
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Nolan North Transphobic Comment on Twitter
https://twitter.com/nolan_north/status/636942232629587968
Hey Bungie, maybe not hire people that make transphobic jokes like these?
41% of transgender people attempt suicide at some point during their life. Jokes like these lead to our society not taking trans people seriously.
If you want Nolan North to do the Ghost voice for you, tell him to apologize for this comment. It has seriously lowered my anticipation for TTK. Thanks.
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That comment he made has nothing to do with transphobia you dingleberry. Just because it's a joke related to Caitlyn Jenner doesn't mean it's transphobic. He's just calling her fat, if you find that so overwhelmingly offensive you obviously haven't gone to public school.
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I really shouldn't even comment on this, but what the hell, why not. As far as I'm concerned, intent decides whether something like this is [insert group of people]phobic. North was making fun of his friend, not Jenner. As others have already pointed out, North referred to Jenner as "she/her" which means he is recognizing her as she wants to be recognized. Also, it is entirely possible to make jokes about a group of people and not hate them or mean them any disrespect, provided you're truly joking. Intent is key. As someone from Wisconsin, I lovingly refer to people from Illinois as "Flatlanders". Do I truly bear them any ill will, or even really give a care where they're from? No. [spoiler]But seriously, learn how to drive, Flatlanders![/spoiler] Was it smart for a somewhat famous person to joke at all about a topic like this knowing they're being watched by thousands of millions of people? Probably not.
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Lol I like the joke. Looking forward to TTK.[spoiler]op needs to stop being a pussy[/spoiler]
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Shut up. People get made fun of by other people that won't change ever. Especially if they're a celebrity. If you can't deal with it you can't deal with life.
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Edited by Fur Hammerlock: 8/28/2015 7:26:56 PMYou're a smart one, lol. I don't take trans people seriously, because it's a mental illness.
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Muted for being an overall stupid person for not recognizing a joke when you see one, and contributing to the collective mob mentality of the internet, because now you will rally the other offendaholics who can't recognize a joke. If he was transphobic as you described, he would have not referred to caitlyn as a her. Pick your targets more carefully next time, lest you inadvertently run another ally over in the offendabus.
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you must be new on the internet
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4 RepliesHelp me doctor, I'm a lion trapped inside a human. Please doctor, transform me into a lion. How do I know what it feels like to be a lion? Because I am one. Please help me.
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Is this satire?
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Hey, look! Absolutely nothing important! OP, he wasn't being Transphobic. Get off the forums.
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3 RepliesI don't think anyone in the gay community understands what a phobia is. I say Bruce Jenner is still a man (which he is) and apparently I'm irrationally terrified of freak- I mean "Transgender" people.
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Who cares? Jesus Christ.
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Sjw alert not everybody has to believe the same things as you. I really dont understand how people can preach tolerance and shit then tell other they cant believve as they want yoh must believe what we think is right it was a joke you now that thing people use to be okay with
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I love how he forgets to mention the tweet right after
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Lmao. Solid joke Nolan. People need to learn how to have a sense of humor. If you're offended, then don't think about it. Free speech is free speech.
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4 RepliesOH, WE SLAYED A TRANNY ALRIGHT.
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That's pretty shitty.
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It's not transphobic
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How is this transphobic?
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1 ReplyThere are jokes about every race and sexual orientation out there. Why should trans be any different? You either want equality for all, and all that comes with it, or no equality at all. I do believe that this country takes being PC way, way, waaaaaaaaaay too serious sometimes.
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I don't understand how that is transphobic. If I said 'Wow, Michelle Obama has let herself go." nobody would care. Just because it was said to a transgender person all of a sudden makes it a target for the Social Justice Warriors of America. If you want to help the world, go fix some of the bigger issues in the world like hunger or North Korea's nuclear program instead of publishing a news article every time a celebrity tweets something slightly offensive.
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Triggered.
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Oh shut up you hypersensitive pussy. People get offended by everything.
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More people freak out about a comment made then all the children in the world dying of starvation yeah....#realworldproblems
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27 RepliesAre you kidding me? First Troy Baker and now Nolan North. This is quite frankly ridiculous. This comment IS transphobic. It doesn't matter if YOU think it's transphobic or not, a trans person -could- and probably does find this offensive and upsetting. There's a difference between having a sense of humor and making a nasty joke like this which could make someone feel like less of a person. If he had made a racist joke would you still be excusing him, because if you would then I'm sorry but you are part of the problem. However it's not Bungie's job to police North, rather just tweet at him directly and let him know this kind of behavior isn't okay.
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.....sigh.....
