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Jamaal510

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22. I can definitely vouch for this.

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 23, 2013, 05:04 PM

Feb 2013

For example, just a while ago I read some comments of Justin Bieber's "Baby" video, just for the Hell of it, and it was like a magnet for bigoted slurs. A video doesn't even have to be about anything political; on most videos I read the comments on (especially comments on rap videos or videos of fights), there are always people getting called "n*gger", "coon", "f*ggot", "b*tch", etc. YouTube really does a shitty job at moderating its comments.

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Why Is Everyone on the Internet So Angry? [View all] KoKo Feb 2013 OP

Road and Internet Rage kairos12 Feb 2013 #1

never read the comments on any YouTube video NightWatcher Feb 2013 #2

Agree. or Huff Post or WaPo or NYT and Yahoo. KoKo Feb 2013 #14

...or Democratic Underground elias7 Feb 2013 #16

I think some people intentionally try to stir things up AndyA Feb 2013 #32

I have found NYT comments sections/responses to articles fujiyama Feb 2013 #25

I can definitely vouch for this. Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #22

Youtube and Yahoo seem to bring out the worst fujiyama Feb 2013 #23

The remaining and continuing effect 4nic8em Feb 2013 #3

I'm not so sure about that. R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2013 #9

WHAT'S IT TO YOU??!!! Nine Feb 2013 #4

F*ck off ... zbdent Feb 2013 #5

Perhaps it's because the internet is available. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2013 #6

+1 HiPointDem Feb 2013 #7

That's a big part of it. greytdemocrat Feb 2013 #15

Yes, the causation works both ways. Jim Lane Feb 2013 #17

Lack of money, political folly and Republicans NV Whino Feb 2013 #8

Crossfire? frazzled Feb 2013 #10

In my experience, there seems to be as many angry,mean/pleasant, nice people in real life.. BlueJazz Feb 2013 #11

Agree...but, it's easier to avoid those types in Real Life than in KoKo Feb 2013 #18

It's rather odd... Kalidurga Feb 2013 #12

WE'RE NOT ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! johnp3907 Feb 2013 #13

Hey! Fuck you! smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #19

Who wants to know??! theKed Feb 2013 #20

I think it's because we have so much money. Festivito Feb 2013 #21

because deep down inside, everyone is an asshole datasuspect Feb 2013 #24

truer words have never been spoken on the innertubes. loli phabay Feb 2013 #26

in include myself first and foremost among them datasuspect Feb 2013 #27

its important to know oneself and be true to oneself lol loli phabay Feb 2013 #28

to thine own self be true datasuspect Feb 2013 #29

LORLEAN!!! THIS LIBTARD WANTS TO NO WHY WERE SO ANGRY!!! HOW DO I TYPE IN THE BIG BOX LORLEAN?!!!!!! Ian David Feb 2013 #30

Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory (GIFT) Scootaloo Feb 2013 #31