Penny Arcade

[Zabo]

I see some of The Guardian readers are having a go at the poor girl. Tis sad.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentis...lice-violence?commentpage=1#start-of-comments

 

[DotCommunist]

CiF attracts lots of right wing trolls. Although to be fair penny-dissing does seem to be a bi-partisan affair.

 

[grit]

Is it really that bad of a piece?

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I thought this thread was going to be about the uber geek cartoon.

 

[DotCommunist]

Is it really that bad of a piece?

by her standards? not particularly. No blatantly made up shit jumped out at me.

 

[grit]

by her standards? not particularly. No blatantly made up shit jumped out at me.

That was the first thing of hers I've ever read, seemed reasonable enough.

GS: yeah I was pretty disappointed it wasnt a "proper" Penny Arcade

 

[butchersapron]

Light waffle containing one rather embarassing contradiction. 1) State crackdowns galvanise civil disobedience. 2) In the UK state crackdowns have "left anti-cuts protesters debilitated and depleted"

 

[Jeff Robinson]

.

 

[audiotech]

Hilarious.

....the Guardian descends still further into being an upmarket version of Black Flag for the under 16s.

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Light waffle containing one rather embarassing contradiction. 1) State crackdowns galvanise civil disobedience. 2) In the UK state crackdowns have "left anti-cuts protesters debilitated and depleted"

She does hedge her bets though:

Fighting the police can focus the energy of a movement – but it can also drain that energy.

 

[DotCommunist]

you've gone soft on her because she done her hair pink Jeff

 

[Spanky Longhorn]

you've gone soft on her because she done her hair pink Jeff

haven't we all

 

[Zabo]

Until the day she aspires to acquire the same balls/journalistic skills as Sue Lloyd Roberts she'll always be like a bad penny.

"Roll Up Roll Up! Throw Yer Coconuts! A Penny A Go"!

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Until the day she aspires to acquire the same balls

Grow some balls? "Balls are weak and vulnerable, if you want to toughen up, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding."

 

[Zabo]

Fair comment Jeff.

 

[grit]

Grow some balls? "Balls are weak and vulnerable, if you want to toughen up, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding."

Fucking brilliant

 

[butchersapron]

Until the day she aspires to acquire the same balls/journalistic skills as Sue Lloyd Roberts she'll always be like a bad penny.

"Roll Up Roll Up! Throw Yer Coconuts! A Penny A Go"!

She's on the right path then - private school then up to oxford.

 

[petee]

sorry, different person?