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We already have a bunch of epstein emotes, not to mention a lot of other ghouls, an emote does not necessarilly have a positive meaning
yeah but they where created before the whole magnitute became clear.
I have this theory that there is a lack of something in americans named "Couth" ( i think thats the right english word)
I think this demand here is a very "uncoth" demand. This is my Oppinon , I Do consider myself of having good Instincst on that and i consider americans to have the worst instincs on that.
because it is really really not that funny imo. And because of the hole "non funnyness" of the hole affaire , some people might Irritate by demonstrating to willingly their ability to joke about this hole very serious buisness..
I think somebody figured wrong here.
Epstein assaulting and trafficking children was public knowledge for around a decade before this website existed.
Since his arrest in 2008, right? Or did it take some time for the details to come out?
His 2008 conviction, yeah
i believe this is what's called a Freddy Kreuger effect
I do agree that the joke here is not that funny, i just dont think we should dismiss it merely because its about epstein
See this is critique I can appreciate
It wasn't necessary to flex SO hard but yes thank you
Thomas, I am foregoing the use of pronouns and Id ask that you try to respect that. Or at least refrain from using gendered pronouns.
I find it curious you assume making an emoji of someone means honoring them, yet you continue to stay on a site that - following your logic - honors the British monarchy, the Clintons, the zodiac killer, Joe Biden, a leader of a nazi mercenary group, as well as terrible fictional people like Patrick Bateman, Frank Reynolds, Vegeta, and I don't know how many other awful characters we have as emoji.
Also we already have emoji of Epstein, however this is clearly not Epstein, since he killed himself in prison all those years ago.
(Ramblings)
You need to understand where i coming from.
after some thinking , what i basiclly take offense of here is the agenda of Hoplessness this displays in the Undercurrent .. yes we have many awsome emotjes and basiclly i dont take offensive with the emotje as much as i take with the whole "lets make it Funny"
Just another thing to be compartmentalised into a pop culture refrence , a little inside joke.. thats it .
I find that working brutally on the (my) "hope".
You know that thing with the Line , you draw beetween and your enemies.
understand that they all found it very hillarious. many laughs on that island "Beef Jerky" ( i just read about beef jerky , before stumbling on your post , might be connected) , "White Tuna" .. Most massacres happen under hysterical laughter actually then silent seriousness.. just check the IDF videos..
I know its some kind of escapism and Powerlessness at play, that necessitate the "funnyness" as a protective mechanism. But half the victory of Evil is when you laugh about it. Its a sort of defeatism.
My writing is also just another form of escapsm , like flaming around here against the emotje.. yeah.. its also useless..
Man i just shellshooked from these files man.. sorry.. Idont know what can be done agains so much hatred and evil and eugenics.... and the emotje will not fix that ..
sorry for loosing it a little bit.
i think i am just angry that the emotje will not fix that..
sorry..
I understand your position, I think, and in general I share it. I don't think this emoji matters either for the culture at large or hexbear in specific - whatever the vibe on Epstein is, is set by the bigger world and we online here just pretend we're not dictated by it. The way I see it emoji are just funny little pictures, the meaning of which aren't decided by the pictures themselves, but by the users. We've gone from emoji like
and
being used " unironically ironically" to just ironically. Likewise with emoji like
and
the more the knowledge of who Jeffrey Epstein was and what he did has spread.
It does sadden me that he has basically turned into an aspect of "orange man bad" and beyond that he has become a joke akin to Puff Daddy - who also did heinous shit, but is basically reduced to "diddy party and lol he has a prison boyfriend". It's fucked. My conspiracy/gramsci mind believes that it is the result of a direct effort from the monsters running the world to downplay all this stuff. Just look at how people are celebrating Bill Clinton saying he's willing to testify about Epstein - BRO YOU'RE IN THE FUCKING FILES YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DRAWN AND QUARTERED.
But all that happens around us. It's important to be aware of that happening, but I don't think what I do pushes that "agenda" forwards. How that emoji is used and what it would mean is up to the userbase at large, like with the many I used in another response.
I appreciate the apology and I feel like I should also apologise for treating you with derision and not the respect I know you deserve, because you come at this from a good place. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and thank you for caring and thank you for your apology as well. I am sorry too.
Thnak you for that .. i just didnt know where to put my anger i think or something.. It was missplaced..
Here this is beautiful Album that currently chills me down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1nYzGz2VGU&list=RDT1nYzGz2VGU
Its kind of crumbling in a way ,the Monstrous Dome , a sinking ship whos artillery is still able to devestae all that come near it , but taking on more and more water while doing so.
We are just horrified by the Skale , but they are horrified as well.. and they where never horrified before .. so thats good.
I dig it, it's really nice. Gonna add it to my rotation
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: