Did you even read the article?

"MKIV_GTI_Turbo" (mkivgtiturbo) 07/09/2014 at 09:53 • Filed to: None

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is what Jezzie's say when they don't agree with something

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > MKIV_GTI_Turbo 07/09/2014 at 09:56

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Implicit: "Did you even read the (title of )the article (and the assumptions I drew from it which are totally unsupported by what's in it, which you are a failure for not divining from my mind)?

yamahog > MKIV_GTI_Turbo 07/09/2014 at 09:58

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Or when someone thinks they're being clever by blurting out a kneejerk response to the title of the article, which would've been addressed had you just read the damn thing.

But yea, let's have yet another oppo post whining about another gawker outlet.

CalzoneGolem > MKIV_GTI_Turbo 07/09/2014 at 09:58

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I think what's going here is called mansplaining.

Jagvar > MKIV_GTI_Turbo 07/09/2014 at 10:00

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Hurr durr! Did you even herp the derp?

StoneCold > MKIV_GTI_Turbo 07/09/2014 at 10:01

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Person first, descriptor comes after. Right now you're being a Dick and blanketing all Jezebel commenters as being irrational.

You should say: "This person said this other person didn't read the article, even though person #1's point is valid."

Victorious Secret > MKIV_GTI_Turbo 07/09/2014 at 10:04

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 rekt
 not rekt
 Tyrannosaurus rekt

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > yamahog 07/09/2014 at 10:04

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I get that kneejerk responses to the title of an article often don't fit, but that's often because said title is at cross-purposes to what's actually in the article and what it can support. I'd rule a goofy/incoherent or stupid title fair game in such a case.

OTOH, a tendency to "Didn't read lol" on my part when seeing Jez and Gawker titles means I don't bother commenting thereon, because I consider having read the article important for abuse.

TheBaron2112 > MKIV_GTI_Turbo 07/09/2014 at 10:05

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It's what a LOT of people say. Not just Jez, but Gawker, and other websites I go to.

Yes, I read the article. I disagree with the points that it made.

thebigbossyboss > yamahog 07/09/2014 at 10:49

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Did you even read the article?

The Transporter > MKIV_GTI_Turbo 07/09/2014 at 10:55

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Your first mistake was going on Jezebel. Your second mistake was reading an article there. Your third mistake was commenting on said article. Your fourth mistake was reading the responses to your comment. Your fifth mistake was being surprised by the level of irrationality in the responses.

All of these mistakes could easily been corrected by fixing the first: DON'T GO TO JEZEBEL! You can't fight crazy with reason because any carefully crafted argument can easily be ignored on the Internet.

yamahog > thebigbossyboss 07/09/2014 at 12:09

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I said the same thing to the spambot who replied to me earlier, but they got dismissed :P