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Kanye West caught using Pirate Bay to download music software
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#132Hey Kenji, just FYI, I find something a little off-putting in using "midget porn" as the example of something worse. Maybe I've become overly sensitive to possibly hurtful language in this era of codes of conduct, microaggressions, trigger words, etc. But I think it's marginalizing to use the sexuality of a segment of people (consenting adults, let's assume) as something shameful. I've also read that midget is consid…
Your use of the word is offensive. You should not even know what it means honestly. And getting offended on others behalf? Seriously? fyi: SJW was German for the name for the Female Hitler Youth. "Schicklgruber Jugent Weibliche". This perpetual "ihr Kampf" that is so popular, needs to end.
Cool. You're entitled to your opinions. There's no need to hide behind a temp account. We can have differing opinions and still be civil.
I'm not offended on others' behalf. I'm not a social justice warrior. I'm not demonizing anyone. I just wanted OP to know that the term "midget" is viewed as a derogatory slur by people in that community. I probably wouldn't have brought it up, but it was used in a context that I found slightly negative, slightly off-putting.
That's it, not a big deal. If we want to be a more inclusive community, I personally think it's good, necessary even, to give people polite, respectful feedback about something they said being exclusionary. And the OP can choose to incorporate that feedback or ignore it. I don't think I'm 100% right all the time; ignoring or disagreeing with my opinion won't offend me. (Implying I somehow vaguely belong in the Female Hitler Youth is a little excessive, but whatevs.) Honestly, I would have preferred to provide feedback privately in this case, but HN doesn't have a means to do so unless you put contact info in your profile.
You and I seem to disagree on this, but there's probably at least one thing we agree on, like books or movies or programming languages or freakin' pizza toppings. I hate how public Internet discussions so quickly escalate into full-scale ideological war. Sometimes a comment is just a comment, not an opening gambit.
Re: Kanye West caught using Pirate Bay to download music software
#133Just because he had a tab with ThePirateBay open doesn't mean he downloaded a pirated copy of the software. He really should install an ad blocker though, to get rid of those "Mac Keeper" and "Attention" tabs.
That "Attention" tab..I get that when using my VPN and hitting any CloudFlare site.
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#135"Browsing and posting like a Gay Fish!"
Re: Kanye West caught using Pirate Bay to download music software
#136Xfer records is very small, its just 2 people really (Steve and I). It's nice seeing this get so much attention. We are a very small company (if you can even call it that, I'm not even full time). Every sale is a big deal for Xfer, and piracy definitely hurts us. We don't have the resources to combat it, and we don't put restrictive copy protection on our software because we don't believe in hurting paying customers…
Not to knock you, but if they wanted to demo it for a studio session length then 15 minutes is a pretty limiting amount of time. VSTs have varying quality, take a while to learn the workflow, tons of features and are very expensive. It's like Photoshop, but you have no idea if it will be useful to you.
Kanye is probably bad with money, but he remembers what it's like to be a poor musician.
If you haven't already come out at him outraged, maybe you can talk to him about your product and get some good publicity. Or start a temporary 'Kanye' discount and offer it to him first.
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#137Earlier quoted context omitted.
and I was naively hoping to find /s at the end of your comment..
That's fine. If OP had an email address in their profile, I would have sent a private message. I'm not trying to make some big statement here, just share a reflection. From the Little People of America organization: "The word 'midget' is used as a derogatory slur to refer to people of short stature. Whether or not the intention of using the word is to bully and to demean, or just as a synonym for small, the term has…
Thank you, I took notice of your comments. I should add contact options, you're right. As for the offensiveness of my joke, I usually interact in circles where people are less sensitive and can take a joke. I am at odds with the political correctness movement. That is all I can say about this.
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#138Earlier quoted context omitted.
Your use of the word is offensive. You should not even know what it means honestly. And getting offended on others behalf? Seriously? fyi: SJW was German for the name for the Female Hitler Youth. "Schicklgruber Jugent Weibliche". This perpetual "ihr Kampf" that is so popular, needs to end.
Cool. You're entitled to your opinions. There's no need to hide behind a temp account. We can have differing opinions and still be civil. I'm not offended on others' behalf. I'm not a social justice warrior. I'm not demonizing anyone. I just wanted OP to know that the term "midget" is viewed as a derogatory slur by people in that community. I probably wouldn't have brought it up, but it was used in a context that I f…
You can ignore and flag the obvious trolls.
Re: Kanye West caught using Pirate Bay to download music software
#139I am wondering whether he did that on purpose just to get attention. But then again I saw many video interviews of famous artists who were using a pirated copy of Sylenth1. Many people probably really are that cheap.
He'll probably take credit for making Serum famous.
Re: Kanye West caught using Pirate Bay to download music software
#140Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's fine. If OP had an email address in their profile, I would have sent a private message. I'm not trying to make some big statement here, just share a reflection. From the Little People of America organization: "The word 'midget' is used as a derogatory slur to refer to people of short stature. Whether or not the intention of using the word is to bully and to demean, or just as a synonym for small, the term has…
Thank you, I took notice of your comments. I should add contact options, you're right. As for the offensiveness of my joke, I usually interact in circles where people are less sensitive and can take a joke. I am at odds with the political correctness movement. That is all I can say about this.
Strangely enough, I do too [interact in circles.. ]. I've started making more of an effort, because I've been called out on borderline jokes by people I respect.
Anyway, thanks for observing the feedback in the spirit it was given. Cheers.