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socialwerq:
postapocalypticfashion:
When Aisha Tyler was selected to be the presenter for the 2012 Ubisoft E3 press conference, she received an unprecedented flood of hate from trolls who complained about the fact that she knew nothing about gaming. Too bad haters didnt do their homework first, because as it turns out Aisha Tyler knows more about gaming that all of us put together. Her Facebook response was awesome and predictably went viral. In case you missed it, heres her masterpiece. Haters, take note.
http://socialwerq.tumblr.com/post/49483001813/postapocalypticfashion-when-aisha-tyler-was
postapocalypticfashion:
When Aisha Tyler was selected to be the presenter for the 2012 Ubisoft E3 press conference, she received an unprecedented flood of hate from trolls who complained about the fact that she knew nothing about gaming. Too bad haters didnt do their homework first, because as it turns out Aisha Tyler knows more about gaming that all of us put together. Her Facebook response was awesome and predictably went viral. In case you missed it, heres her masterpiece. Haters, take note.
Dear Gamers
I play.
Ive played since I was a little kid.
Since I begged my dad to buy me a Nintendo LCD Donkey Kong, Jr.
Since I blew through three weeks allowance playing Defender at the laundromat.
Since you were a twinge in the left side of your daddys underoos.
Ive been a gamer since I made friends with a girl in the 5th grade just to get at her Atari.
Since I missed the bus playing Galaga after school.
Since I missed the start of Return of the Jedi playing Tempest in the theater lobby.
You think you know. You dont know.
Ive been a gamer since before you could read.
Since I aced midterms after staying up all night playing Evil Tetris.
Since I became dorm champ at Leisure Suit Larry.
Since I double-wielded on Time Crisis 3 at Fuddruckers.
I was a voice in not one, but two major video game titles.
I hosted the Reach Beta tutorial.
I was a Gears of War superfan panelist at ComicCon.
I hosted the Ubisoft presser at E3 2012.
I didnt do any of it for the money.
For most I got paid next to nothing, and for some, less than that.
I did it because I love video games.
Because Ive dreamt since I was a kid of being in one of the games I love.
How many games have you done voices for?
How many cons have you repped at?
Your buddys Unreal Tournament garage deathmatch doesnt count.
I go to E3 each year because I love video games.
Because new titles still get me high.
Because I still love getting swag.
Love wearing my gamer pride on my sleeve.
People ask me what console I play.
Motherfucker, ALL of them.
I get invited to E3 because real gamers know Im a gamer.
I dont do it for the money.
I have plenty of money.
I dont do it for the fame.
Fuck fame.
I do it because I love video games.
I dont give out my gamertag because I dont want a mess of noob jackholes lining up
to assassinate me on XBL.
I dont give a shit what you think about my gamerscore.
I dont play to prove a point.
I dont play to be the best.
I play because I love it.
I play.
Ive been playing my whole life.
Im not ashamed of it.
I dont apologize for it.
Its who I am.
To the core.
Im a gamer.
So to all the haters out there who claim I dont play;
To the GAF dicks,
Gamespot trolls,
To every illiterate racist douchebag on Youtube:
Flame away. Go nuts.
Post every jackass comment your heart desires.
Ill still be playing when your moms kicked you out of her basement
and you have to sell your old-ass console
and get a real job.
For now, I say to you respectfully,
and I mean this from the bottom of my heart,
GFYS.
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"Dear Gamers…" (Original Post)
MrScorpio
May 2013
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politicat
(9,808 posts)1. That is RIGHTEOUS.
Right on, right on, right on!
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)2. I think she said she was a voice, but never played the game