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    SipowitzBobby Finger
    5/03/16 1:39pm

    I’ll kill anyone who stars or responds to this comment.

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      GELLA - LLAPSipowitz
      5/03/16 1:42pm

      done and done

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      JujyMonkey: Clever tagline goes hereSipowitz
      5/03/16 1:42pm

      Come at me, Bro; I’ll set your avatar on fire.

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    IWASDARTHVADER's death star canteenBobby Finger
    5/03/16 1:42pm

    All I’m thinking here is that this guy quickly found out how hard it is to be famous. The reactions to her original post explaining that she felt threatened were downright horrifying to read- people called her a stuck up bitch and a fatty who should be happy for the attention. Plus, it’s not like she isn’t getting harrassment on the regular for her skits and just existing as a woman online. Hope this guy learns from this experience.

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      DarnhicksIWASDARTHVADER's death star canteen
      5/03/16 1:58pm

      I also hope Amy learned just how much power she wields as a public figure.

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      IWASDARTHVADER's death star canteenDarnhicks
      5/03/16 2:04pm

      Yeah god forbid she stands up for herself as a woman- women are harassed like this all the time, and I’m betting this is far from the first rude, scary person who she’s had to deal with. I don’t blame her for freaking out and deciding enough is enough and sharing her story.

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    JujyMonkey: Clever tagline goes hereBobby Finger
    5/03/16 1:40pm

    What do you think the venn diagram between these def-con four mouthbreathers who send death threats and actual fans of the offended party looks like ?

    Specifically, how many yards apart would these circles be?

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      Setzer777JujyMonkey: Clever tagline goes here
      5/03/16 1:42pm

      I would assume that most internet tough-guys who send death threats are actually fans of some things.

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      MarillenbaumJujyMonkey: Clever tagline goes here
      5/03/16 1:42pm

      I’m going with at least one football field.

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    MegSwanBobby Finger
    5/03/16 2:04pm

    I’m not famous and I would be extremely irritated if someone took a “selfie” with me without my permission, which is exactly what this guy did. How odd to think that you can do this and his explanation that “all Americans do this” is not only false but it’s also clear that he felt entitled to do this to her.

    Everyone should be forced to become a New Yorker for at least a year of their life so they know how to respectfully handle a celebrity encounter. Basically if a celebrity is doing everyday things like grocery shopping or walking down the street, do not bother them. If they are at a red carpet event or a fashion show, ask them politely for a photo. In other words, treat them like a fucking person. Like how you would like to be treated.

    Edit: I’d also like to add that he basically admitted that he said the America comment in this interview:”“I told her this is America. I said, ‘In America, when you see a celebrity, you go and take a selfie.’ We have selfie sticks for it, and this is what our culture is.”

    https://kobi5.com/news/south-car...

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      SheeshTheseNamesMegSwan
      5/03/16 2:13pm

      New Yorker here. I find that celebrities don’t mind if you talk to them while they’re just being normal if all you say is “love your work, man” with a smile, and keep walking. No picture, no engaging in conversation. They smile and say thanks but aren’t interrupted from their lives, and you have the satisfaction of having a famous person you admire make eye contact with you and speak to you. Everyone is happy and unbothered. I haven’t gotten a negative response yet.

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      MegSwanSheeshTheseNames
      5/03/16 2:16pm

      Agreed. They don’t mind if you casually say hi as long as you don’t start asking them for shit. I am personally friends with celebrities and know this to be true. I once saw Brad Pitt shopping at Whole Foods and I just felt like I shouldn’t even say “hi” as I walked by because I didn’t want to alert anyone else to his presence because he was pretty incognito and clearly wasn’t looking to be recognized.

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    sybannBobby Finger
    5/03/16 1:50pm

    Dude. You’re a public figure now, we own you - you have to take it.

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      Chanting Tantrumsybann
      5/03/16 1:58pm

      Sybann. I get now that you mean the guy is a public figure now.. i guess hes getting a taste of his own medicine.

      Tip of the hat to you

      Sorry for misunderstanding

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      sybannChanting Tantrum
      5/03/16 2:05pm

      Yeah - he said “We own you.” or something to that effect when he was harassing her. Hoist with his own. Glad you caught my drift.

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    SheeshTheseNamesBobby Finger
    5/03/16 1:42pm

    So...he never said “This is America and I paid for you?” That’s a pretty specific thing. I don’t even like Amy Schumer so much, but I don’t think she just made the whole encounter up. Maybe she exaggerated a tad, and he of course made himself look as innocent and innocuous as possible. So the truth may be between the two stories, but leaning towards her version of it.

    And of course people are calling him racial slurs, because our country is full of assholes who are just waiting for a Black person to piss them off so they can do that...

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      DoobyOneSheeshTheseNames
      5/03/16 1:47pm

      It’s more likely he’s lying because he got caught.

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      LuaSheeshTheseNames
      5/03/16 1:53pm

      Oh yeah I have no problem believing Amy’s version is what went down. Classic case of man not being able to take what he gives.

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    DarkTowerLateArrivalBobby Finger
    5/03/16 1:36pm

    The internet cannot be trusted to do a light public shaming. (Obvious statement by DarkTowerLateArrival is obvious.)

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      NonServiam's GhostDarkTowerLateArrival
      5/03/16 1:53pm

      This is actually not so obvious, and a very good point, DarkTower. There is no light shaming on the internet, and the source of shaming will endure forever. Wonderful for 22nd century anthropologists, not wonderful for us.

      Bust still, I say this in a moderately shaming tone - this guy is a butt beret.

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      beatrixkiddoDarkTowerLateArrival
      5/03/16 2:17pm
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      Yeah whatever happened to “that dude sucks”

      People gotta go apeshit over everything.

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    FIGJAMBobby Finger
    5/03/16 1:49pm

    Has anyone that’s received death threats like this on social media ACTUALLY been killed or even hurt?

    I can’t remember every seeing an article titled “Florida Teen Killed by Justin Bieber Fanatic for Posting That She Hated Baby,Baby”.

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      beep beep i'm a jeepFIGJAM
      5/03/16 1:55pm

      Are you familiar with disproportionate retaliation in the form of swatting?

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      BabyFireflyFIGJAM
      5/03/16 1:58pm

      Is this question a joke?

      Of course there have been social media death threats that directly hurt the target, just ask any of the many celebrities that have had their homes broken into by entitled psychos often brandishing weapons, like the guy who broke into Sandra Bullocks house while she was home with her baby, and the lunatic had a loaded semi automatic rifle.

      Threats don’t have to end up in physical violence to completely fuck up the psyche of the victim.

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    BurningtogetoutofthegreysBobby Finger
    5/03/16 1:35pm

    This sounds like a mess for everyone involved. He shouldn’t film her, she shouldn’t film him. Everybody put the f-in cameras away.

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      bourbon.p.millerBurningtogetoutofthegreys
      5/03/16 1:42pm

      When I was in India, I had so many random people take photos of me (not because I’m famous, but because I’m blonde and white- common issue in India) that I started to get annoyed. There I was at the Pakastani border near Amritsar in a huge crowd of people and this guy shoved his camera phone in my face. It was 117 degrees outside but I was fully covered because I’m a woman and that’s what you have to do there, I was miserable. I shoved his phone away yelling “stop” in punjabi and hindi. Accidentally broke his phone. To avoid any issues, I handed a wad of rupees over to him and ran away as fast as possible. I only had to deal with that kind of stuff for a month, I can’t imagine how it would feel to be confronted like that when you’re not feeling OK all the time. Amy was wrong, but I get how she would get so fed up she’d do something equally bad.

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      sybannBurningtogetoutofthegreys
      5/03/16 1:54pm

      But that would mean they had actual manners and consideration for others. Not in this America.

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    McScuseMeBitchBobby Finger
    5/03/16 1:32pm

    I remember when death threats used to mean something. Now any 11 year old with a Twitter account and a crush on a boy bander can dish ‘em out like candy!

    What has happened to my America?

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      MalcireMcScuseMeBitch
      5/03/16 1:41pm

      On the internet they have always pretty much been meaningless except when they aren’t.

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      alynch345McScuseMeBitch
      5/03/16 1:48pm

      Yeah, at least when you got a note with magazine cutouts for letters you could appreciate the effort.

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