SomewhatGroovy
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I think I hate this dude more than his father.
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Reddit troll apologizes for trump CNN gif/all those racist remarks
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I think I hate this dude more than his father.
I was referring to CNN identifying his real name and reaching out to him.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Just gonna say but fuck Donald Trump, fuck his family, and fuck his supporters. Seriously. How the fuck is our country being run by a family full of idiots and hypocrites. It's the worst. Can't wait for those midterms.
He posted a ton of info about himself online and they put 2 and 2 together.
The discussion is about how journalism works, privacy concerns, online bigotry, and the utility of being a moderate in this situation, but thanks for the hot take.
Shadow Puppetry
Member
No, WH has discussed it. Trump asked if Kim has anything better to do in life than fire missiles.
I understand HOW they identified him. What I dont understand is why they wanted to identify him. CNN was wanting to know who made the GIF immediately after Trump posted it. Well before Hanassholesolo outed himself.
Shadow Puppetry
Member
Wouldn't you do the same if someone did that to you?
Kim should just embrace the meme. Trump and him could fight on the same playing field.
you wouldn't want to know what the white house considers to be an official form of communication from the president is sourcing its material?
benicillin
Banned
It was several days after, and who the President gets his material from is of course something to talk about. Even more so considering how often he's sourced content from white supremacists and racists. We're always talking about where Trump gets his ideas, whether it's what he reposts on Twitter or what he repeats from Fox & Friends.
EdibleKnife
Member
To:
- Find out why he began to work for Trump's media machine
- Would he continue to work or take an actual job within the administration if offered
- Why he believes CNN is fake news beyond just repeating a Trump talking point
- What other sources he believes are fake news and what news he believes is worthwhile
- Ask if he believes such behavior is becoming of a world leader
- Ask why he's a bigot and anti-Semite
- Ask if he supports people like Richard Spencer as well
There's a multitude of reasons why a journalist would want to reach out to him for an official interview that would be more valuable if he couldn't hide behind a username.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
People still caping for the racist and pretending a news organization investigating is blackmailing?
Ok, just making sure
Ok, just making sure
The President posted it. CNN wanted to know the source, as they should, because, sad as it is, the president made it news. It turns out it's good that they did because they discovered Donald is getting his material from racist POSs at that.
Yeah they were looking for a story, and they found one. They did their job.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
[Citation needed]
Why wouldn't any journalist covering the presidency NOT want to know about the identity of the person he is retweeting? Considering the amount of bigoted hate he was spewing, identifying the source of Trump's retweet is all the more desirable because the POTUS is effectively supporting that kind of trash mentality.
It was several minutes after Trump posted the Gif that CNN was looking for who made it.
https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/881503764011663360
I find it hard to see what News Story they could glean from a reddit troll that made a silly gif.
Yeah, for example, I sure would have liked to know if Obama was getting his memeing material from anti-White hate groups when he was President, wouldn't have you?
Their job is to find sources and seek comment. So if for example, you became the new blinking white guy.meme and it became newsworthy, they would track you down if possible and try to seek comment.
There's a reason reporters are called news hounds
theCalamity
Member
To see who the president is getting his media from. The redditor isn't the news, but part of it.
Katcrawler
Banned
I get that you are just doing the ole' GAF status quo of shitting on anything that is not for your cause but come on, they threatened to release his name in the future if they deem it worthy themselves, that is blackmail.
they were trying to figure out if it made by the trump team or a repost or some internet shit. turns out it's a little bit of a and a little bit of b.
Tell us more about what GAF does, please.
at least you didn't accuse him of hivemind. lmao
c'mon dude. the dude even said he never felt threatened by CNN. motherfucker said he wished he could kill various POC. if it were someone other than a white dude, they would have published his name in no time flat.
Blackmailing him to... not post racist shit on reddit that he is afraid to publicly stand behind saying?
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
Sure thing sport
Obama didn't really meme tho. Part of why this is (or could be) interesting is that our idiot President engages in, what he calls, "modern presidential" behavior. Trump constantly insists that his Twitter account is important and significant. Well, people are going to treat it that way and try to understand it.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Nah, son. Nah.
Katcrawler
Banned
Where can i read that the meme poster did not feel threatened? All i read was a CNN journalist, the one who wrote the original say that, not going to trust him.
It very much is, and it's kinda sad how much is deemed ok just because people don't like someone. "Whatever he's a racist who cares" thankfully isn't how the world works.
If all CNN did was find the person and reach out for a quote they'd be totally fine here, but the whole threat at the end was way too much and hugely unprofessional. It also makes it way easier to paint the bullshit fakenews narrative and they should be rightly held accountable for that.
They...blackmailed him into being a decent person?????
????????
Not being a horrible racist person is a "cause" now???
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Katcrawler
Banned
Condescending reply, GAF you don't disappoint me at all. Come at me with a real reply instead of trying to dog pile me. I can guarantee you that the standard dog pile in progress will not deter me from giving my opinion nor will it run me out of this thread, i did nothing wrong but state the truth.
dynamitejim
Member
They're a news organization. They're under no legal obligation to not report his name in the event he's involved in some future story. Stating that declaratively isn't a threat.
is he still a 15 year old boy in your narrative.
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
What are they blackmailing him to do, though?
EdibleKnife
Member
You didn't state the truth because it isn't blackmail. There is no trade-off particularly since even CNN knows he can just start a new Reddit account from scratch and return to the same order of business.
Raven117
Gold Member
You are welcome for the hot take....Its also a take to keep in mind.
If there was a N. Korea thread on the first page of off-topic, then i likely wouldn't have posted this in this thread, but there wasn't.
You mean to say the ominous threat to release his name in the future is ok? What dictates whether they do or not? How is it ok for a professional news organization to hold something like that over someone's head?
So he's an asshole and racist, who cares a lot of people are horrible human beings on the internet that doesn't mean they deserve to be doxxed by CNN of all places.
You can't just dictate people behave in a certain way or you'll doxx them. That's super shitty.
shawnbuddy
Member
Maybe the one we've been discussing for 30 pages?
Hello? This is Hailun!
Member
You don't know what blackmail is and should stop talking about it.
Captin Quacker
Member
Hello? This is Hailun!
Member
If he continues to act like a vile racist in a public forum, CNN is free to report on it and they'll actually identify the subject of the report next time.
Maybe he shouldn't be a racist in a public forum. I dunno. Ever think "not being a racist" is the choice to run with here?
No, of course you didn't.