Comment on A Statement About Mahbod’s Annotations on Elliot Rodger’s ManifestoComments−angersock12yI wish they had they shown the annotations that caused the firing. The Valleywag link elsewhere has one screenshot, but other than being in poor taste I'm not sure why this rates a firing/step down.−minimaxir12yIt's about context: the annotations were glorifying a manifesto that was the prelude to mass murder.−angersock12ySo, some parts clearly were, right, complimenting the writing style and whatnot (which, honestly, wasn't great, but whatever)?That comment about his sister I viewed more as teasing/disparaging the author--your mileage may vary.Reading a bit more about the dude from Rapgenius, though, he seems like kind of a gangsta-wannabe tool.
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I wish they had they shown the annotations that caused the firing. The Valleywag link elsewhere has one screenshot, but other than being in poor taste I'm not sure why this rates a firing/step down.
It's about context: the annotations were glorifying a manifesto that was the prelude to mass murder.
So, some parts clearly were, right, complimenting the writing style and whatnot (which, honestly, wasn't great, but whatever)?
That comment about his sister I viewed more as teasing/disparaging the author--your mileage may vary.
Reading a bit more about the dude from Rapgenius, though, he seems like kind of a gangsta-wannabe tool.