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At the moment they are coming to the end of a revolution of sorts, it’s petering out in spasms, but still you’re likely to come across entire threads of people saying:

“I’m Gay.”
“I’m Gay.”
“I’m Gay.” at each other like some kind of demented bird call. Which in anyone’s terms is pathetic or infuriating or both. I’m not here to defend it, but to try to sum up what’s been going on in this virtual town of 189,064 or so.

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I'd like to provide a bit more of a philosophical outlook from the perspective of a long-ago goon- What happened is that people grew up.
I was in college when something awful was new and awesome. The attitude they had was a perfect fit for the time and place and general culture of the moment. It meshed flawlessly into the backend of the current zeitgeist, and fed off of it becoming a hell of a thing. They grabbed the tiger by the tail and he took them on one hell of a trip. Then people grew up -but they didn't all mature- a lot of them maintained that same narcissistic pessimism and gonzo journalism derived madcap deconstructionism that had been the cornerstone of their lives, and their creative process for so long even as they went on to grow, and get married and start families, and that attitude, that personality, that behavior pattern -it isn't conducive to becoming a mature functioning adult.
Some people got out, some people couldn't, and some people just went further and further off the deep end.

Rime posted:

Rime posted:

that's dense, even for me

Group B Strep Infection: GBS - American Pregnancy Association posted:

Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a type of bacterial infection that can be found in a pregnant woman’s vagina or rectum. This bacteria is normally found in the vagina and/or rectum of about 25% of all healthy, adult women. Women who test positive for GBS are said to be colonized. A mother can pass GBS to her baby during delivery.

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Now FactsAreUseless is admin, and he's every bit as thin skinned and sadbrained as his predecessors. He seems to believe that deleting GBS will help Something Awful because it was "a forum for Republicans" or something.

Truth is, SA will never be what it was. Most of its talented users have moved or were chased away for "problematic" humor. The forums are outdated, everyone blocks their ads, and Lowtax simply doesn't give a poo poo anymore. It's sad, because I used to have tons of fun on SA. Now its creator is a broken man, and everyone in charge are millinial, Tumblrtrash douches who think that Frozen gifs on Buzzfeed are the apex of comedy.

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Tonetta posted:

been gone for like a week and upon checking my favorite page on the website (the lepers colony) I found that not only has gibbis gone racist, but it's also a bannable offense!

If possible, can we get some mods to respond on what is and is not okay to post when it comes to racism? On top of 5hat, I would like to see some of the regulars weigh in on the subject too, but please don't post horrendously racist poo poo in here just because you think you can get away with it it is gross! Personally I think a good ol' fashioned "nog nog tryin' to get a hand beezy" that is well placed should be accepted, but anything that hints the poster themselves might actually be racist should be righh out. What do you guys think?

cda posted:

I googled a BYOB username and found that recently a BYOB thread named "the scientology of pizza" had been used as evidence in a response to a trademark denial. I made a thread about it in BYOB

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3821930